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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Saints torched the value chart for Mitchell Melton, taking him 116 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B-.

The Rutledge pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In pick No. 8 they get a long-term starter on the line, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Dani Dennis-Sutton. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at slot 73 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick132 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
No edge and no loss on DeMonte Capehart in Round 4, Pick 32; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick136 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at the 136th pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
Jaydn Ott at the Round 5 slot is a conviction pick that outran the value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Hykeem Williams
Hykeem Williams at Round 5, Pick 32 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Mitchell Melton
Value said wait; Mitchell Melton in the Round 6 slot says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.