J. viator'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NO)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NO)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NO)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NO)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Saints and Paul Jr.: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Chris Paul Jr. at the Round 6 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In Round 1, Pick 10 they get an island corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Cameron Williams
Cameron Williams is a better player than No. 42 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick74 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
They robbed the room for Dylan Fairchild here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
Taking Jalen Royals in slot 87 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
They read the board right and Mason Taylor was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick123 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
You do not let a running back like Quinshon Judkins reach pick 123 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick185 Rnd6 Chris Paul Jr.
They barely believed it either: Chris Paul Jr. still on the board at the 185th overall pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jack Kiser
Jack Kiser at pick No. 253 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.