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RUN ON APR 20, 2025

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  • ScottPawlus DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Jaylin Lane Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Jaylin Lane
WR Virginia Tech
Devin Neal Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Devin Neal
RB Kansas
Jaylen Reed Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaylen Reed
S Penn State
Jamon Dumas-Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Jamon Dumas-Johnson
LB Kentucky
Brandon Adams Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Brandon Adams
CB UCF
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Neal: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Devin Neal, pick No. 131, roughly 34 picks past where he belonged.

They are betting Walker proves the room right and everyone else wrong. A whole weekend of picks and quarterback is somehow still a want.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Kelvin Banks Jr.
A straight-up fair deal on Kelvin Banks Jr. at the 9th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
They read the board right and Derrick Harmon was the payoff at pick No. 40. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
They paid sticker price for Tate Ratledge in the 71st pick, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick93 Rnd3 David Walker
They paid a round early for David Walker in Round 3, Pick 29, more than the board wanted. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jaylin Lane
Jaylin Lane at pick 112 is a conviction pick that outran the value. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Devin Neal
Somehow Devin Neal was still sitting there in the Round 4 slot, and they pounced on premier running back value. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jaylen Reed
Jaylen Reed in No. 184 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jamon Dumas-Johnson
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jamon Dumas-Johnson. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick254 Rnd7 Brandon Adams
Brandon Adams in the 254th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.