WhoDat1985'S MOCK DRAFT
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WhoDat1985'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2024

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  • WhoDat1985 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in No. 45: the Saints steal Coleman and grade out a B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Keon Coleman, the 45th pick, roughly 21 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In No. 14 they get a building block for the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
Keon Coleman in slot 45 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis at Round 4, Pick 36 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick152 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A reasonable price with a little left over, Ty'Ron Hopper in the 152nd pick. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick170 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Chau Smith-Wade in the Round 5 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick176 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at the 176th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick192 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
They did well to land Aki Ogunbiyi in pick 192, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.