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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Austin Reed Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Austin Reed
QB Western Kentucky
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Saints.

There is reaching, and then there is Austin Reed at the 190th pick. The Saints jumped the board by 84 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Pearl falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In the 14th overall pick they get a wrecking ball inside at fair value.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia in the Round 2 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick150 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
No drama and no debate, Luke McCaffrey went about where he belonged in slot 150. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick168 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at No. 168 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaylan Ford this early at Round 5, Pick 34. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jaylen Harrell
Value said wait; Jaylen Harrell in the 175th pick says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick190 Rnd6 Austin Reed
Austin Reed at pick 190 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick199 Rnd6 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in Round 6, Pick 24 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick239 Rnd7 Julian Pearl
Steal is underselling it; Julian Pearl at pick No. 239 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.