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Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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(NYG)
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Draft Picks Traded
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Players Gained
Alex
Anzalone
LB
Isaiah
Simmons
S
Darren
Waller
TE
Players traded away
Andrus
Peat
OG
Eno
Benjamin
RB
Jake
Haener
QB
Jamaal
Williams
RB
Juwan
Johnson
TE
Malcolm
Jenkins
S
Michael
Thomas
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
D
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Saints to a D. Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Saints spent pick No. 190 on Sam Hartman, a name most had 68 spots down the list.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.
Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Williams. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.
Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and edge rusher is still a hole.
Pick Analysis
Pick25
Rnd1
Brian Thomas Jr.
In the 25th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick50
Rnd2
Cooper Beebe
A reasonable price with a little left over, Cooper Beebe in No. 50. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick61
Rnd2
Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in the 61st pick 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.
Pick73
Rnd3
Kingsley Suamataia
Kingsley Suamataia slid further than he should have, and the Round 3 slot is lovely value for the offensive lineman. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick88
Rnd3
Blake Corum
A clean, defensible pick in slot 88 with a little surplus value in Blake Corum. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick110
Rnd4
Maason Smith
They took Maason Smith at par in pick No. 110, which is nothing to complain about. The roster fit checks out.
Pick126
Rnd4
Cedric Gray
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Cedric Gray at Round 4, Pick 26 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick150
Rnd5
Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in the Round 5 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168
Rnd5
Dallin Holker
Taking Dallin Holker in No. 168 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.
Pick170
Rnd5
AJ Barner
AJ Barner at slot 170 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick175
Rnd5
Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at pick 175 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the cornerback. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick190
Rnd6
Sam Hartman
They reached a country mile for Sam Hartman at pick No. 190, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick199
Rnd6
Cornelius Johnson
Cornelius Johnson at the 199th overall pick is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick219
Rnd6
Frank Gore Jr.
No drama and no debate, Frank Gore Jr. went about where he belonged in the 219th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick239
Rnd7
Evan Williams
The board fumbled Evan Williams all the way to pick 239, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.