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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NO)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NO)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NO)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NO)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NO)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NO)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
Malik Washington Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Malik Washington
WR Virginia
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Jaylen Wright Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaylen Wright
RB Tennessee
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 203 RND: 6 (NO)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (PHI)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (PHI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Ruke Orhorhoro Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (CLE)
Ruke Orhorhoro
DT Clemson
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (CLE)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 107 RND: 4 (NYG)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Jaden Hicks Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 5 (PHI)
Jaden Hicks
S Washington State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (PHI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (PHI)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NYG)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Shemar Turner Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (CAR)
Shemar Turner
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Moose Muhammad III Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (DEN)
Moose Muhammad III
WR Texas A&M
Players Gained
Head Shot
Alex Wright
EDGE
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
Nobody dealt better than the Saints this weekend: B+.

The Saints did not so much draft Jaylen Wright as overpay for him, 119 picks clear of his grade. It sets an uneasy tone for the weekend. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Smith-Wade falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In pick No. 25 they get a building block for the line at a price that makes it sweeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick57 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders is a better player than the 57th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick59 Rnd2 Ruke Orhorhoro
They paid a round early for Ruke Orhorhoro in No. 59, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick90 Rnd3 Malachi Corley
They did well to land Malachi Corley in Round 3, Pick 27, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick97 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
They paid up for Gabriel Murphy at the 97th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick107 Rnd4 Cooper Beebe
Cooper Beebe at slot 107 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick137 Rnd5 Jaden Hicks
Jaden Hicks slipping to pick 137 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick170 Rnd5 Malik Washington
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Malik Washington in the Round 5 slot. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Chau Smith-Wade
Chau Smith-Wade in No. 176 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick192 Rnd6 Jaylen Wright
A big swing on Jaylen Wright at slot 192, well ahead of any board in the building. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick203 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 203rd overall pick is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.