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Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Mohamed Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Mohamed Kamara
DL-EDGE Colorado State
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Jase McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jase McClellan
RB Alabama
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The Saints went off the board in a big way for Sam Hartman, 83 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

The Kamara pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They punted on tight end, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 14th pick they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
No edge and no loss on Cooper Beebe in slot 45; it is a wash and a sensible one. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Mohamed Kamara
They let Mohamed Kamara come to them and pounced at No. 150. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
Kamal Hadden in pick No. 168 is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jase McClellan
They talked themselves into Jase McClellan at pick 170, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick175 Rnd5 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Value with a capital V on Jha'Quan Jackson in slot 190, a genuine coup. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
A slide stopped in Round 6, Pick 24, with Fabien Lovett worth more than the price. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
Nathan Thomas at pick 239 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.