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Draft Selections
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NO)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NO)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NO)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NO)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (NO)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Evan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Evan Stewart
WR Oregon
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NO)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (NO)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Abdul Carter Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (GB)
Abdul Carter
DE-EDGE Penn State
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (ATL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (GB)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 91 RND: 3 (GB)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (GB)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (GB)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DEN)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueA NeedB TradesA- FutureB
Perkins Jr. should have been long gone. The Saints pounced, and earned a B+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Saints were there to profit. Harold Perkins Jr., the No. 129 name on the board, should have been long gone before the 253rd pick.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick27 Rnd1 Abdul Carter
In slot 27 they get juice off the edge, outstanding value to boot. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge at pick 42 is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
The board fumbled Nick Emmanwori all the way to Round 2, Pick 17, and they scooped it up. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick58 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
A tight end of that caliber at No. 58 is the definition of value, full stop. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick74 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Somehow Kaleb Johnson was still sitting there in the 74th pick, and they pounced on premier running back value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick87 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Deone Walker at the Round 3 slot. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick91 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
Good price on Deontae Lawson in pick No. 91, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick111 Rnd4 Evan Stewart
Evan Stewart at the 111th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
TreVeyon Henderson in No. 123 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick127 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They barely believed it either: Jake Majors still on the board at the Round 4 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at the 185th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick201 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at slot 201 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick253 Rnd7 Harold Perkins Jr.
Harold Perkins Jr. at pick 253 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.