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    Saints
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Sai'vion Jones Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Sai'vion Jones
DE-EDGE LSU
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Mac McWilliams Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Mac McWilliams
CB UCF
Cody Lindenberg Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Cody Lindenberg
LB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Saints: B.

The Saints treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 112th overall pick on Sai'vion Jones a full 30 spots early. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

The Restrepo pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In No. 9 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
Circle this one: Kenneth Grant at slot 40 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
By-the-book stuff, Tate Ratledge at the 71st overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
The board had Andrew Mukuba higher than the 93rd pick, and the safety fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick112 Rnd4 Sai'vion Jones
Sai'vion Jones at pick 112 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
A wide receiver of that caliber at Round 4, Pick 29 is the definition of value, full stop. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick184 Rnd6 Ollie Gordon II
They let Ollie Gordon II come to them and pounced at pick 184. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick248 Rnd7 Mac McWilliams
Mac McWilliams at No. 248 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick254 Rnd7 Cody Lindenberg
A straight-up fair deal on Cody Lindenberg at pick No. 254, value and slot in agreement. A minor itch, scratched.