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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NO)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NO)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (NO)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NO)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NO)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NO)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (NO)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NO)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NO)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (PHI)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Graham Barton Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (DET)
Graham Barton
OT Duke
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 35 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (WSH)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Malachi Corley Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (IND)
Malachi Corley
WR Western Kentucky
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Gabriel Murphy Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DET)
Gabriel Murphy
DL-EDGE UCLA
Audric Estime Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (PHI)
Audric Estime
RB Notre Dame
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 101 RND: 4 (WSH)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Ben Sinnott Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NE)
Ben Sinnott
TE Kansas State
Will Shipley Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (MIN)
Will Shipley
RB Clemson
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (MIN)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Terrion Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CAR)
Terrion Arnold
CB Alabama
Ricky Pearsall Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (CIN)
Ricky Pearsall
WR Florida
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (PIT)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Zion Tupuola-Fetui Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (DET)
Zion Tupuola-Fetui
DE-EDGE Washington
Drake Nugent Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (DET)
Drake Nugent
C Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Jonathan Jones
CB
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Hunter Renfrow
WR
Players traded away
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Isaiah Foskey
DE
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Jamaal Williams
RB
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Jameis Winston
QB
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Landon Young
OT
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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 Washington fall and pounced. Final grade: D-.

The phones were a trap the Saints kept walking into, shipping out surplus on nearly every deal.

If Sinnott pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Washington at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In slot 22 they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick29 Rnd1 Graham Barton
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick35 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chris Braswell. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Braden Fiske
They paid up for Braden Fiske at the Round 2 slot when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick46 Rnd2 Malachi Corley
They paid a round early for Malachi Corley in No. 46, more than the board wanted. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in the 73rd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick92 Rnd3 Gabriel Murphy
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Gabriel Murphy at the 92nd pick is the proof. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick97 Rnd3 Audric Estime
A straight-up fair deal on Audric Estime at the Round 3 slot, value and slot in agreement. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick101 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James at Round 4, Pick 1 is money in the bank, a cornerback taken below his worth. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ben Sinnott
A real head-scratcher, Ben Sinnott in No. 104 is miles ahead of his ranking. The roster fit checks out.
Pick109 Rnd4 Will Shipley
They did well to land Will Shipley in the 109th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick149 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
Nothing to complain about; Tykee Smith went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick167 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
A tidy bit of business in pick 167, where Malik Mustapha graded well above the range. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick190 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Layden Robinson in slot 190. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick201 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Isaiah Williams at the Round 6 slot is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick230 Rnd7 Tahj Washington
Steal is underselling it; Tahj Washington at pick 230 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.