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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Hykeem Williams Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Hykeem Williams
WR Colorado
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Saints: B-.

The Saints went off the board in a big way for Mitchell Melton, 116 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

The Rutledge steal is the beam this whole class leans on. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the 8th overall pick they get protection for the quarterback, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Dani Dennis-Sutton
No drama and no debate, Dani Dennis-Sutton went about where he belonged in the Round 2 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at slot 73 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It fills a real need, too.
Pick132 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
By-the-book stuff, DeMonte Capehart at the 132nd pick squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge in Round 4, Pick 36 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Jaydn Ott
They paid a round early for Jaydn Ott in No. 148, more than the board wanted. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170 Rnd5 Hykeem Williams
Hykeem Williams at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 Mitchell Melton
They reached into another round for Mitchell Melton, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.