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RUN ON APR 13, 2025

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Draft Selections
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NO)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NO)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NO)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NO)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NO)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (NO)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
Sam Brown Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Sam Brown Jr.
WR Miami
Tommy Mellott Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Tommy Mellott
QB Montana State
Draft Picks Received
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BUF)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (LAR)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 3 (LAR)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (WSH)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Jah Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jah Joyner
DL-EDGE Minnesota
DJ Giddens Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
DJ Giddens
RB Kansas State
Thomas Fidone II Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (WSH)
Thomas Fidone II
TE Nebraska
Caleb Ransaw Head Shot
PICK: 245 RND: 7 (WSH)
Caleb Ransaw
S Tulane
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (BUF)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Jamaree Caldwell Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Jamaree Caldwell
DL Oregon
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesD FutureA
The Saints checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Saints would have aced it. Tommy Mellott at the 254th overall pick is 132 spots clear of where he belonged.

That Ransaw pick is the receipt they will wave around later. The dealing tilted against them, just enough to notice.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off. Stockpiling next year's capital is patient, if unglamorous, asset work.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Landon Jackson
In pick No. 30 they get juice off the edge, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at pick 40 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick71 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
Omarr Norman-Lott at the Round 3 slot is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick90 Rnd3 Charles Grant
Charles Grant at the 90th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick93 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Chris Paul Jr. at Round 3, Pick 29 is the proof. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick101 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at slot 101 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the safety. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick128 Rnd4 Denzel Burke
A tidy bit of business in slot 128, where Denzel Burke graded well above the range. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. is a better player than the 131st overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick149 Rnd5 Jah Joyner
Jah Joyner at pick No. 149 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick171 Rnd5 DJ Giddens
By-the-book stuff, DJ Giddens at No. 171 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They paid sticker price for Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick205 Rnd6 Thomas Fidone II
Fair-plus on Thomas Fidone II, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick245 Rnd7 Caleb Ransaw
A top-tier safety at a bargain, Caleb Ransaw in pick 245, plain and simple. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick248 Rnd7 Sam Brown Jr.
They took Sam Brown Jr. at par in the 248th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick254 Rnd7 Tommy Mellott
They reached into another round for Tommy Mellott, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A need, and now a little less of one.