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    Saints
Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Tyler Cooper Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Tyler Cooper
OG Minnesota
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Ahmed Hassanein Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Ahmed Hassanein
DL-EDGE Boise State
Maxen Hook Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Maxen Hook
S Toledo
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Saints clearly saw something nobody else did in Tyler Cooper, taking him 57 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

Bech falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. For all the activity, cornerback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 9th pick they get a load in the middle at fair value.
Pick40 Rnd2 Quinshon Judkins
This one needs a full-page explanation: Quinshon Judkins in slot 40, miles early. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick71 Rnd3 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A clean, defensible pick in No. 71 with a little surplus value in Donovan Ezeiruaku. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Somehow Jack Bech was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111 Rnd4 Tyler Cooper
Value said wait; Tyler Cooper in pick No. 111 says they were not listening. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 David Walker
David Walker at Round 4, Pick 29 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick186 Rnd6 Ahmed Hassanein
Ahmed Hassanein at the 186th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick254 Rnd7 Maxen Hook
No edge and no loss on Maxen Hook in the Round 7 slot; it is a wash and a sensible one. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.