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WR
Players traded away
Alvin
Kamara
RB
Austin
Deculus
OT
Cedrick
Wilson Jr.
WR
Demario
Davis
LB
Derek
Carr
QB
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St. Brown
WR
Jamaal
Williams
RB
James
Robinson
RB
Juwan
Johnson
TE
Kevin
Austin Jr.
WR
Kyler
Baugh
DT
Mason
Tipton
WR
Nathan
Shepherd
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Saldiveri
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Ugo
Amadi
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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
F
ValueB+
NeedB
TradesF
FutureD-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Paul Jr.: F. If confidence were a draft strategy, the Saints would have aced it. Jimmy Horn Jr. at pick No. 254 is 43 spots clear of where he belonged. Little went right, and the F does not pretend otherwise.
On value alone, Paul Jr. makes the weekend a net positive. Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere.
The Mukuba pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at edge rusher, quarterback and other spots. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.
It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.
In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.
Pick Analysis
Pick10
Rnd1
Will Johnson
Will Johnson in the 10th pick is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick39
Rnd2
Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in the Round 2 slot is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick41
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
They took Tyler Warren at par in slot 41, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick46
Rnd2
Matthew Golden
A straight-up fair deal on Matthew Golden at the 46th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick65
Rnd3
Kaleb Johnson
Somehow Kaleb Johnson was still sitting there in slot 65, and they pounced on premier running back value. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71
Rnd3
Jihaad Campbell
Steal is underselling it; Jihaad Campbell at the 71st overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick82
Rnd3
Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland at pick No. 82 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick103
Rnd4
Andrew Mukuba
A want over a need in the Round 4 slot: Andrew Mukuba adds a safety while edge rusher, quarterback and other spots keeps waiting.
Pick129
Rnd4
Jake Majors
Jake Majors at pick 129 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick182
Rnd6
Chris Paul Jr.
Circle this one: Chris Paul Jr. at No. 182 is a fall that decides a draft. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick251
Rnd7
Shilo Sanders
Nothing to complain about; Shilo Sanders went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick254
Rnd7
Jimmy Horn Jr.
Value said wait; Jimmy Horn Jr. in Round 7, Pick 38 says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.