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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Austin Booker
DE-EDGE Kansas
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints robbed the room for Smith-Wade. Final grade: B-.

The Saints spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Chau Smith-Wade, the No. 132 name on the board, in No. 167.

The Gore Jr. reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
Taliese Fuaga at the 14th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick45 Rnd2 Austin Booker
A big swing on Austin Booker at pick 45, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jamari Thrash
Jamari Thrash in the Round 5 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick167 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A cornerback of that caliber at Round 5, Pick 31 is the definition of value, full stop. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
A tidy bit of business in slot 169, where Kitan Oladapo graded well above the range. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
They reached into another round for Jaylan Ford, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick192 Rnd6 Walter Rouse
Somehow Walter Rouse was still sitting there in No. 192, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick201 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Frank Gore Jr. in pick No. 201, miles early. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
They paid a round early for Jordan Magee in pick No. 230, more than the board wanted. Stacking talent where they were already deep.