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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NO)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (NO)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
RJ Harvey Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (HOU)
RJ Harvey
RB UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Saints a B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Saints came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In the 14th pick they get a bendy edge with upside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
No edge and no loss on Tyler Booker in pick 40; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick58 Rnd2 Xavier Watts
A tidy bit of business in slot 58, where Xavier Watts graded well above the range. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick71 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Fair-plus on Gunnar Helm, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
They let Jayden Higgins come to them and pounced at Round 3, Pick 25. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick93 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Darien Porter at the 93rd overall pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
They paid sticker price for Jordan Phillips in pick No. 111, and that is fine. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick116 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Cam Skattebo slipping to No. 116 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
The board had Smael Mondon Jr. higher than No. 127, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kyren Lacy
A straight-up fair deal on Kyren Lacy at slot 130, value and slot in agreement. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick167 Rnd5 RJ Harvey
By-the-book stuff, RJ Harvey at the 167th overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.