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Draft Selections
Damon Wilson II Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NO)
Damon Wilson II
LB-EDGE Miami
Zabien Brown Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Zabien Brown
CB Alabama
David Stone Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
David Stone
DT Oklahoma
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NO)
Samson Okunlola
OG Miami
Iapani Laloulu Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Iapani Laloulu
C Oregon
Devin McCuin Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Devin McCuin
WR Ohio State
Earl Little Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Earl Little Jr.
S Ohio State
Jayden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jayden Jackson
DT Oklahoma
Jayden Virgin-Morgan Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Jayden Virgin-Morgan
LB Boise State
Draft Picks Received
Damon Wilson II Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (DEN)
Damon Wilson II
LB-EDGE Miami
Samson Okunlola Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (DEN)
Samson Okunlola
OG Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Carter Smith Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CIN)
Carter Smith
OT Indiana
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jonathon Cooper
LB
Head Shot
Boye Mafe
LB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall A
ValueA NeedB TradesA+ FutureA+
Stone should have been long gone. The Saints pounced, and earned a A.

The Saints did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and David Stone fell into pick 73.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Damon Wilson II and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Damon Wilson II
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get juice off the edge, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Zabien Brown
Zabien Brown in slot 42 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick73 Rnd3 David Stone
Taking David Stone in pick No. 73 is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The roster fit checks out.
Pick95 Rnd3 Samson Okunlola
They barely believed it either: Samson Okunlola still on the board at No. 95. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Iapani Laloulu
Iapani Laloulu at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick136 Rnd4 Devin McCuin
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Devin McCuin at the 136th pick is the proof. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick148 Rnd5 Earl Little Jr.
Earl Little Jr. in the 148th overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It does not line up with the team's obvious holes.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jayden Jackson
Jayden Jackson in pick 170 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jayden Virgin-Morgan
They robbed the room for Jayden Virgin-Morgan here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It fits a board better than it fits this team.