Canal Street Chronicles
The last one for the 2024 NFL Draft!
The NFL Draft is right around the corner, and the New Orleans Saints roster is set, barring any twists. Let’s see how the Saints can fill the remaining holes on the roster with their copious picks in this year’s draft.
This being my third and final mock draft, I had to get the last member of the three F offensive linemen. Troy Fautanu is a talented tackle prospect with positional versatility throughout the offensive line. Although he is a little undersized for a left tackle at 6-foot-4, his arm length makes up for it. He has the same arm length as number one tackle prospect Joe Alt, 34 ½ inch arms. There is a massive argument with Fautanu’s best position, but why not both? For the Saints, drafting Fautanu will allow you to play him at left tackle, or if Trevor Penning makes the hopeful jump, you can play him at left guard. Fautanu would fit perfectly in the Saints’ new zone-run scheme, and his exemplary performance in pass protection will give Derek Carr more time in the pocket.
The Saints end up going offense-heavy with the first two picks in this mock draft. Keon Coleman visited with the Saints this offseason and should be on the Saints’ wish list for pick 45. He is a big-body receiver, can make contested catches, and has run after the catch potential. He could be the Michael Thomas replacement the Saints are searching for in this year’s draft. The question with Coleman’s game is his speed, and this worry was created because of the NFL Combine. He ran a 4.61 40-yard dash, which caused concern, but that 40-yard dash should not matter. In-game speed is more important, and Coleman shows that on every down. He is also 6-foot-3 and will probably put on more weight in training camp. His strength is, well, his strength, which the Saints need to improve on. The trio of Chris Olave, Rasheed Shaheed, and Keon Coleman would be one of the scariest WR rooms in the NFL, and they have great depth with that.
In this mock, the Saints trade a future 4th, pick 150, and pick 190 to the Washington Commanders for pick 100. At pick 100, I saw a player the Saints would love and could not miss the opportunity to trade for. Mohamed Kamara is from Colorado State and would be a weapon added to a defensive line that needs more talent. Kamara is undersized at 6-foot-1 but has Blistering speed off the edge and pure athletic talent. He matches his speed with power and can attack any type of tackle that he goes against. Although his athleticism is outstanding, he does not rely on it and adds pass-rush moves to get past offensive linemen. In the run game, Kamara has expressed the...
