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Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NO)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Christen Miller Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Christen Miller
DL Georgia
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (NO)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NO)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Eric McAlister Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Eric McAlister
WR TCU
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (NO)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 82 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Jonah Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
Jonah Coleman
RB Washington
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 227 RND: 7 (MIA)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesC FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Saints a B-.

The Saints spent real capital to be 80 picks early on Eric Gentry, and the board is going to hold them to it.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up. Landing Coleman that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In Round 1, Pick 18 they get a downhill thumper at linebacker, outstanding value to boot.
Pick42 Rnd2 Christen Miller
A tidy little value on Christen Miller in No. 42, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick73 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter in slot 73 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. The roster fit checks out.
Pick82 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
They will replay Keionte Scott at the 82nd overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick87 Rnd3 Jonah Coleman
The board fumbled Jonah Coleman all the way to pick No. 87, and they scooped it up. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
No drama and no debate, Ar'maj Reed-Adams went about where he belonged in pick 132. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
They paid a round early for Ted Hurst in the 136th overall pick, more than the board wanted. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They liked DJ Campbell enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 148. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Eric McAlister
A straight-up fair deal on Eric McAlister at Round 5, Pick 32, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick188 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in the Round 6 slot is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick227 Rnd7 Mitchell Melton
Mitchell Melton at pick 227 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.