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Draft Selections
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NO)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NO)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NO)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (NO)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NO)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (NO)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NO)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Carlton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NO)
Carlton Johnson
CB Fresno State
Deantre Prince Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Deantre Prince
CB Mississippi
Tyler Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NO)
Tyler Harrell
WR Miami (FL)
Trajan Jeffcoat Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (NO)
Trajan Jeffcoat
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NO)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
Draft Picks Received
Jayden Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Jayden Daniels
QB LSU
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Christian Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Christian Haynes
OG Connecticut
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 66 RND: 3 (ARI)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Max Melton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Max Melton
CB Rutgers
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (BUF)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (TEN)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Carlton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Carlton Johnson
CB Fresno State
Tyler Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Tyler Harrell
WR Miami (FL)
Trajan Jeffcoat Head Shot
PICK: 252 RND: 7 (TEN)
Trajan Jeffcoat
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Ethan Driskell Head Shot
PICK: 256 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Ethan Driskell
OT Marshall
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SF)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
Players traded away
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Andrus Peat
OG
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Cameron Jordan
EDGE
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Cesar Ruiz
OG
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Demario Davis
LB
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Derek Schweiger
OT
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Dylan Soehner
TE
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Eno Benjamin
RB
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Foster Moreau
TE
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Jack Heflin
DT
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Jamaal Williams
RB
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James Hurst
OT
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Keith Kirkwood
WR
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Khalen Saunders
DT
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Kirk Merritt
WR
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Lawrence Woods III
CB
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Lynn Bowden
WR
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Malcolm Jenkins
S
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Marcus Maye
S
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Mark Evans II
OT
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Marshon Lattimore
CB
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Max Garcia
OG
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Michael Thomas
WR
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Nathan Peterman
QB
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Ryan Connelly
LB
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Ryan Ramczyk
OT
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Sage Doxtater
OT
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Shemar Jean-Charles
CB
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Tanoh Kpassagnon
DE
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Taysom Hill
TE
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Trevor Penning
OT
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Ty Summers
LB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall F
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureD+
The Saints left with their quarterback, and a F to match.

The war room fell hard for Tyler Harrell, and it showed at slot 251: 105 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. About as rough as the board gets, and a F to prove it.

They have staked the next five years on Jayden Daniels, which is the only story that really matters here. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.

It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left running back open, and the grade is the bill.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Jayden Daniels
They paid sticker price for Jayden Daniels in the 7th overall pick, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick14 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In pick No. 14 they get an anchor for the offensive line, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick31 Rnd1 T'Vondre Sweat
In Round 1, Pick 31 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher, though the board says they badly overpaid. A real need, handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson at No. 45 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick46 Rnd2 Christian Haynes
A premium they did not need to pay, Christian Haynes a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick66 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A wild overpay on Patrick Paul in the Round 3 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick72 Rnd3 Max Melton
Fair-plus on Max Melton, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick133 Rnd4 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman at the Round 4 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick150 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
They jumped the gun on Cornelius Johnson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168 Rnd5 James Williams
By-the-book stuff, James Williams at the 168th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at pick 170 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick175 Rnd5 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at pick No. 175 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick182 Rnd6 Javion Cohen
A reach on Javion Cohen in Round 6, Pick 7; the board had better options right there. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick190 Rnd6 Bub Means
Bub Means in the 190th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick199 Rnd6 Tyler Owens
They reached a country mile for Tyler Owens at pick No. 199, and the board is aghast. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick226 Rnd7 Carlton Johnson
Carlton Johnson at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick239 Rnd7 Deantre Prince
A big swing on Deantre Prince at No. 239, well ahead of any board in the building. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick251 Rnd7 Tyler Harrell
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tyler Harrell this early at slot 251. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick252 Rnd7 Trajan Jeffcoat
They talked themselves into Trajan Jeffcoat at pick 252, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick256 Rnd7 Ethan Driskell
A clean, defensible pick in Round 7, Pick 36 with a little surplus value in Ethan Driskell. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.