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Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NO)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NO)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Cameron Ward Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Cameron Ward
QB Washington State
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NO)
Anthony Belton
OL North Carolina State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (NO)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Saints.

The Saints went off the board in a big way for Anthony Belton, 33 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a wrecking ball inside. A real need, handled.
Pick46 Rnd2 Javon Foster
Javon Foster at the 46th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick136 Rnd4 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte at No. 136 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
The board had cheaper options than Jaylan Ford at slot 150, and it noticed. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick170 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
A real head-scratcher, Darius Robinson in pick 170 is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick176 Rnd6 Cameron Ward
A clean, defensible pick in the 176th pick with a little surplus value in Cameron Ward. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick191 Rnd6 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton at the 191st overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick204 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
They paid up for De'Corian Clark at slot 204 when waiting would have done the job. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.