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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
D-
ValueC+
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureB-
The Saints got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-. The Saints looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took J.J. Weaver at pick 181 regardless, 213 picks early. Too much went sideways, and the D- is the honest tally.
The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. They banked enough surplus on Henderson to cover a lot of smaller sins. It is not that Mondon Jr. is a bad player; it is that the Saints had louder needs to answer first.
A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.
Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.
Pick Analysis
Pick9
Rnd1
Tyler Warren
In the 9th overall pick they get a matchup weapon at tight end at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick35
Rnd2
Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at pick 35 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick71
Rnd3
Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker in No. 71 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick93
Rnd3
Darien Porter
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Darien Porter at the 93rd pick is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick94
Rnd3
Savion Williams
A straight-up fair deal on Savion Williams at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick110
Rnd4
Joshua Farmer
They jumped the gun on Joshua Farmer, taking him earlier than his grade liked. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick111
Rnd4
TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson at the 111th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick121
Rnd4
Jake Majors
Jake Majors is a better player than the Round 4 slot suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick124
Rnd4
Jackson Slater
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jackson Slater well ahead of where he belonged. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick125
Rnd4
Danny Stutsman
Somehow Danny Stutsman was still sitting there in Round 4, Pick 24, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick128
Rnd4
Smael Mondon Jr.
A surprising call. With quarterback still to address, they spent No. 128 on Smael Mondon Jr., a linebacker they were not short of.
Pick130
Rnd4
Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor at slot 130 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick150
Rnd5
Nazir Stackhouse
Value said wait; Nazir Stackhouse in the 150th pick says they were not listening. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick165
Rnd5
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
KeAndre Lambert-Smith at pick No. 165 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick176
Rnd5
Robert Spears-Jennings
Robert Spears-Jennings in slot 176 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick181
Rnd6
J.J. Weaver
A wild overpay on J.J. Weaver in Round 6, Pick 3, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick186
Rnd6
Miles Frazier
A real head-scratcher, Miles Frazier in the Round 6 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick199
Rnd6
Phillip Webb
Phillip Webb at the 199th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205
Rnd6
Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders at the 205th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick215
Rnd6
Gentry Williams
Gentry Williams in pick 215 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick229
Rnd7
Trey Wedig
They reached a country mile for Trey Wedig at No. 229, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254
Rnd7
Jaishawn Barham
They barely believed it either: Jaishawn Barham still on the board at pick No. 254. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick257
Rnd7
Julian Fleming
They talked themselves into Julian Fleming at pick 257, and the board did not agree. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.