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Draft Selections
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NO)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NO)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NO)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NO)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NO)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NO)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (NO)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (PIT)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (PIT)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (CLE)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Draft Picks Traded
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CIN)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Players Gained
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Russell Wilson
QB
Head Shot
Zak Zinter
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Derek Carr
QB
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Juwan Johnson
TE
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Marshon Lattimore
CB
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Ryan Ramczyk
OT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Saints bled value on every deal, hence the D.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Kyren Lacy at pick No. 147, a reach of 76 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. The Judkins value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and offensive lineman is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Emeka Egbuka
In the Round 1 slot they get a difference-maker at receiver. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick27 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In the 27th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the outside at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at slot 37 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick39 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They did well to land Jalon Walker in Round 2, Pick 7, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick58 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at No. 58 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick68 Rnd3 Dillon Gabriel
A reach for Dillon Gabriel in pick No. 68; a little patience would have been rewarded. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick104 Rnd4 Quinshon Judkins
A running back of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick147 Rnd5 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy at the 147th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick216 Rnd7 Shilo Sanders
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Shilo Sanders. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at No. 253 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.