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Draft Selections
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Nic Scourton
DE-EDGE Texas A&M
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Elic Ayomanor Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Elic Ayomanor
WR Stanford
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Jackson Slater Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Jackson Slater
OG Sacramento State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Corey Kiner Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Corey Kiner
RB Cincinnati
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Saints and Winston Jr.: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Saints were there to profit. Kevin Winston Jr., the No. 98 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick 131.

The Slater reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Nic Scourton
In pick 9 they get a double-digit-sack hope, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
They read the board right and Derrick Harmon was the payoff at the 40th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71 Rnd3 Elic Ayomanor
Elic Ayomanor at slot 71 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick93 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
A quiet steal in the Round 3 slot: Ozzy Trapilo for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jackson Slater
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jackson Slater this early at No. 112. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at Round 4, Pick 29 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick184 Rnd6 Corey Kiner
Corey Kiner in pick No. 184 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.