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  • DV65 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Jack Sawyer
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Andrew Armstrong Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Andrew Armstrong
WR Arkansas
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Saints, and a B to prove it.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Saints spent pick 248 on Thor Griffith, a name most had 66 spots down the list. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Sawyer. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In pick 9 they get a lead back with juice at fair value. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
They let Jack Sawyer come to them and pounced at pick No. 40. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick71 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
No edge and no loss on Mason Taylor in No. 71; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick93 Rnd3 Miles Frazier
This one needs a full-page explanation: Miles Frazier in Round 3, Pick 29, miles early. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick112 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
By-the-book stuff, Kyle McCord at the Round 4 slot squarely in line with his ranking. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick131 Rnd4 Nick Nash
A big swing on Nick Nash at the 131st overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick184 Rnd6 Quincy Riley
Quincy Riley in slot 184 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick248 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
A wild overpay on Thor Griffith in the Round 7 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick254 Rnd7 Andrew Armstrong
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Andrew Armstrong well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.