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RUN ON JUN 3, 2026

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    Saints
Draft Selections
Suntarine Perkins Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Suntarine Perkins
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Tunmise Adeleye Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Tunmise Adeleye
DE-EDGE UNLV
Jay'Vion Cole Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Jay'Vion Cole
CB Arizona
Emerson Mandell Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Emerson Mandell
OT Wisconsin
Kevin Jennings Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Jennings
QB SMU
Troy Omeire Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Troy Omeire
WR UNLV
Donovan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Donovan Jones
CB Nebraska
LJ McCray Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
LJ McCray
DE-EDGE Florida
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Saints treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 42 on Tunmise Adeleye a full 25 spots early. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. On value alone, Jones makes the weekend a net positive.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Suntarine Perkins
In pick 8 they get a problem off the edge, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tunmise Adeleye
Tunmise Adeleye in the 42nd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jay'Vion Cole
A straight-up fair deal on Jay'Vion Cole at No. 73, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 Emerson Mandell
They went early on Emerson Mandell in the 132nd pick, and the value did not follow. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick136 Rnd4 Kevin Jennings
No drama and no debate, Kevin Jennings went about where he belonged in Round 4, Pick 36. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick148 Rnd5 Troy Omeire
No edge and no loss on Troy Omeire in slot 148; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Donovan Jones
Nice patience on Donovan Jones, who had no business lasting to the 170th pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick188 Rnd6 LJ McCray
Value said wait; LJ McCray in pick No. 188 says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.