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  • Runningbear DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (NO)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NO)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (NO)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NO)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NO)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Andru Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Andru Phillips
CB Kentucky
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 25 RND: 1 (GB)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 64 RND: 2 (KC)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (LAC)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (GB)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
KT Leveston Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (LV)
KT Leveston
OT Kansas State
Myles Cole Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (LAC)
Myles Cole
DE-EDGE Texas Tech
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (LV)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
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George Karlaftis
EDGE
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Hunter Renfrow
WR
Players traded away
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Jameis Winston
QB
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Lynn Bowden
WR
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Marshon Lattimore
CB
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Michael Thomas
WR
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Payton Turner
EDGE
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Trevor Penning
OT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Saints let Phillips fall into their laps, and walked away with a D.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Saints did exactly that with Logan Lee in Round 6, Pick 26. Too much went sideways, and the D is the honest tally.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Phillips.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick25 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 25th overall pick they get a blindside protector, outstanding value to boot. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at Round 1, Pick 29 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick45 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
They paid sticker price for Malachi Corley in pick No. 45, and that is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick64 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
A conviction pick on Cooper Beebe at pick 64 that the board grades a round light. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick92 Rnd3 Audric Estime
Audric Estime in the Round 3 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick106 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
Ben Sinnott at No. 106 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It fills a real need, too.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Steal is underselling it; Cedric Gray at Round 5, Pick 13 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick167 Rnd5 Andru Phillips
They will replay Andru Phillips at pick No. 167 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick169 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
No drama and no debate, Walter Rouse went about where he belonged in pick 169. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick201 Rnd6 Logan Lee
They reached into another round for Logan Lee, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.