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    Saints
Draft Selections
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Jaylin Noel Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Jaylin Noel
WR Iowa State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NO)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Shemar Turner
DL Texas A&M
Bryson Eason Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Bryson Eason
DT Tennessee
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (NO)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
Luke Elzinga Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Luke Elzinga
P Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Karene Reid Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (IND)
Karene Reid
LB Utah
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (PHI)
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Draft Picks Traded
Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (PHI)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Players Gained
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Trevor Keegan
OG
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Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
The Saints won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Saints put a flag in the ground for Bryson Eason, 105 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. No fireworks, but a solid B+.

Getting Hampton where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in pick No. 14 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
A top-tier linebacker at a bargain, Jalon Walker in the 40th pick, plain and simple. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick45 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks at Round 2, Pick 13 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick93 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
You do not let a running back like Omarion Hampton reach the Round 3 slot and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jaylin Noel
They read the board right and Jaylin Noel was the payoff at pick 111. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
By-the-book stuff, Luke Kandra at slot 116 squarely in line with his ranking. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick130 Rnd4 Shemar Turner
Shemar Turner at Round 4, Pick 29 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick186 Rnd6 Bryson Eason
Bryson Eason at slot 186 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It fills a real need, too.
Pick234 Rnd7 Karene Reid
They barely believed it either: Karene Reid still on the board at the 234th overall pick. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick254 Rnd7 Luke Elzinga
Somehow Luke Elzinga was still sitting there in No. 254, and they pounced on premier specialist value. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.