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Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (NO)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints let McKinstry fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Kool-Aid McKinstry slide, and the Saints were the ones holding the card at the Round 2 slot. Highway robbery. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. If Ogunbiyi pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
In the 14th overall pick they get a long-term starter on the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry at pick 45 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick136 Rnd4 Cedric Gray
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cedric Gray in the 136th pick. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jaden Hicks
Somehow Jaden Hicks was still sitting there in pick No. 152, and they pounced on premier safety value. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick170 Rnd5 Aki Ogunbiyi
A reach on Aki Ogunbiyi in slot 170; the board had better options right there. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Zion Tupuola-Fetui
They took Zion Tupuola-Fetui at par in Round 6, Pick 1, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick192 Rnd6 Trey Knox
Trey Knox in No. 192 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick203 Rnd6 Omar Speights
Omar Speights in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.