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  • Datman63 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NO)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NO)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Maxen Hook Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Maxen Hook
S Toledo
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CHI)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (KC)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Draft Picks Traded
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (CHI)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Players traded away
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A.T. Perry
WR
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Jamaal Williams
RB
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Kendre Miller
RB
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Michael Thomas
WR
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Ryan Ramczyk
OT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall C-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
A costly weekend of dealing drags the Saints to a C-.

The Nohl Williams pick is the one that will follow the Saints into the fall. They took him 128 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. However the rest shakes out, Taylor at that price is a win they earned.

A whole weekend of picks and wide receiver is somehow still a want.

If Ashton Jeanty and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
Nothing to complain about; Ashton Jeanty went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick39 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at pick No. 39 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick40 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Donovan Ezeiruaku well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick80 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker is a better player than slot 80 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick81 Rnd3 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
They left a pile of value on the table to take Antwaun Powell-Ryland this early at the 81st overall pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick93 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at the Round 3 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick111 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
They barely believed it either: Mason Taylor still on the board at No. 111. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick114 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
They let Cam Skattebo come to them and pounced at the Round 4 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick115 Rnd4 Cody Simon
A wild overpay on Cody Simon in Round 4, Pick 14, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick130 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson at the 130th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick132 Rnd4 Nohl Williams
Nohl Williams at pick 132 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick186 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at slot 186 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick254 Rnd7 Maxen Hook
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Maxen Hook at the 254th overall pick is the proof. Stacking talent where they were already deep.