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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NO)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NO)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NO)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (DET)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (CHI)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Draft Picks Traded
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (CHI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Justin Rogers Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (CHI)
Justin Rogers
DL Auburn
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CHI)
Anthony Belton
OL North Carolina State
Austin Stogner Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (DET)
Austin Stogner
TE Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
Justin Fields
QB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Saints a B+.

The Saints ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

The Robinson pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick46 Rnd2 Troy Fautanu
Troy Fautanu in the Round 2 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick59 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. at the 59th overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick105 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
They took Tommy Eichenberg at par in No. 105, which is nothing to complain about. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick150 Rnd5 Braden Fiske
A wild overpay on Braden Fiske in slot 150, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Darius Robinson
They left a pile of value on the table to take Darius Robinson this early at pick No. 170. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick176 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
Layden Robinson at the 176th pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.