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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NO)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NO)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Ja'Kobi Lane Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Ja'Kobi Lane
WR USC
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Sam Roush Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Sam Roush
TE Stanford
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Bryce Foster Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Bryce Foster
C Kansas
Colbie Young Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NO)
Colbie Young
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Gabe Jacas Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Gabe Jacas
LB-EDGE Illinois
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Colbie Young Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (MIN)
Colbie Young
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Players Gained
Head Shot
Perrion Winfrey
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesA FutureA-
Good, not great, for the Saints: B+.

Nobody had Eric Gentry this high, and it is not close. The Saints reached 121 spots to get him at No. 148. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Banks falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The future picks help the war chest more than the win-now roster.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick 18 they get a workhorse for the backfield, outstanding value to boot. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at No. 42 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick49 Rnd2 Gabe Jacas
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Gabe Jacas well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Ja'Kobi Lane
Fair-plus on Ja'Kobi Lane, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick112 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Bryce Lance in pick No. 112 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick132 Rnd4 Sam Roush
This one needs a full-page explanation: Sam Roush in the 132nd pick, miles early. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick136 Rnd4 Rayshaun Benny
Value said wait; Rayshaun Benny in No. 136 says they were not listening. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick148 Rnd5 Eric Gentry
Eric Gentry in pick No. 148 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick170 Rnd5 Bud Clark
A reach on Bud Clark in slot 170; the board had better options right there. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick188 Rnd6 Bryce Foster
Bryce Foster at the Round 6 slot is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick194 Rnd6 Colbie Young
Colbie Young at the 194th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.