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Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Jayden Maiava Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (NO)
Jayden Maiava
QB USC
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NO)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Jalon Kilgore Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Jalon Kilgore
S South Carolina
Eugene Wilson III Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NO)
Eugene Wilson III
WR Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NO)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NO)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
Rayshaun Benny Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Rayshaun Benny
DL Michigan
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Saints, and a B- to prove it.

For all the names on the card, the loudest question went unanswered. The Saints walked out of the weekend still thin at cornerback, a hole that has a way of deciding seasons.

The Jackson Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They will need Benny to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 David Bailey
A conviction pick on David Bailey at Round 1, Pick 8 that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick41 Rnd2 Jayden Maiava
No drama and no debate, Jayden Maiava went about where he belonged in pick No. 41. The roster fit checks out.
Pick72 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. is a better player than slot 72 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jalon Kilgore
Jalon Kilgore at No. 132 is money in the bank, a safety taken below his worth. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick138 Rnd4 Eugene Wilson III
Good price on Eugene Wilson III in the 138th pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick147 Rnd5 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price slipping to pick 147 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick171 Rnd5 Kage Casey
Kage Casey at the 171st overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick190 Rnd6 Rayshaun Benny
They paid up for Rayshaun Benny at the Round 6 slot when waiting would have done the job. It fills a real need, too.