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Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NO)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NO)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (NO)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (NO)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Curtis Jacobs Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Curtis Jacobs
LB Penn State
Frank Crum Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NO)
Frank Crum
OT Wyoming
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 118 RND: 4 (SEA)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Frank Crum Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (SEA)
Frank Crum
OT Wyoming
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (SEA)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Kader Kohou
CB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Saints a B+.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Saints started one anyway for Frank Crum, 60 picks ahead of schedule.

The Dixon steal is the beam this whole class leans on. Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick No. 21 they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
Chris Braswell at the 45th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick55 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A tidy bit of business in Round 2, Pick 23, where Keon Coleman graded well above the range. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick118 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
By-the-book stuff, Theo Johnson at pick 118 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick150 Rnd5 Roger Rosengarten
A slide stopped in slot 150, with Roger Rosengarten worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick158 Rnd5 Jalyx Hunt
Jalyx Hunt at No. 158 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Sione Vaki at Round 5, Pick 32 is the proof. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick170 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith in No. 170 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick175 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson in the 175th pick is fair value, right on his grade. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence at pick No. 190 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick199 Rnd6 Curtis Jacobs
They took Curtis Jacobs at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick235 Rnd7 Frank Crum
Frank Crum at slot 235 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick239 Rnd7 Johnny Dixon
Circle this one: Johnny Dixon at the 239th overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.