Saints draft their QB of the future in 2022 NFL Mock Draft
By Lucas Schuh
Ohio State. Sevyn Banks. Scouting Report. Pick Analysis. Cornerback. 5. player. 812
While the Saints have taken a cornerback in this draft, the one thing about cornerback groups is that you can’t have too many, especially to many young ones since they are so valuable and because they are so hard to hit on, so taking multiple increases your odds of hitting on one.
Banks usually played the opposite of Shaun Wade when he was on Ohio State and has taken snaps in the slot as well as the outside. Outside of showing some versatility, the one thing he brings to the table is length and physicality. Banks really shows some nice physicality at the catch point as he is adept at fighting through hands.
While Banks is an impressive physical prospect, he sometimes lacks the ideal processing speed you’d want out of a corner. If the Saints can coach up his processing speed, they will land themselves a good physical cornerback.
Other Players Considered: Jake Ferguson, Kyu Blu Kelly, Bubba Bolden
Pick Analysis. Wide Receiver. 884. Scouting Report. SMU. Reggie Roberson. 6. player
Like the cornerback group, it can’t hurt to have a good amount of receivers, mainly because of how valuable receivers are and how valuable the passing game is, plus with the Saints needing more receivers, why not draft two?
Roberson is similar to John Metchie in the fact that he is super smooth in and out of routes and can test defensive backs down the field, but like Metchie, he has an injury problem, except Roberson has had more injuries than Metchie.
If the Saints can get at least one of Roberson or Metchie to stay healthy, they should have a solid receiver who they can use with Michael Thomas.
Other players considered: Tyler Allgeier, Zamir White, Grant Calcaterra
Scouting Report. Tennessee. 7. player. 839. Pick Analysis. Interior Offensive Line. Cade Mays
The Saints have two of the better offensive tackles in the NFL in Ryan Ramczyk and Terron Armstead, but one area on the offensive where they have struggled this season has come from the interior. Ceaser Ruiz has not lived up to the expectations that he earned while at Michigan and Eric McCoy has taken steps back since his great rookie year.
The easiest way to describe Cade Mays is simply strong. Cade Mays mauls any defensive lineman he plays against due to his massive upper body. One other positive about Mays is the fact that he can play all over the offensive line due to him playing a good amount of snaps at right tackle, right guard, left guard, and left tackle while a Tennessee.
Mays will likely never be a star offensive lineman in the NFL due to him lacking the skills to play in the open field, but at the least, he will be a utility offensive line.
Other Players Considered: Jerimiah Moon, Ali Gaye, Alex Forsyth