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djdealz20 DRAFTING FOR THESaints
Draft Selections
Draft Picks Received
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Draft Picks Traded
Players Gained
Cameron
Mitchell
CB
Steven
Nelson
CB
Jayden
Reed
WR
Players traded away
Andrus
Peat
OG
Jake
Haener
QB
Marshon
Lattimore
CB
Michael
Thomas
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
D
ValueB-
NeedB
TradesF
FutureA
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Saints and Foster: D. The war room fell hard for Jaylan Ford, and it showed at pick 175: 30 picks ahead of a board that had other ideas. The board pushed back all weekend, and the D is the result.
They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. The Foster steal is the beam this whole class leans on.
It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.
Pick Analysis
Pick30
Rnd1
Kool-Aid McKinstry
In pick 30 they get a potential shutdown corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42
Rnd2
Xavier Worthy
Xavier Worthy at the 42nd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick54
Rnd2
Kingsley Suamataia
They took Kingsley Suamataia at par in No. 54, which is nothing to complain about. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick59
Rnd2
Junior Colson
Junior Colson in Round 2, Pick 27 lands just on the right side of the ledger. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick85
Rnd3
Mike Sainristil
Mike Sainristil in the Round 3 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick91
Rnd3
Brenden Rice
Brenden Rice in pick No. 91 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick126
Rnd4
Theo Johnson
Good price on Theo Johnson in slot 126, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick150
Rnd5
Javon Foster
Javon Foster at the 150th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick168
Rnd5
Luke McCaffrey
Luke McCaffrey in No. 168 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175
Rnd5
Jaylan Ford
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaylan Ford. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick188
Rnd6
Joe Milton III
A conviction pick on Joe Milton III at the 188th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick190
Rnd6
Dillon Johnson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Dillon Johnson in Round 6, Pick 15, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick199
Rnd6
Drake Nugent
A reach on Drake Nugent in slot 199; the board had better options right there. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick239
Rnd7
Josh Wallace
They went early on Josh Wallace in No. 239, and the value did not follow. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.