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Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (NO)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NO)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NO)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Lynn Polk Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (DET)
Ja'Lynn Polk
WR Washington
Marshawn Kneeland Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Marshawn Kneeland
DE-EDGE Western Michigan
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (JAX)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DET)
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Draft Picks Traded
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DET)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (JAX)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (CHI)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Marist Liufau Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (JAX)
Marist Liufau
LB Notre Dame
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (CHI)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Colby Sorsdal
OT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesA FutureC+
The Saints fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

The Saints went off the board in a big way for Kimani Vidal, 54 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the 14th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick61 Rnd2 Ja'Lynn Polk
Ja'Lynn Polk at pick No. 61 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 Marshawn Kneeland
No edge and no loss on Marshawn Kneeland in pick 73; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick75 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
They took Mike Sainristil at par in the 75th overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick114 Rnd4 Blake Fisher
Blake Fisher in No. 114 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal at slot 199 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick239 Rnd7 Trevin Wallace
A reasonable price with a little left over, Trevin Wallace in No. 239. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.