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Saints Draft 6

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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
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Braelon Allen Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Braelon Allen
RB Wisconsin
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NO)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Saints, and a B to prove it.

Every other box got a look, but edge rusher did not. The Saints will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with.

They will need Tagovailoa to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Fautanu.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the 14th pick they get a matchup problem out wide. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Nice patience on Troy Fautanu, who had no business lasting to the Round 2 slot. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick136 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
No edge and no loss on Kamal Hadden in Round 4, Pick 36; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick152 Rnd5 Braelon Allen
They took Braelon Allen at par in pick No. 152, which is nothing to complain about. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson in No. 170 is fair value, right on his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick176 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Barrett. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick192 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
They did well to land Aki Ogunbiyi in slot 192, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick200 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
Taulia Tagovailoa at the 200th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.