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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NO)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NO)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (DAL)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mazi Smith
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueA- NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Saints a B+.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Emery Jones Jr., 68 picks early at No. 111.

The Walker pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The dealing alone would carry a lesser class.

The Winston Jr. pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, cornerback and other spots. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In pick No. 14 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Tate Ratledge
Tate Ratledge in slot 42 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick45 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at pick 45 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick74 Rnd3 Jalon Walker
Taking Jalon Walker in No. 74 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick87 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Kaleb Johnson at Round 3, Pick 23 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick111 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. at the 111th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick123 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
The needs board was loud and they turned it down, spending slot 123 on Kevin Winston Jr. with edge rusher, cornerback and other spots unsolved.