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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NO)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (NO)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (NO)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 67 RND: 3 (NO)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
J.C. Davis Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NO)
J.C. Davis
OT Illinois
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
DJ McKinney Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NO)
DJ McKinney
CB Colorado
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NO)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (NO)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NO)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 27 RND: 1 (DAL)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 54 RND: 2 (IND)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Jaden Greathouse Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (LAR)
Jaden Greathouse
WR Notre Dame
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (LAR)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE Ole Miss
Jamal Haynes Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (LAR)
Jamal Haynes
RB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Traded
Peter Woods Head Shot
PICK: 2 RND: 1 (DAL)
Peter Woods
DL-EDGE Clemson
Daylen Everette Head Shot
PICK: 36 RND: 2 (IND)
Daylen Everette
CB Georgia
Players Gained
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DeForest Buckner
DT
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George Pickens
WR
Players traded away
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Carl Granderson
DE
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Spencer Rattler
QB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Saints won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

The Trey Moore selection is the head-turner. The Saints reached 74 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. The Stowers value carries more weight than any single miss elsewhere. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick No. 16 they get a lead back with juice at a price that makes it sweeter. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick27 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
A quiet steal in the 27th overall pick: Arvell Reese for less than the market said. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick54 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
They took Elijah Sarratt at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick67 Rnd3 Jaeden Roberts
A conviction pick on Jaeden Roberts at No. 67 that the board grades a round light. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick93 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers is a better player than pick 93 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick128 Rnd4 J.C. Davis
The board had cheaper options than J.C. Davis at slot 128, and it noticed. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick138 Rnd4 Trey Moore
They reached into another round for Trey Moore, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick144 Rnd5 DJ McKinney
The board had DJ McKinney higher than No. 144, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick168 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar at the 168th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick169 Rnd5 Jaden Greathouse
Jaden Greathouse in pick No. 169 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick182 Rnd6 Lee Hunter
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Lee Hunter. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick196 Rnd6 Princewill Umanmielen
A big swing on Princewill Umanmielen at Round 6, Pick 17, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jamal Haynes
Jamal Haynes in the 208th pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.