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Draft Selections
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Nate Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Nate Frazier
RB Georgia
Sammy Brown Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Sammy Brown
LB Clemson
Jalen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Jalen Thompson
DL-EDGE Michigan State
Coen Echols Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Coen Echols
OG Texas A&M
Ty Benefield Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Ty Benefield
S LSU
C.J. Fite Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
C.J. Fite
DT Arizona State
Niki Prongos Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Niki Prongos
OT Stanford
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Saints a B.

Nobody else had Jalen Thompson anywhere near pick 132. The Saints did, by 46 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

The Benefield pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Leaving wide receiver unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Leonard Moore
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get an island corner. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Nate Frazier
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Nate Frazier at pick No. 42 is the proof. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick73 Rnd3 Sammy Brown
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Sammy Brown at the 73rd pick. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jalen Thompson
A wild overpay on Jalen Thompson in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Coen Echols
Coen Echols in pick 136 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick148 Rnd5 Ty Benefield
You do not let a safety like Ty Benefield reach the 148th overall pick and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick170 Rnd5 C.J. Fite
They liked C.J. Fite enough to skip the value, taking him in pick 170. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Niki Prongos
No drama and no debate, Niki Prongos went about where he belonged in slot 188. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.