WhoDat1985'S MOCK DRAFT
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WhoDat1985'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 7, 2024

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  • WhoDat1985 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NO)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NO)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NO)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (NO)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Dillon Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NO)
Dillon Johnson
RB Washington
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (NO)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (BUF)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (LV)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (LV)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 162 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 217 RND: 6 (LAR)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (BUF)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Nick Gargiulo Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LAR)
Nick Gargiulo
C South Carolina
Players traded away
Head Shot
Marshon Lattimore
CB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureA+
Grand theft in No. 77: the Saints steal Coleman and grade out a D+.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Saints shredded theirs for Ethan Driskell. He came off 32 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. The tight end hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Coleman.

They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and tight end is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In Round 1, Pick 28 they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
Taking Tyler Guyton in the 45th pick is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick77 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Keon Coleman in No. 77, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick113 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
They paid up for Johnny Wilson at the 113th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
A conviction pick on Jordan Travis at slot 149 that the board grades a round light. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick162 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jordan Jefferson in the 162nd overall pick, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
They took Sione Vaki at par in pick No. 167, which is nothing to complain about. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick169 Rnd5 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas slipping to the Round 5 slot is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Dillon Johnson
They did well to land Dillon Johnson in Round 5, Pick 38, just ahead of his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick201 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
They robbed the room for Johnny Dixon here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick217 Rnd6 Ethan Driskell
They reached a country mile for Ethan Driskell at pick 217, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick230 Rnd7 Michael Barrett
They let Michael Barrett come to them and pounced at No. 230. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.