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Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Hecht: A-.

by Dnice · 2026 NFL Draft · 12 picks · 8 steals · 0 reaches
Value B+
Need B
Trades A
Future A

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Sam Hecht, the No. 91 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 131.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Adding Christian Barmore by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In the end it comes back to Colton Hood, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick-by-Pick

R1.31 · Pick 31 · Colton Hood · CB · rank 24
In pick 31 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Denzel Boston · WR · rank 31
Denzel Boston slipping to slot 47 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · A.J. Haulcy · S · rank 50
A slide stopped in Round 2, Pick 31, with A.J. Haulcy worth more than the price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Chase Bisontis · OG · rank 53
Taking Chase Bisontis in No. 73 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Eli Stowers · TE · rank 56
The board fumbled Eli Stowers all the way to the 95th pick, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
R4.31 · Pick 131 · Sam Hecht · C · rank 91
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 131 is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · Jack Endries · TE · rank 122
A tidy bit of business in the 132nd overall pick, where Jack Endries graded well above the range. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Harold Perkins Jr. · LB · rank 134
No edge and no loss on Harold Perkins Jr. in the Round 4 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
R5.10 · Pick 150 · Dametrious Crownover · OT · rank 145
Fair-plus on Dametrious Crownover, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
R5.16 · Pick 156 · Kaytron Allen · RB · rank 149
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kaytron Allen in No. 156. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R5.32 · Pick 172 · Drew Allar · QB · rank 157
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Drew Allar at pick 172 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
R6.9 · Pick 190 · Domani Jackson · CB · rank 179
The board had Domani Jackson higher than slot 190, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
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