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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Chop Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Chop Robinson
DE-EDGE Penn State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Omar Speights Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NO)
Omar Speights
LB LSU
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Saints.

The Sam Hartman pick is the one that will follow the Saints into the fall. They took him 37 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

That wide receiver hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Proctor pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get an anchor for the offensive line at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Chop Robinson
A reasonable price with a little left over, Chop Robinson in pick No. 45. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dylan Laube
A straight-up fair deal on Dylan Laube at pick 136, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
Nothing to complain about; Jaylin Simpson went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Sam Hartman
Sam Hartman at the 170th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick176 Rnd6 Jaylen Harrell
A big swing on Jaylen Harrell at slot 176, well ahead of any board in the building. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick192 Rnd6 Josh Proctor
A quiet steal in pick 192: Josh Proctor for less than the market said. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick205 Rnd6 Omar Speights
Omar Speights in the 205th overall pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor need, but a need all the same.