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Draft Selections
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NO)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NO)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NO)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NO)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NYG)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NYG)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jermaine Eluemunor
OG
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall A-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA FutureA
Sanders should have been long gone. The Saints pounced, and earned a A-.

The Saints spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Raheim Sanders, the No. 143 name on the board, in pick 254.

The Griffith pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Bottom line, with Tate Ratledge leading the way, this is a class that should pay off fast and rarely be regretted.

Pick Analysis
Pick34 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Good price on Tate Ratledge in the 34th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Kenneth Grant slipping to slot 40 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick65 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They went early on Jayden Higgins in the Round 3 slot, and the value did not follow. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
They robbed the room for Kaleb Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick93 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at pick 93 is a conviction pick that outran the value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick103 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A slide stopped in the 103rd pick, with Kevin Winston Jr. worth more than the price. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick110 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Mason Taylor in pick No. 110. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick129 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in No. 129 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick182 Rnd6 Lathan Ransom
Steal is underselling it; Lathan Ransom at the Round 6 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick251 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith in pick No. 251 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick254 Rnd7 Raheim Sanders
A running back of that caliber at the 254th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.