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Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NO)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Chris Braswell Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Chris Braswell
LB-EDGE Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NO)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NO)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NO)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Chau Smith-Wade Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Chau Smith-Wade
CB Washington State
Jordan Travis Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Jordan Travis
QB Florida State
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (NO)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Nathan Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Nathan Thomas
OT Louisiana
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NO)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Draft Picks Received
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (BAL)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (LAR)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Christian Mahogany Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Christian Mahogany
OG Boston College
Calen Bullock Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (LAR)
Calen Bullock
S USC
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (BAL)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (SF)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (CIN)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (SF)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CIN)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (SF)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Players Gained
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Myles Murphy
DE
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John Simpson
OG
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Ben Skowronek
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Saints robbed the room for Flournoy. Final grade: B+.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Saints were there to profit. Ryan Flournoy, the No. 203 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 251. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They are betting Corum proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick30 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In pick No. 30 they get protection for the quarterback. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Chris Braswell
A reasonable price with a little left over, Chris Braswell in the Round 2 slot. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick52 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
A straight-up fair deal on Payton Wilson at slot 52, value and slot in agreement. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick65 Rnd3 Blake Corum
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Blake Corum. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Christian Mahogany
Christian Mahogany in the 93rd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick99 Rnd3 Calen Bullock
Calen Bullock is a better player than Round 3, Pick 36 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick130 Rnd4 Johnny Wilson
Johnny Wilson in the 130th pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick150 Rnd5 Chau Smith-Wade
Steal is underselling it; Chau Smith-Wade at pick 150 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jordan Travis
A market-rate quarterback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jordan Travis. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at No. 170 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick176 Rnd6 Layden Robinson
They paid sticker price for Layden Robinson in the Round 6 slot, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick190 Rnd6 Erick All
They jumped the gun on Erick All, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick199 Rnd6 Javontae Jean-Baptiste
They reached into another round for Javontae Jean-Baptiste, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick214 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
They will replay Ro Torrence at pick No. 214 for years; that is how good the value is. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick239 Rnd7 Nathan Thomas
They let Nathan Thomas come to them and pounced at slot 239. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick251 Rnd7 Ryan Flournoy
A wide receiver of that caliber at the 251st pick is the definition of value, full stop. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.