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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NO)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NO)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NO)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NO)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NO)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NO)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Draft Picks Received
Dillon Gabriel Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Dillon Gabriel
QB Oregon
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (WSH)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Players traded away
Head Shot
Marshon Lattimore
CB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Saints lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

Nobody else had Kyren Lacy anywhere near pick No. 131. The Saints did, by 92 spots, and that gap is the whole story.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. For all the activity, offensive lineman went untouched, which is hard to explain. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Hairston.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, offensive lineman very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 6th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
No drama and no debate, Landon Jackson went about where he belonged in No. 37. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick68 Rnd3 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at pick 68 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Dillon Gabriel
Dillon Gabriel in slot 74 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick104 Rnd4 Maxwell Hairston
Maxwell Hairston slipping to the 104th pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kyren Lacy
Kyren Lacy in pick No. 131 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick147 Rnd5 Shilo Sanders
They reached a country mile for Shilo Sanders at No. 147, and the board is aghast. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick253 Rnd7 Mason Taylor
They paid up for Mason Taylor at the Round 7 slot when waiting would have done the job. The roster fit checks out.