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Draft Selections
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Ashton Gillotte
DE-EDGE Louisville
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NO)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NO)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 5 (NO)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 6 (NO)
Akheem Mesidor
DE-EDGE Miami
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints cashed the board's mistake on Ward: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cam Ward, the 138th pick, roughly 51 picks past where he belonged. No fireworks, but a solid B.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped wide receiver, which is a strange place to end up. The Mesidor reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Will Johnson
Fair-plus on Will Johnson, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick42 Rnd2 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte at pick No. 42 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the edge rusher. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick74 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at slot 74 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick106 Rnd4 Keon Sabb
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Keon Sabb at No. 106 is the proof. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick138 Rnd5 Cam Ward
Taking Cam Ward in Round 5, Pick 10 is close to grand larceny; a quarterback that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick170 Rnd6 Akheem Mesidor
They left a pile of value on the table to take Akheem Mesidor this early at the 170th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.