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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NO)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (NO)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
Michael Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Michael Wiley
RB Arizona
Draft Picks Received
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (JAX)
James Williams
S Miami (FL)
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 133 RND: 4 (KC)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Jamari Thrash Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (JAX)
Jamari Thrash
WR Louisville
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (KC)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (JAX)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (KC)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Saints: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Saints took Michael Wiley a full 72 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Good, not great, and the B- says as much.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick No. 14 they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
Payton Wilson in pick 45 is fair value, right on his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick115 Rnd4 James Williams
By-the-book stuff, James Williams at Round 4, Pick 15 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick133 Rnd4 Khristian Boyd
Khristian Boyd at No. 133 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick192 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
A wild overpay on Javontae Jean-Baptiste in the 192nd pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick201 Rnd6 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the Round 6 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Michael Wiley
Michael Wiley in the 230th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It fills a real need, too.