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Draft Selections
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NO)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NO)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NO)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NO)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Brett Norfleet Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Brett Norfleet
TE Missouri
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (NO)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Kayden McDonald Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Kayden McDonald
DT Ohio State
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (KC)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (KC)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 215 RND: 6 (DAL)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (KC)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueC+ NeedB TradesB+ FutureA-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Saints: B.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Saints did exactly that with Eric Gentry in No. 215. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

That offensive lineman hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Kayden McDonald
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the defensive front. A real need, handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
By-the-book stuff, Caleb Banks at the 42nd overall pick squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick49 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at pick No. 49 is a conviction pick that outran the value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields at slot 73 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick74 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. in the 74th pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick109 Rnd4 Mike Washington Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Mike Washington Jr. in No. 109 is miles ahead of his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Trey Moore
Trey Moore in the 132nd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick136 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
They paid sticker price for Domani Jackson in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick148 Rnd5 Treydan Stukes
No edge and no loss on Treydan Stukes in the 148th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Red Murdock
They took Red Murdock at par in No. 170, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick188 Rnd6 Brett Norfleet
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Brett Norfleet well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick215 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
A wild overpay on Eric Gentry in slot 215, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.