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Draft Selections
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
LB Notre Dame
Will Heldt Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Will Heldt
DE Clemson
A.J. Holmes Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
A.J. Holmes Jr.
DL Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Saints: B-.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Saints left cornerback untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a three-down second-level presence. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Will Heldt
Will Heldt in pick 42 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick73 Rnd3 A.J. Holmes Jr.
A.J. Holmes Jr. in the 73rd pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.