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Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
PICK:
RND:
4
(LAR)
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PICK:
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7
(ARI)
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Draft Picks Traded
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RND:
3
(ARI)
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Players Gained
Trey
Benson
RB
Puka
Nacua
WR
Players traded away
Cesar
Ruiz
C
Kendre
Miller
RB
Kevin
Austin Jr.
WR
Nephi
Sewell
LB
Nick
Saldiveri
OT
Pete
Werner
LB
Spencer
Rattler
QB
Ugo
Amadi
S
Will
Clapp
C
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
D
ValueC
NeedB-
TradesF
FutureC+
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Saints to a D. Some picks age like wine; Jason Henderson at the 217th pick will need to, sitting 154 spots clear of his grade.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. It is not that Styles is a bad player; it is that the Saints had louder needs to answer first. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.
It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.
Pick Analysis
Pick13
Rnd1
Arvell Reese
In pick 13 they get a three-down second-level presence. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42
Rnd2
Sonny Styles
The eyebrow-raiser of the weekend. They went linebacker with Sonny Styles while clear needs at running back and tight end sat open.
Pick44
Rnd2
Olaivavega Ioane
They took Olaivavega Ioane at par in pick No. 44, which is nothing to complain about. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick61
Rnd2
Cayden Green
Cayden Green at the 61st pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73
Rnd3
Akheem Mesidor
They reached a country mile for Akheem Mesidor at the 73rd overall pick, and the board is aghast. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick93
Rnd3
Keylan Rutledge
A wild overpay on Keylan Rutledge in the Round 3 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick132
Rnd4
Jyaire Hill
The board had cheaper options than Jyaire Hill at No. 132, and it noticed. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick137
Rnd4
Trey Moore
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Moore well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148
Rnd5
Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss at slot 148 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170
Rnd5
Aaron Anderson
A reach on Aaron Anderson in Round 5, Pick 32; the board had better options right there. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick190
Rnd6
Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick194
Rnd6
Xavier Nwankpa
Xavier Nwankpa in pick 194 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick217
Rnd7
Jason Henderson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jason Henderson in the 217th pick, miles early. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.