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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NO)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NO)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The tape said wait; the Saints did not. Brian Ugwu went at pick No. 167, a good 67 picks before the board was ready.

They banked enough surplus on Rosemy-Jacksaint to cover a lot of smaller sins. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
Fair-plus on Rome Odunze, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick45 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
A quiet steal in the 45th pick: Troy Fautanu for less than the market said. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kris Abrams-Draine
Somehow Kris Abrams-Draine was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 13, and they pounced on premier cornerback value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Brian Ugwu
Brian Ugwu at No. 167 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick169 Rnd5 Gabe Hall
Gabe Hall in pick 169 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick174 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in the 174th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick192 Rnd6 Austin Stogner
Austin Stogner at Round 6, Pick 17 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick200 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
They will replay Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint at the 200th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.