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Draft Selections
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (NO)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NO)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NO)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NO)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (NO)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Kamal Hadden Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Kamal Hadden
CB Tennessee
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Noah Cain Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NO)
Noah Cain
RB LSU
Draft Picks Received
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (DAL)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Mike Sainristil Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DAL)
Mike Sainristil
CB Michigan
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (LAC)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (LAC)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Noah Cain Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Noah Cain
RB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jonathon Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DAL)
Jonathon Brooks
RB Texas
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NYJ)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (CHI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Mekhi Becton
OT
Head Shot
Malik Davis
RB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueC NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureC
The Saints turned the phones into found money: B.

The Saints bet big and early on Noah Cain, 119 picks ahead of the board. Bold does not always mean right. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher.

The Sainristil pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They left with cornerback solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Brian Thomas Jr.
They liked Brian Thomas Jr. enough to skip the value, taking him in the 14th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick56 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
No drama and no debate, Kingsley Suamataia went about where he belonged in No. 56. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick87 Rnd3 Mike Sainristil
They let Mike Sainristil come to them and pounced at the Round 3 slot. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick105 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
They read the board right and Brenden Rice was the payoff at pick No. 105. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick110 Rnd4 Maason Smith
By-the-book stuff, Maason Smith at the 110th pick squarely in line with his ranking. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick140 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in slot 140 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick150 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King slid further than he should have, and pick No. 150 is lovely value for the cornerback. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168 Rnd5 AJ Barner
A straight-up fair deal on AJ Barner at slot 168, value and slot in agreement. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
Jaylan Ford in No. 170 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kamal Hadden
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 5 slot with a little surplus value in Kamal Hadden. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190 Rnd6 Joe Milton III
Joe Milton III in the 190th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick257 Rnd7 Noah Cain
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Noah Cain well ahead of where he belonged. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.