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Draft Selections
Laiatu Latu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Laiatu Latu
DL-EDGE UCLA
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NO)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NO)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Elijah Jones Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Elijah Jones
CB Boston College
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (JAX)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Draft Picks Traded
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (JAX)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (JAX)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Players traded away
Head Shot
Marshon Lattimore
CB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D
ValueB NeedA- TradesF FutureB-
The Saints won the night they stopped Jones from sliding. Grade: D.

Every swap seemed to tilt away from the Saints, and the value they bled adds up to real damage.

If Johnson pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

The Jones steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, quarterback very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Laiatu Latu
In Round 1, Pick 14 they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick29 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the 29th pick they get a long-term starter on the line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
Malachi Corley in pick No. 45 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick117 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
Theo Johnson at the 117th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
A market-rate safety, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Tykee Smith. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick169 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
A reach for Ty'Ron Hopper in slot 169; a little patience would have been rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick192 Rnd6 Johnny Dixon
Value with a capital V on Johnny Dixon in pick 192, a genuine coup. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick201 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Somehow Jha'Quan Jackson was still sitting there in No. 201, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick230 Rnd7 Elijah Jones
You do not let a cornerback like Elijah Jones reach Round 7, Pick 10 and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.