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Players Gained
Isaiah
Simmons
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Players traded away
Andrus
Peat
OG
Cameron
Jordan
EDGE
Demario
Davis
LB
Derek
Carr
QB
Eno
Benjamin
RB
Foster
Moreau
TE
J.P.
Holtz
TE
Jamaal
Williams
RB
James
Hurst
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Jimmy
Graham
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Keith
Kirkwood
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Khalen
Saunders
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Merritt
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Lawrence
Woods III
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Jenkins
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Maye
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Evans II
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Lattimore
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Garcia
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Thomas
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Peterman
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Shepherd
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Connelly
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Ramczyk
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Penning
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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
F
ValueC
NeedB
TradesF
FutureD
The board had answers; the Saints had Harrell. Grade: F. When the story of this class is written, it opens with Tyler Harrell at pick 234, a reach of 126 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. About as rough as the board gets, and a F to prove it.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. Spending an early pick on linebacker with running back open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through running back.
Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Worthy.
There is no soft landing here; this class has to massively overperform just to matter.
Pick Analysis
Pick6
Rnd1
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick 6 they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick15
Rnd1
Amarius Mims
In slot 15 they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick33
Rnd2
T'Vondre Sweat
They jumped the gun on T'Vondre Sweat, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick36
Rnd2
Payton Wilson
Value said wait; Payton Wilson in pick No. 36 says they were not listening. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick45
Rnd2
Edgerrin Cooper
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Edgerrin Cooper adds a linebacker and leaves running back untouched.
Pick69
Rnd3
Xavier Worthy
They let Xavier Worthy come to them and pounced at the 69th pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick70
Rnd3
Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the Round 3 slot is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick101
Rnd4
Michael Pratt
They reached into another round for Michael Pratt, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick150
Rnd5
Jarrian Jones
Value with a capital V on Jarrian Jones in the 150th pick, a genuine coup. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168
Rnd5
Joe Milton III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Joe Milton III well ahead of where he belonged. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick170
Rnd5
Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman at pick 170 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. The roster fit checks out.
Pick175
Rnd5
Matthew Jones
A wild overpay on Matthew Jones in pick No. 175, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick190
Rnd6
Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens at No. 190 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick199
Rnd6
Carlton Johnson
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Carlton Johnson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick234
Rnd7
Tyler Harrell
They left a pile of value on the table to take Tyler Harrell this early at pick 234. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick239
Rnd7
Zion Logue
Zion Logue at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick240
Rnd7
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
They talked themselves into Eyabi Okie-Anoma at No. 240, and the board did not agree. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.