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Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Cade Klubnik Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Cade Klubnik
QB Clemson
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Saints, and a B- to prove it.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Saints left cornerback untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul.

Landing Banks that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. The Klubnik reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The back end got a real overhaul.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick No. 8 they get a rangy last line of defense. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They read the board right and Caleb Banks was the payoff at pick 42. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Cade Klubnik
A conviction pick on Cade Klubnik at Round 3, Pick 9 that the board grades a round light. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick132 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
They paid sticker price for Skyler Gill-Howard in the Round 4 slot, and that is fine. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick136 Rnd4 Ted Hurst
They paid a round early for Ted Hurst in slot 136, more than the board wanted. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.