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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NO)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NO)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NO)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Dwight McGlothern Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Dwight McGlothern
CB Arkansas
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Draft Picks Received
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (ATL)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CHI)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Draft Picks Traded
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (CHI)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Players traded away
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Marshon Lattimore
CB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureC-
The Saints let Coleman fall and pounced. Final grade: D-.

You can lose a draft before you make a pick. The Saints did it at the trade table, overpaying to chase players the board did not price nearly as high. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D-.

For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. However the rest shakes out, Coleman at that price is a win they earned.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

Bottom line, they will need several of these picks to beat their grades just to break even, and quarterback is still a hole.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In the Round 1 slot they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick29 Rnd1 Tyler Guyton
A straight-up fair deal on Tyler Guyton at No. 29, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick45 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They took Payton Wilson at par in pick No. 45, which is nothing to complain about. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick73 Rnd3 Keon Coleman
Steal is underselling it; Keon Coleman at slot 73 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick74 Rnd3 Patrick Paul
A reasonable price with a little left over, Patrick Paul in the 74th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick75 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Calen Bullock. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick149 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
They barely believed it either: Johnny Wilson still on the board at pick 149. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick167 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A slide stopped in slot 167, with Malik Mustapha worth more than the price. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick169 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden at Round 5, Pick 33 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick192 Rnd6 Dwight McGlothern
Dwight McGlothern is a better player than the 192nd overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick201 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
Nice patience on Tahj Washington, who had no business lasting to the Round 6 slot. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick230 Rnd7 Frank Gore Jr.
A tidy little value on Frank Gore Jr. in No. 230, a step better than break-even. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.