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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints let Egbuka fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Emeka Egbuka got past him. The Saints do not have to explain a thing at Round 3, Pick 7.

The Dellinger reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it.

On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Fair-plus on Ashton Jeanty, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
The board fumbled Kenneth Grant all the way to the Round 2 slot, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick71 Rnd3 Emeka Egbuka
Emeka Egbuka at Round 3, Pick 7 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick93 Rnd3 Miles Frazier
A real head-scratcher, Miles Frazier in the 93rd pick is miles ahead of his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo in slot 112 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at pick 131 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jason Marshall Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jason Marshall Jr. this early at the 184th overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
A slide stopped in pick No. 248, with Isaac TeSlaa worth more than the price. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Garrett Dellinger in pick No. 254 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.