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Draft Selections
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NO)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Emani Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Emani Bailey
RB TCU
Julian Pearl Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Julian Pearl
OT-EDGE Illinois
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Larceny in the Round 5 slot lands the Saints a B-, Wilson and all.

The Saints did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Johnny Wilson fell into slot 167. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Reaching for Bailey left real value on the table behind him.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Rome Odunze
In the Round 1 slot they get a weapon on the perimeter at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in Round 2, Pick 13 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jaheim Bell
They liked Jaheim Bell enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 149. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick167 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson at the 167th pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
They will replay Jarrian Jones at the 169th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick174 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Tykee Smith in No. 174 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick192 Rnd6 Emani Bailey
They paid a round early for Emani Bailey in pick No. 192, more than the board wanted. It fills a real need, too.
Pick201 Rnd6 Julian Pearl
A reach for Julian Pearl in pick 201; a little patience would have been rewarded. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
A slide stopped in Round 7, Pick 10, with Tyrice Knight worth more than the price. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.