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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Riley Leonard Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Riley Leonard
QB Notre Dame
Alijah Huzzie Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Alijah Huzzie
CB North Carolina
Cam Horsley Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Cam Horsley
DT Boston College
Teddye Buchanan Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Teddye Buchanan
LB California
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Saints took Alijah Huzzie at pick No. 184, roughly 32 spots before his name belonged.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want. That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In the Round 1 slot they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They took Tyler Booker at par in pick No. 40, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick71 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott in the 71st overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick93 Rnd3 David Walker
A reach on David Walker in pick 93; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the 112th pick, where Kevin Winston Jr. graded well above the range. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick131 Rnd4 Riley Leonard
No drama and no debate, Riley Leonard went about where he belonged in slot 131. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick184 Rnd6 Alijah Huzzie
Alijah Huzzie at Round 6, Pick 8 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick248 Rnd7 Cam Horsley
Nothing to complain about; Cam Horsley went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick254 Rnd7 Teddye Buchanan
A tidy little value on Teddye Buchanan in slot 254, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.