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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
A-
ValueA-
NeedB
TradesA+
FutureA
The Saints fleeced the room on the phones and earned a A-. The Dayon Hayes selection is the head-turner. The Saints reached 77 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Very little went wrong, and the A- is earned.
Nash falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The phones were where this weekend was really won.
In the end it comes back to Jalon Walker, and a haul good enough to build on right away.
Pick Analysis
Pick32
Rnd1
Jalon Walker
In the 32nd overall pick they get a coverage-and-run second-level piece at a price that makes it sweeter.
Pick40
Rnd2
Tyler Booker
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Booker at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick57
Rnd2
Malaki Starks
The board fumbled Malaki Starks all the way to slot 57, and they scooped it up. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick93
Rnd3
Deone Walker
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Deone Walker in pick No. 93, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick96
Rnd3
Mason Taylor
They let Mason Taylor come to them and pounced at the 96th pick. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick111
Rnd4
Maxwell Hairston
A cornerback of that caliber at pick 111 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick113
Rnd4
Charles Grant
Charles Grant in the 113th overall pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130
Rnd4
Cam Skattebo
You do not let a running back like Cam Skattebo reach pick 130 and blink. They did not. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick131
Rnd4
Jalen Milroe
They will replay Jalen Milroe at the 131st pick for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick140
Rnd5
Tory Horton
Taking Tory Horton in slot 140 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick166
Rnd5
Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick186
Rnd6
Mello Dotson
Mello Dotson in No. 186 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206
Rnd6
Nick Nash
Nick Nash at pick No. 206 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick229
Rnd7
Dayon Hayes
They reached into another round for Dayon Hayes, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254
Rnd7
Carson Vinson
They robbed the room for Carson Vinson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.