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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NO)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NO)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Draft Picks Received
Cade Stover Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (CIN)
Cade Stover
TE Ohio State
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (CIN)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Juwan Johnson
TE
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC- FutureC
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Baker: B-.

When a board-topper like Javon Baker slides to pick No. 115, you do not overthink it, and the Saints did not. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want. The trades cost them a sliver of value they did not need to spend.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 14 they get a long-term starter on the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
Kris Jenkins in the 45th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick80 Rnd3 Cade Stover
Cade Stover at the Round 3 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It fills a real need, too.
Pick115 Rnd4 Javon Baker
Javon Baker at pick 115 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Christian Jones
Nice patience on Christian Jones, who had no business lasting to slot 150. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
The board fumbled Kitan Oladapo all the way to Round 5, Pick 32, and they scooped it up. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick170 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
You do not let a linebacker like Tommy Eichenberg reach No. 170 and blink. They did not. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick175 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson is a better player than the 175th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick190 Rnd6 Sione Vaki
A tidy bit of business in Round 6, Pick 15, where Sione Vaki graded well above the range. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick199 Rnd6 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas in the 199th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick239 Rnd7 Bub Means
A slide stopped in No. 239, with Bub Means worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.