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Mickey Loomis Draft History and Grades

14 draft classes, 2012-2025. Every pick graded against its slot.

The answer

Mickey Loomis has made 87 picks. 34 became starters and 10 were busts. Draft Value Added per pick: -6.1, league average -7.6. That ranks 26 of 55 GMs with 20+ picks.

Best at cornerbacks (+8.3 vs league on 13 picks) and linebackers (+7.8 vs league on 10 picks). Weakest at tight ends (-12.5 on 3 picks) and quarterbacks (-12.3 on 6 picks).

87Picks

41%Hit rateleague 40%

39%Starter rateleague 31%

27%Bust rate (R1-3)league 31%

-6.1DVA per pickleague -7.6

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By position

Draft Value Added compares each pick's peak season to what that draft slot usually produces. Click a position to see those picks in the explorer.

Pos	Picks	Starters	Busts	Hit	DVA/pick	Verdict
OL	16	7	2	40%	-5.6	+1.0 vs league
CB	13	6	1	54%	-3.2	+8.3 vs league
LB	10	3	2	44%	+1.8	+7.8 vs league
DL	9	3	1	43%	-5.1	+3.3 vs league
EDGE	9	4	3	38%	-13.3	-0.9 vs league
WR	9	5	0	56%	-0.5	+5.4 vs league
QB	6	1	1	0%	-34.6	-12.3 vs league
S	6	3	0	50%	-3.6	-2.1 vs league
RB	6	1	0	33%	+1.6	+4.0 vs league
TE	3	1	0	33%	-9.8	-12.5 vs league

Best and worst picks

Best value

Kaden Elliss (LB, R7 2019) +67 DVA
Will Clapp (OL, R7 2018) +56 DVA
D'Marco Jackson (LB, R5 2022) +54 DVA

Worst value

Kelvin Banks (OL, R1 2025) -67 DVA
Stanley Jean-Baptiste (CB, R2 2014) -61 DVA
Garrett Grayson (QB, R3 2015) -57 DVA

Tenure

Saints: 2002-present

Whoever was in the chair on draft day owns that class. Our pick window starts in 2012, so earlier classes are not counted.

Every pick

16 picks are from the last two drafts and still developing.

