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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
C+
ValueC
NeedB-
TradesB-
FutureB-
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Saints: C+. The one they had to fix is still broken. The Saints left edge rusher untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.
The Walker reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They left with offensive lineman solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.
Nearly every premium pick went to that side of the ball.
So much rides on Jalon Walker that the real verdict is a season or two away.
Pick Analysis
Pick9
Rnd1
Jalon Walker
In slot 9 they get the heartbeat of the defense, reach and all.
Pick40
Rnd2
Aireontae Ersery
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Aireontae Ersery. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.


