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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NO)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NO)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NO)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NO)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (NO)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (NO)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (TEN)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (CIN)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 173 RND: 5 (SEA)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Riley Mahlman Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CHI)
Riley Mahlman
OT Wisconsin
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (CIN)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
PJ Williams Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (CLE)
PJ Williams
OT SMU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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Players Gained
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Kenny Clark
DT
Players traded away
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Cameron Jordan
DE
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Chase Young
DE
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Derek Carr
QB
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Khalen Saunders
DT
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Lucas Patrick
OG
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Nathan Shepherd
DT
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Willie Gay
LB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D-
ValueD- NeedB+ TradesF FutureA
The Saints lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Saints took Mykel Williams a full 129 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

The Judkins pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, cornerback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
They reached a country mile for Mykel Williams at the 25th overall pick, and the board is aghast. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick37 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at pick No. 37 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick38 Rnd2 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at No. 38 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick44 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Malaki Starks in the 44th pick, plain and simple. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick87 Rnd3 Smael Mondon Jr.
They robbed the room for Smael Mondon Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick94 Rnd3 Deone Walker
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Deone Walker. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick124 Rnd4 Colston Loveland
Taking Colston Loveland in the Round 4 slot is close to grand larceny; a tight end that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick173 Rnd5 Quinshon Judkins
Quinshon Judkins in the 173rd overall pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.