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Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NO)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NO)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Gennings Dunker Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Gennings Dunker
OG Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
DeWayne Carter
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesC+ FutureA
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Saints: B.

The Quinten Joyner selection is the head-turner. The Saints reached 56 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The Reese pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The hoard sets up next April more than it helps this September.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a green-dot type in the middle at a price that makes it sweeter. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Value with a capital V on Caleb Banks in No. 42, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick60 Rnd2 Gennings Dunker
Fair-plus on Gennings Dunker, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Good price on Ja'Kobi Lane in pick 73, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick132 Rnd4 Trey Moore
Trey Moore at the 132nd overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick136 Rnd4 Quinten Joyner
Quinten Joyner at slot 136 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
A wild overpay on Gracen Halton in No. 148, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They let DJ Campbell come to them and pounced at Round 5, Pick 32. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
A tidy little value on Thaddeus Dixon in the 188th pick, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.