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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Gabe Hall Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NO)
Gabe Hall
DL Baylor
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Saints: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Saints took Malachi Corley a full 33 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. On value alone, Milton III makes the weekend a net positive.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a problem off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
They reached into another round for Malachi Corley, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick136 Rnd4 Javon Foster
They read the board right and Javon Foster was the payoff at pick No. 136. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
They jumped the gun on Layden Robinson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaylan Ford. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick176 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III is a better player than pick 176 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It fills a real need, too.
Pick192 Rnd6 Christian Jones
Christian Jones at No. 192 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick200 Rnd6 Gabe Hall
By-the-book stuff, Gabe Hall at slot 200 squarely in line with his ranking. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.