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Draft Selections
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NO)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jonah Monheim Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jonah Monheim
OT USC
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Bru McCoy Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (NO)
Bru McCoy
WR Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Players Gained
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Dalton Schultz
TE
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureA
The Saints fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B+.

The Saints ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back. However the rest shakes out, McCoy at that price is a win they earned.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but running back.

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Chop Robinson
In the 27th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though they paid up to get him. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
By-the-book stuff, Ja'Tavion Sanders at Round 2, Pick 13 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick136 Rnd4 Kamal Hadden
A reasonable price with a little left over, Kamal Hadden in pick No. 136. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jordan Travis at slot 152 is the proof. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jonah Monheim
Jonah Monheim in the Round 5 slot is fair value, right on his grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick176 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
No drama and no debate, Aki Ogunbiyi went about where he belonged in the 176th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick192 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A straight-up fair deal on Michael Barrett at No. 192, value and slot in agreement. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick203 Rnd6 Bru McCoy
A tidy bit of business in pick 203, where Bru McCoy graded well above the range. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.