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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NO)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NO)
Jack Sawyer
DE Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NO)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NO)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NO)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Julian Fleming Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Julian Fleming
WR Penn State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Simon should have been long gone. The Saints pounced, and earned a B.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Cody Simon, the No. 132 name on the board, stolen at pick No. 187. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Every board in the league had Fleming lower, and that gap is the story. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Mason Graham
A tidy little value on Mason Graham in slot 11, a step better than break-even. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
Jack Sawyer is a better player than pick No. 43 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick75 Rnd3 Darien Porter
Darien Porter in Round 3, Pick 11 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick87 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Donovan Jackson. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick112 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They barely believed it either: Malachi Moore still on the board at pick 112. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick123 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
They reached into another round for Jayden Higgins, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick187 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Circle this one: Cody Simon at No. 187 is a fall that decides a draft. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick253 Rnd7 Julian Fleming
Julian Fleming at the 253rd overall pick is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.