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WILD RIDE TO THE PLAYOFFS

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
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (NO)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NO)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NO)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Saints clearly saw something nobody else did in Princewill Umanmielen, taking him 47 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

They will regret leaving quarterback for another day if the season turns on it. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Banks.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick 8 they get a bell-cow for the offense. A real need, handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks slipping to the 42nd pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They took Keionte Scott at par in slot 73, which is nothing to complain about. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jacob Rodriguez
They reached a country mile for Jacob Rodriguez at the Round 4 slot, and the board is aghast. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick137 Rnd4 Rayshaun Benny
They left a pile of value on the table to take Rayshaun Benny this early at the 137th overall pick. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Eric McAlister
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Eric McAlister. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick171 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on DJ Campbell. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick189 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
They talked themselves into Princewill Umanmielen at pick No. 189, and the board did not agree. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.