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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NO)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NO)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NO)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (NO)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in No. 191 lands the Saints a B, Mustapha and all.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Saints watched Malik Mustapha slide 46 picks past his grade and did not hesitate.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Lovett has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 13 they get a cornerstone up front. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
They paid sticker price for Chris Braswell in pick 46, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
They read the board right and Tykee Smith was the payoff at slot 136. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim at the 150th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
The board had cheaper options than Fabien Lovett at No. 170, and it noticed. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick176 Rnd6 Ainias Smith
They let Ainias Smith come to them and pounced at the 176th overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick191 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Steal is underselling it; Malik Mustapha at Round 6, Pick 16 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick204 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
No drama and no debate, Zion Tupuola-Fetui went about where he belonged in the Round 6 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.