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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
CJ West Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
CJ West
DT Indiana
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Saints: B-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Elijah Roberts at the 130th overall pick is 54 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. The Barham steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 9 they get a lead back with juice at fair value.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jaxson Dart
They reached a country mile for Jaxson Dart at No. 40, and the board is aghast. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick71 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Fair-plus on Xavier Restrepo, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick93 Rnd3 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson in the 93rd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jake Majors
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Jake Majors. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts at Round 4, Pick 29 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick186 Rnd6 CJ West
This one needs a full-page explanation: CJ West in the 186th overall pick, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
The board had Jaishawn Barham higher than pick 254, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. A minor itch, scratched.