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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Devontez Walker Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Devontez Walker
WR North Carolina
Nehemiah Pritchett Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Nehemiah Pritchett
CB Auburn
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NO)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Saints spent pick No. 200 on Myles Cole, a name the board had a full 56 spots lower. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In pick 14 they get a bendy edge with upside at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Devontez Walker
They took Devontez Walker at par in pick No. 45, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick136 Rnd4 Nehemiah Pritchett
They paid sticker price for Nehemiah Pritchett in the 136th pick, and that is fine. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick152 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They liked Layden Robinson enough to skip the value, taking him in the 152nd overall pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick170 Rnd5 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in slot 170 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick176 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
A premium they did not need to pay, Josh Proctor a notch or two before his time. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick192 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
A reach on De'Corian Clark in No. 192; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick200 Rnd6 Myles Cole
Myles Cole at the 200th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.