Final seven-round 2020 mock draft for the Saints, with trades

The New Orleans Saints completed several trades in our final seven-round 2020 mock draft, adding prospects like Tee Higgins and Jalen Hurts.

Round 6

We just missed out on Texas A&M slot receiver Quartney Davis, an unremarkable athlete with reliable hands who might have pushed Tre’Quan Smith in training camp. The best available prospects at No. 185:

  • CB Reggie Robinson, Tulsa
  • DT Khalil Davis, Nebraksa
  • TE Stephen Sullivan, LSU
  • CB Harrison hand, Temple

We’ve seen a run on cornerbacks begin in this range in past mock drafts, so went with the highest-graded prospect in Robinson. He’s got a great toolkit from an athletic perspective and has started many games at the college level, while eagerly chipping in on special teams. He’s the ideal fit to back up Marshon Lattimore and Janoris Jenkins, but he might have to outwork Justin Hardee or Patrick Robinson for a roster spot.

The pick: CB Reggie Robinson, Tulsa

The Saints were on the clock at No. 203, their final choice in the sixth round. We’ll take it. None of the previous crop of prospects made it, leaving these top options:

  • OT Alex Taylor, South Carolina State
  • QB Steven Montez, Colorado
  • WR Quez Watkins, Southern Mississippi
  • LB Shaquille Quarterman, Miami

Of that group, Taylor has the easiest path to contributing in 2020. He’s a mammoth and former basketball player with the athleticism that comes with that background, but will need NFL-quality coaching before he’ll be ready to take the field. He’s also played almost exclusively on the right side. We’ll give him a shot as an understudy for Ryan Ramczyk.

The pick: OT Alex Taylor, South Carolina State

Round 7

Watkins and Quarterman were still around from last round’s cloud of prospects, but an interesting prospect emerged in Nebraska defensive tackle Carlos Davis. He played a bit part throughout his college career but consistently chipped in a few tackles for loss and sacks each season, never making fewer than 24 tackles total in a single year. That’s interesting, and suggests he might fit the Saints as a reserve behind Rankins, David Onyemata, and Shy Tuttle. We’ll take a flier on him and hope our other targets continue to slide into undrafted free agency.

The pick: DT Carlos Davis, Nebraska

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