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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Kool-Aid McKinstry Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Kool-Aid McKinstry
CB Alabama
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
David Ugwoegbu Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
David Ugwoegbu
OLB-EDGE Houston
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Saints.

Some picks age like wine; David Ugwoegbu at pick No. 239 will need to, sitting 90 spots clear of his grade.

The Tracy Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In No. 14 they get a long-term starter on the line, and a steal at that. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kool-Aid McKinstry
Kool-Aid McKinstry in pick No. 45 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jordan Travis well ahead of where he belonged. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick168 Rnd5 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett at the 168th overall pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
You do not let a wide receiver like Johnny Wilson reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick175 Rnd5 Logan Lee
Logan Lee at the 175th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick190 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Circle this one: Malik Mustapha at Round 6, Pick 15 is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick199 Rnd6 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
The board fumbled Tyrone Tracy Jr. all the way to the Round 6 slot, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 David Ugwoegbu
David Ugwoegbu in the 239th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Hard to map this one onto the depth chart at all.