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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NO)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NO)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Logan Brown Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Logan Brown
OT Kansas
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NO)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Gino Garcia Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Gino Garcia
PK Texas Tech
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kyle Kennard Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Kyle Kennard
DE-EDGE South Carolina
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (CIN)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (CHI)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CIN)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Saints and Moore: B.

When a board-topper like Malachi Moore slides to the 130th pick, you do not overthink it, and the Saints did not. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Garcia pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but tight end.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 17 they get a featured back, and a steal at that.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in the Round 2 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick72 Rnd3 Kyle Kennard
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Kyle Kennard. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick93 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter slipping to Round 3, Pick 29 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick111 Rnd4 Will Howard
Nothing to complain about; Will Howard went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick118 Rnd4 Tai Felton
Tai Felton slid further than he should have, and No. 118 is lovely value for the wide receiver. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick130 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore at slot 130 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick186 Rnd6 Logan Brown
They will replay Logan Brown at the 186th pick for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick235 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
A tidy little value on Cam Jackson in Round 7, Pick 17, a step better than break-even. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick254 Rnd7 Gino Garcia
Gino Garcia at pick No. 254 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.