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Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NO)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NO)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints robbed the room for Helm. Final grade: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Gunnar Helm tumbling to the Saints in No. 129 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. The back end got a real overhaul.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Johnson
They took Will Johnson at par in No. 9, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A safety of that caliber at the 40th pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in slot 71 is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick93 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They will replay Deone Walker at the 93rd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It fills a real need, too.
Pick110 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
You do not let a running back like TreVeyon Henderson reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick129 Rnd4 Gunnar Helm
The board fumbled Gunnar Helm all the way to Round 4, Pick 28, and they scooped it up. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.