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Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Carson Schwesinger Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Carson Schwesinger
LB UCLA
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Jason Marshall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Jason Marshall Jr.
CB Florida
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints robbed the room for Marshall Jr.. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Jason Marshall Jr. slides to No. 248, you do not overthink it, and the Saints did not.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick No. 9 they get a cornerstone up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren at pick 40 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
No edge and no loss on Tate Ratledge in No. 71; it is a wash and a sensible one. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick93 Rnd3 Carson Schwesinger
Carson Schwesinger at the 93rd overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick112 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
You do not let a safety like Andrew Mukuba reach slot 112 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick131 Rnd4 Xavier Restrepo
They robbed the room for Xavier Restrepo here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick184 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough in the 184th pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The roster fit checks out.
Pick248 Rnd7 Jason Marshall Jr.
Jason Marshall Jr. at the Round 7 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson slid further than he should have, and slot 254 is lovely value for the interior defensive lineman. It patches a soft spot without any drama.