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Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Jalen McLeod Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Jalen McLeod
LB-EDGE Auburn
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Quenton Nelson
OG
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Saints fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

Nobody had Isaac TeSlaa this high, and it is not close. The Saints reached 108 spots to get him at Round 4, Pick 29. No fireworks, but a solid B.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. Mafah at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Quenton Nelson deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Good work on the whole, with offensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
In the Round 1 slot they get a security blanket over the middle at fair value.
Pick40 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Somehow Nick Emmanwori was still sitting there in Round 2, Pick 8, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough at the 71st pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.
Pick93 Rnd3 Cam Skattebo
A clean, defensible pick in slot 93 with a little surplus value in Cam Skattebo. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips in No. 112 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick131 Rnd4 Isaac TeSlaa
A wild overpay on Isaac TeSlaa in pick 131, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jalen McLeod
They talked themselves into Jalen McLeod at No. 184, and the board did not agree. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick248 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
Bilhal Kone at the 248th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Phil Mafah
They barely believed it either: Phil Mafah still on the board at the 254th overall pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.