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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NO)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NO)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Julian Pearl
OT Illinois
Kaden Prather Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Kaden Prather
WR Maryland
Ben Bywater Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Ben Bywater
LB BYU
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (NO)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Draft Picks Received
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Maason Smith
DT-EDGE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (PIT)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DEN)
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Players Gained
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Andrew Stueber
OT
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Darnell Washington
TE
Players traded away
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Alvin Kamara
RB
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Marshon Lattimore
CB
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Michael Thomas
WR
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Taysom Hill
TE
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB
The Saints won the night they stopped Barron from sliding. Grade: D.

The Saints lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again. Hard to defend, and the D reflects that.

The Saints indulged a want in Smith while a need in quarterback and interior defensive lineman stayed open. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The Barron pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
No edge and no loss on Dallas Turner in the Round 1 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
By-the-book stuff, Ja'Tavion Sanders at pick 45 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick49 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
They did well to land T.J. Tampa in No. 49, just ahead of his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick80 Rnd3 Maason Smith
A curious use of slot 80. Quarterback and interior defensive lineman needed the pick; a DT-EDGE in Maason Smith did not.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jahdae Barron
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Jahdae Barron in the 136th pick, plain and simple. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick152 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
They let Javion Cohen come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 16. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Julian Pearl
They took Julian Pearl at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick176 Rnd6 Kaden Prather
Kaden Prather at the 176th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick192 Rnd6 Ben Bywater
A quiet steal in pick 192: Ben Bywater for less than the market said. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick203 Rnd6 Jase McClellan
Good price on Jase McClellan in No. 203, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.