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  • bshea DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Tyler Baron Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Tyler Baron
DE-EDGE Miami
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Kyle Williams Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Kyle Williams
WR Washington State
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Tyler Baron; the Saints did not wait, grabbing him 38 spots ahead at slot 111. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Majors. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 6 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a workhorse for the backfield at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
You do not let an interior defensive lineman like Kenneth Grant reach pick No. 40 and blink. They did not. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild at pick 71 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo at the 93rd overall pick is money in the bank, a offensive lineman taken below his worth. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Tyler Baron
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Tyler Baron. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jake Majors
They robbed the room for Jake Majors here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick186 Rnd6 Kyle Williams
The board had cheaper options than Kyle Williams at Round 6, Pick 8, and it noticed. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick254 Rnd7 Moliki Matavao
No drama and no debate, Moliki Matavao went about where he belonged in the Round 7 slot. It patches a soft spot without any drama.