Another day, and another scenario for UCLA EDGE Laiatu Latu. With the first round on Thursday night, Jeff Risdon of Draft Wire put together a mock based on what HE would do. In it, Latu went to the New Orleans Saints at No. 14 overall.
Here’s Risdon’s explanation for wanting Latu to end up with the Saints:
Concerns about his prior neck injury are the only real drawback to the technically proficient, athletically gifted Latu. The Saints can really threaten opposing offenses with his presence.
Again, this is what HE would do, so there are a lot of different scenarios that could unfold, especially with heavy trade action expected to go down during the draft.
For what it’s worth, he has Jayden Daniels going first overall to the Chicago Bears in what would be a massive wrinkle and cause a massive domino effect of moves. Only time will tell.