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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Theo Wease Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Theo Wease Jr.
WR Missouri
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Zion Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NO)
Zion Nelson
OT Miami (FL)
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Saints a B-.

Nobody had Frank Gore Jr. this high, and it is not close. The Saints reached 29 spots to get him at the Round 4 slot. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

For all the activity, tight end went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In pick No. 14 they get a blindside protector. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jeremiah Trotter Jr. in No. 45, miles early. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick136 Rnd4 Frank Gore Jr.
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Frank Gore Jr.. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick152 Rnd5 Theo Wease Jr.
Theo Wease Jr. at Round 5, Pick 16 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
A tidy little value on Chau Smith-Wade in slot 170, a step better than break-even. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick176 Rnd6 Sam Hartman
By-the-book stuff, Sam Hartman at the Round 6 slot squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick192 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Xavier Thomas well ahead of where he belonged. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick205 Rnd6 Zion Nelson
No edge and no loss on Zion Nelson in Round 6, Pick 30; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.