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Draft Selections
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NO)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NO)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Gabriel Rubio Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Gabriel Rubio
DL Notre Dame
Kobe Baynes Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Kobe Baynes
OG Kansas
Roman Hemby Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Roman Hemby
RB Indiana
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (NO)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Miami
Draft Picks Received
Avieon Terrell Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Avieon Terrell
CB Clemson
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 61 RND: 2 (LAR)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Gabriel Rubio Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (LAR)
Gabriel Rubio
DL Notre Dame
Ethan O'Connor Head Shot
PICK: 229 RND: 7 (TB)
Ethan O'Connor
CB Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAR)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Saints fleeced the room on the phones and earned a B.

The Saints went off the board in a big way for Gabriel Rubio, 130 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. The Price pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Avieon Terrell
In Round 1, Pick 15 they get a lockdown presence outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
Olaivavega Ioane at the 42nd overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick61 Rnd2 Trey Moore
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Moore well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
By-the-book stuff, Malachi Fields at pick No. 73 squarely in line with his ranking. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick77 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Jadarian Price for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick132 Rnd4 Red Murdock
Red Murdock at pick 132 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick136 Rnd4 Sam Roush
A reach on Sam Roush in slot 136; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick148 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
They reached into another round for Gracen Halton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick167 Rnd5 Gabriel Rubio
Gabriel Rubio at Round 5, Pick 29 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Kobe Baynes
Kobe Baynes at pick 170 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the offensive lineman. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Roman Hemby
Roman Hemby at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick229 Rnd7 Ethan O'Connor
Ethan O'Connor at No. 229 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.