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Draft Selections
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NO)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NO)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NO)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NO)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Shemar Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (SEA)
Shemar Stewart
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (TEN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (TEN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (SEA)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (SEA)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Cameron Williams Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (TEN)
Cameron Williams
OT Texas
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (TEN)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (SEA)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Upton Stout Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (CAR)
Upton Stout
S Western Kentucky
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall C+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesD- FutureB
The Saints got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the C+.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Saints, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

So much rides on Shemar Stewart that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Shemar Stewart
In the 18th overall pick they get a problem off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
A clean, defensible pick in slot 35 with a little surplus value in Derrick Harmon. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kyle Kennard
They took Kyle Kennard at par in Round 3, Pick 7, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Dillon Gabriel
By-the-book stuff, Dillon Gabriel at pick 130 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick142 Rnd5 Jay Higgins
A tidy little value on Jay Higgins in the 142nd pick, a step better than break-even. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick187 Rnd6 Connor Colby
Connor Colby at pick No. 187 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Tonka Hemingway
Tonka Hemingway in No. 254 is fair value, right on his grade. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.