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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NO)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NO)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (NO)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Draft Picks Received
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DEN)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Mike Washington Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (DEN)
Mike Washington Jr.
RB Arkansas
Kyle Louis Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (DEN)
Kyle Louis
LB Pittsburgh
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 255 RND: 7 (DEN)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DEN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DEN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesC+ FutureB
More right than wrong for the Saints, and a B- to prove it.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Saints took Trey Moore at slot 132, roughly 51 spots before his name belonged.

The Banks pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 8 they get a ballhawk on the back end. Need was not the driver here.
Pick62 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
A quiet steal in No. 62: Caleb Banks for less than the market said. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick73 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields in the 73rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick94 Rnd3 Mike Washington Jr.
Mike Washington Jr. in pick No. 94 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kyle Louis
A reach on Kyle Louis in the 130th pick; the board had better options right there. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick132 Rnd4 Trey Moore
This one needs a full-page explanation: Trey Moore in the Round 4 slot, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick136 Rnd4 Sam Roush
They paid a round early for Sam Roush in pick 136, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at No. 148 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
No drama and no debate, Gracen Halton went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick188 Rnd6 Quinten Joyner
A market-rate running back, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Quinten Joyner. It fills a real need, too.
Pick255 Rnd7 Eric Gentry
They jumped the gun on Eric Gentry, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.