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Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (NO)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NO)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NO)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NO)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NO)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (NO)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (NO)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Brennan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Brennan Jackson
DE-EDGE Washington State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NO)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (NO)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Garret Greenfield Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Garret Greenfield
OT South Dakota State
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 31 RND: 1 (SF)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Bralen Trice Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Bralen Trice
DE-EDGE Washington
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (SF)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (CIN)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jalen McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 100 RND: 3 (WSH)
Jalen McMillan
WR Washington
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (SF)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (CIN)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 209 RND: 6 (LAR)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (WSH)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jackson Powers-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jackson Powers-Johnson
C Oregon
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CIN)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Delmar Glaze Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (CIN)
Delmar Glaze
C Maryland
Players Gained
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Nick Allegretti
OG
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Steve Avila
OG
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Jeff Gunter
EDGE
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Jaxson Kirkland
OG
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
The Saints won the night they stopped Sainristil from sliding. Grade: B+.

You could see the war room lean forward. Mike Sainristil at the 133rd overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Every board in the league had Travis lower, and that gap is the story.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through tight end.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick31 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
In pick 31 they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They took Cooper Beebe at par in slot 49, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick52 Rnd2 Bralen Trice
They paid a round early for Bralen Trice in pick No. 52, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick63 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
Nice patience on T.J. Tampa, who had no business lasting to No. 63. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick97 Rnd3 Brenden Rice
By-the-book stuff, Brenden Rice at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick100 Rnd3 Jalen McMillan
Jalen McMillan at Round 3, Pick 37 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick133 Rnd4 Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in the 133rd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Jordan Travis in the 150th overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick168 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
A slide stopped in No. 168, with Dylan Laube worth more than the price. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170 Rnd5 Brennan Jackson
Brennan Jackson in the 170th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jaylan Ford
A premium they did not need to pay, Jaylan Ford a notch or two before his time. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick194 Rnd6 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha in slot 194 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick199 Rnd6 Justin Rogers
A reasonable price with a little left over, Justin Rogers in the Round 6 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick209 Rnd6 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper in pick 209 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick239 Rnd7 Garret Greenfield
Taking Garret Greenfield in pick No. 239 is close to grand larceny; an offensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.