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  • datman63 DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NO)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NO)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (NO)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (NO)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (NO)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NO)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NO)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NO)
Nohl Williams
CB California
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NO)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (PIT)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (LAR)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (DET)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 135 RND: 4 (MIA)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 155 RND: 5 (NYG)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (MIA)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Nohl Williams
CB California
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DEN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (PIT)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (DEN)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (LAR)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Fadil Diggs Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NYG)
Fadil Diggs
DL-EDGE Syracuse
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Xavier Truss Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DET)
Xavier Truss
OT Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Jamaal Williams
RB
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Juwan Johnson
TE
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Kendre Miller
RB
Head Shot
Taysom Hill
QB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall C
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Saints got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C.

The Saints spent real capital to be 85 picks early on Nohl Williams, and the board is going to hold them to it.

The Paul Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it.

Hit on Ashton Jeanty and the swing picks, and this ages a lot better than it grades today.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the Round 1 slot they get a lead back with juice. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant in the 40th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick51 Rnd2 Aireontae Ersery
Fair-plus on Aireontae Ersery, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick52 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku in pick 52 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick100 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
You do not let a safety like Andrew Mukuba reach Round 3, Pick 36 and blink. They did not. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick101 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Circle this one: Jack Bech at slot 101 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick115 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They read the board right and Cam Skattebo was the payoff at the Round 4 slot. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick121 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
They will replay Mason Taylor at Round 4, Pick 20 for years; that is how good the value is. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick135 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
A linebacker of that caliber at pick No. 135 is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick155 Rnd5 Cobee Bryant
Value said wait; Cobee Bryant in the 155th overall pick says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick156 Rnd5 Cody Simon
Steal is underselling it; Cody Simon at the 156th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick193 Rnd6 Nohl Williams
Nohl Williams at No. 193 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick199 Rnd6 LaJohntay Wester
LaJohntay Wester in pick 199 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick210 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at slot 210 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.