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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (NO)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NO)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NO)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Saints.

Boards are made to be trusted, and the Saints shredded theirs for Princewill Umanmielen. He came off 47 spots early, and the room will hear about it.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If one pick saves this weekend, it is Banks.

Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 4 of 8 of the wish list covered. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the 8th overall pick they get a centerpiece for the ground game. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at slot 42 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
By-the-book stuff, Malachi Fields at the Round 3 slot squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jacob Rodriguez in the 132nd pick, miles early. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick137 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
Jakobe Thomas at No. 137 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick149 Rnd5 Rayshaun Benny
They reached into another round for Rayshaun Benny, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 Eric McAlister
A straight-up fair deal on Eric McAlister at the 171st overall pick, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick189 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
Value said wait; Princewill Umanmielen in No. 189 says they were not listening. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.