Year	Pick	Player	Pos	School	DVA	Result
2025	R1, #9	Kelvin Banks	OL	Texas	-66.5	developing
2025	R2, #40	Tyler Shough	QB	Louisville	-26.6	developing
2025	R3, #71	Vernon Broughton	DL	Texas	-	developing
2025	R3, #93	Jonas Sanker	S	Virginia	-12.6	developing
2025	R4, #112	Danny Stutsman	LB	Oklahoma	-4.9	developing
2025	R4, #131	Quincy Riley	CB	Louisville	+1.8	developing
2025	R6, #184	Devin Neal	RB	Kansas	-18.0	developing
2025	R7, #248	Moliki Matavao	TE	UCLA	-7.2	developing
2025	R7, #254	Fadil Diggs	EDGE	Syracuse	-	developing
2024	R1, #14	Taliese Fuaga	OL	Oregon St.	-40.4	bust
2024	R2, #41	Kool-Aid McKinstry	CB	Alabama	-17.4	starter
2024	R5, #150	Spencer Rattler	QB	South Carolina	-10.8	starter
2024	R5, #170	Bub Means	WR	Pittsburgh	-14.4	developing
2024	R5, #175	Jaylan Ford	LB	Texas	-	developing
2024	R6, #199	Khristian Boyd	DL	Northern Iowa	-	developing
2024	R7, #239	Josiah Ezirim	OL	Eastern Kentucky	-	developing
2023	R1, #29	Bryan Bresee	DL	Clemson	+11.7	starter
2023	R2, #40	Isaiah Foskey	DL	Notre Dame	-51.0	bust
2023	R3, #71	Kendre Miller	RB	TCU	-21.2	active
2023	R4, #103	Nick Saldiveri	OL	Old Dominion	-6.8	active
2023	R4, #127	Jake Haener	QB	Fresno St.	-45.8	active
2023	R5, #146	Jordan Howden	CB	Minnesota	-15.1	backup
2023	R6, #195	A.T. Perry	WR	Wake Forest	-21.8	starter
2022	R1, #11	Chris Olave	WR	Ohio St.	+7.5	starter
2022	R1, #19	Trevor Penning	OL	Northern Iowa	-12.7	starter
2022	R2, #49	Alontae Taylor	CB	Tennessee	+18.5	starter
2022	R5, #161	D'Marco Jackson	LB	Appalachian St.	+54.3	backup
2022	R6, #194	Jordan Jackson	DL	Air Force	-30.8	active
2021	R1, #28	Payton Turner	EDGE	Houston	-46.4	bust
2021	R2, #60	Pete Werner	LB	Ohio St.	-28.6	bust
2021	R3, #76	Paulson Adebo	CB	Stanford	+28.2	starter
2021	R4, #133	Ian Book	QB	Notre Dame	-44.5	active
2021	R6, #206	Landon Young	OL	Kentucky	+35.9	backup
2021	R7, #255	Kawaan Baker	WR	South Alabama	-19.9	active
2020	R1, #24	Cesar Ruiz	OL	Michigan	+12.4	starter
2020	R3, #74	Zack Baun	LB	Wisconsin	+26.8	backup
2020	R3, #105	Adam Trautman	TE	Dayton	+2.5	starter
2020	R7, #240	Tommy Stevens	QB	Mississippi St.	-22.9	active
2019	R2, #48	Erik McCoy	OL	Texas A&M	+25.3	starter
2019	R4, #105	C.J. Gardner-Johnson	S	Florida	+17.9	starter
2019	R6, #177	Saquan Hampton	S	Rutgers	-35.4	active
2019	R7, #231	Alizé Mack	TE	Notre Dame	-24.7	released
2019	R7, #244	Kaden Elliss	LB	Idaho	+67.0	starter
2018	R1, #14	Marcus Davenport	EDGE	Texas-San Antonio	+14.2	starter
2018	R3, #91	Tre'Quan Smith	WR	Central Florida	+3.5	starter
2018	R4, #127	Rick Leonard	OL	Florida St.	-45.8	active
2018	R5, #164	Natrell Jamerson	S	Wisconsin	-28.1	active
2018	R6, #189	Kamrin Moore	CB	Boston Col.	+49.0	active
2018	R6, #201	Boston Scott	RB	Louisiana Tech	+30.4	backup
2018	R7, #245	Will Clapp	OL	LSU	+55.9	backup
2017	R1, #11	Marshon Lattimore	CB	Ohio St.	+15.3	starter
2017	R1, #32	Ryan Ramczyk	OL	Wisconsin	+16.4	starter
2017	R2, #42	Marcus Williams	S	Utah	+19.6	starter
2017	R3, #67	Alvin Kamara	RB	Tennessee	+34.7	starter
2017	R3, #76	Alex Anzalone	LB	Florida	+28.2	starter
2017	R3, #103	Trey Hendrickson	EDGE	Florida Atlantic	+42.7	starter
2017	R6, #196	Al-Quadin Muhammad	EDGE	Miami (FL)	+52.6	starter
2016	R1, #12	Sheldon Rankins	DL	Louisville	+10.9	starter
2016	R2, #47	Michael Thomas	WR	Ohio St.	+29.7	starter
2016	R2, #61	Vonn Bell	S	Ohio St.	+16.8	starter
2016	R4, #120	David Onyemata	DL	Manitoba	+44.9	starter
2016	R7, #237	Daniel Lasco	RB	California	-13.5	active
2015	R1, #13	Andrus Peat	OL	Stanford	-30.8	bust
2015	R1, #31	Stephone Anthony	LB	Clemson	-53.7	bust
2015	R2, #44	Hau'oli Kikaha	EDGE	Washington	-54.9	bust
2015	R3, #75	Garrett Grayson	QB	Colorado St.	-57.2	bust
2015	R3, #78	P.J. Williams	CB	Florida St.	+12.9	starter
2015	R5, #148	Davis Tull	EDGE	Chattanooga	-41.4	released
2015	R5, #154	Tyeler Davison	DL	Fresno St.	-5.1	backup
2015	R5, #167	Damian Swann	CB	Georgia	-37.5	active
2015	R7, #230	Marcus Murphy	RB	Missouri	-2.9	active
2014	R1, #20	Brandin Cooks	WR	Oregon St.	+16.0	starter
2014	R2, #58	Stanley Jean-Baptiste	CB	Nebraska	-61.3	bust
2014	R4, #126	Khairi Fortt	LB	California	-46.0	active
2014	R5, #167	Vinnie Sunseri	CB	Alabama	-27.5	active
2014	R5, #169	Ronald Powell	LB	Florida	-27.1	active
2014	R6, #202	Tavon Rooks	OL	Kansas St.	-30.4	released
2013	R1, #15	Kenny Vaccaro	CB	Texas	+15.2	starter
2013	R3, #75	Terron Armstead	OL	Ark-Pine Bluff	+36.6	starter
2013	R3, #82	John Jenkins	DL	Georgia	-15.9	backup
2013	R5, #144	Kenny Stills	WR	Oklahoma	+31.7	backup
2013	R6, #183	Rufus Johnson	EDGE	Tarleton St.	-34.2	active
2012	R3, #89	Akiem Hicks	EDGE	Regina	-39.0	bust
2012	R4, #122	Nick Toon	WR	Wisconsin	-36.8	active
2012	R5, #162	Corey White	CB	Samford	-23.5	backup
2012	R6, #179	Andrew Tiller	OL	Syracuse	-8.1	active
2012	R7, #234	Marcel Jones	OL	Nebraska	-24.1	released

Questions

How good is Mickey Loomis at drafting?

Mickey Loomis has 34 starters and 10 busts from 87 picks, with a hit rate of 41% and -6.1 Draft Value Added per pick. A positive number means the picks outperformed their draft slot.

How good is Mickey Loomis at evaluating offensive linemen?

Mickey Loomis has drafted 16 offensive linemen: 7 starters, 2 busts, -5.6 DVA per pick. That is 1.0 points above the league average for offensive linemen.

How good is Mickey Loomis at evaluating cornerbacks?

Mickey Loomis has drafted 13 cornerbacks: 6 starters, 1 busts, -3.2 DVA per pick. That is 8.3 points above the league average for cornerbacks.

How good is Mickey Loomis at evaluating linebackers?

Mickey Loomis has drafted 10 linebackers: 3 starters, 2 busts, +1.8 DVA per pick. That is 7.8 points above the league average for linebackers.

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