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Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Jalyx Hunt Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Jalyx Hunt
DE-EDGE Houston Christian
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Torrence should have been long gone. The Saints pounced, and earned a B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Saints were there to profit. Ro Torrence, the No. 179 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 239. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

Reaching for All left real value on the table behind him. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line, and a steal at that. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Nothing to complain about; Xavier Legette went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick150 Rnd5 Matt Goncalves
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Matt Goncalves in pick No. 150, plain and simple. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168 Rnd5 James Williams
You do not let a linebacker like James Williams reach Round 5, Pick 32 and blink. They did not. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Jaylin Simpson in pick 170 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick175 Rnd5 Erick All
A wild overpay on Erick All in slot 175, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jalyx Hunt
The board fumbled Jalyx Hunt all the way to the 190th overall pick, and they scooped it up. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick199 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
Circle this one: Trevor Keegan at the 199th pick is a fall that decides a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence at No. 239 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.