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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jack Bech Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jack Bech
WR TCU
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Cobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Cobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Trevor Etienne Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Trevor Etienne
RB Georgia
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Saints: B-.

The Saints treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending slot 130 on David Walker a full 41 spots early. No fireworks, but a solid B-.

That Etienne pick is the receipt they will wave around later. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the quarterback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In the 9th overall pick they get a load in the middle. A real need, handled.
Pick40 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Circle this one: Nick Emmanwori at pick 40 is a fall that decides a draft. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jack Bech
Jack Bech in Round 3, Pick 7 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick93 Rnd3 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. at pick No. 93 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick111 Rnd4 Charles Grant
A tidy bit of business in the 111th pick, where Charles Grant graded well above the range. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick130 Rnd4 David Walker
A wild overpay on David Walker in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick186 Rnd6 Cobee Bryant
They took Cobee Bryant at par in the Round 6 slot, which is nothing to complain about. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 Trevor Etienne
Steal is underselling it; Trevor Etienne at Round 7, Pick 36 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. The roster fit checks out.