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Keldric Faulk Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Keldric Faulk
DE-EDGE Auburn
Keith Abney II Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Keith Abney II
CB Arizona State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Saints, and a B to prove it.

The Zachariah Branch selection is the head-turner. The Saints reached 35 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. No fireworks, but a solid B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Claiborne. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but offensive lineman.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Keldric Faulk
In No. 8 they get a bendy edge with upside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Keith Abney II
No drama and no debate, Keith Abney II went about where he belonged in pick No. 42. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch in the 73rd overall pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick132 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
They took Malachi Lawrence at par in the Round 4 slot, which is nothing to complain about. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick136 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
Skyler Gill-Howard at the 136th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
They barely believed it either: Demond Claiborne still on the board at slot 148. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Lander Barton
A straight-up fair deal on Lander Barton at pick 170, value and slot in agreement. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.