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Players Gained
Rashee
Rice
WR
Malik
Willis
QB
Players traded away
Alvin
Kamara
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Cameron
Jordan
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Dante
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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
D
ValueC+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureB
The Saints got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D. They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Jack Kelly, 72 picks early at the 189th pick. The math is unkind, and the D follows.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. However the rest shakes out, Hall at that price is a win they earned.
The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.
Pick Analysis
Pick13
Rnd1
Jordyn Tyson
In pick 13 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick31
Rnd1
Dontay Corleone
In slot 31 they get a disruptive interior force at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42
Rnd2
Akheem Mesidor
They paid up for Akheem Mesidor at No. 42 when waiting would have done the job. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick93
Rnd3
Nicholas Singleton
A straight-up fair deal on Nicholas Singleton at pick No. 93, value and slot in agreement. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick120
Rnd4
Kyle Louis
Kyle Louis in the Round 4 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick125
Rnd4
Drew Allar
Drew Allar in the 125th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132
Rnd4
Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg is a better player than Round 4, Pick 32 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick139
Rnd5
Nyjalik Kelly
They talked themselves into Nyjalik Kelly at pick No. 139, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148
Rnd5
Jalen Stroman
They took Jalen Stroman at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick170
Rnd5
Chase Roberts
A slide stopped in slot 170, with Chase Roberts worth more than the price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick189
Rnd6
Jack Kelly
Value said wait; Jack Kelly in the 189th pick says they were not listening. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick193
Rnd6
Logan Fano
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Logan Fano well ahead of where he belonged. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick196
Rnd6
Isaiah Jatta
This one needs a full-page explanation: Isaiah Jatta in No. 196, miles early. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick247
Rnd7
TJ Hall
Taking TJ Hall in pick 247 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick257
Rnd7
Vinny Anthony II
Vinny Anthony II in the Round 7 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.