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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Sanders is the plan now, and the Saints grade out a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Saints took Addison West a full 64 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

Shedeur Sanders is the bet, and the class will be judged on how it pays off. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Lundt falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 9th overall pick they get their guy under center for the next decade at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at No. 40 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick71 Rnd3 Alfred Collins
Nice patience on Alfred Collins, who had no business lasting to the 71st pick. The roster fit checks out.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jake Majors
Jake Majors in Round 3, Pick 29 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo at pick 111 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick130 Rnd4 Addison West
They reached a country mile for Addison West at slot 130, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
Circle this one: Chase Lundt at Round 6, Pick 8 is a fall that decides a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick254 Rnd7 Kaden Prather
They paid up for Kaden Prather at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.