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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NO)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NO)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 198 RND: 6 (NO)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Trey Knox Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Trey Knox
TE South Carolina
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints let McCaffrey fall into their laps, and walked away with a B.

The board owed the Saints one, and it paid up: Luke McCaffrey, the No. 165 name on the board, sitting there at Round 6, Pick 23 like a gift left on the doorstep. It does the job without flash, and the B reflects it.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In No. 14 they get a premier pass rusher. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
They read the board right and Keon Coleman was the payoff at pick No. 45. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick149 Rnd5 Andru Phillips
Andru Phillips in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Nothing to complain about; Trevor Keegan went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick169 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Value with a capital V on Malik Mustapha in the 169th overall pick, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick174 Rnd5 Braiden McGregor
A straight-up fair deal on Braiden McGregor at the 174th pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick189 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
A tidy little value on Jordan Jefferson in Round 6, Pick 14, a step better than break-even. The roster fit checks out.
Pick198 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
Somehow Luke McCaffrey was still sitting there in slot 198, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick239 Rnd7 Trey Knox
Trey Knox at slot 239 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.