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    Saints
Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NO)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NO)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (NO)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Jaylin Simpson Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylin Simpson
CB Auburn
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (NO)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Picks Received
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Kiran Amegadjie Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Kiran Amegadjie
OT Yale
DJ James Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
DJ James
CB Auburn
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson Head Shot
PICK: 127 RND: 4 (HOU)
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
S Texas Tech
Fabien Lovett Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (ARI)
Fabien Lovett
DL Florida State
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 226 RND: 7 (ARI)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Draft Picks Traded
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Matt Lee Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (HOU)
Matt Lee
C Miami (FL)
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (ARI)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (HOU)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Javontae Jean-Baptiste Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (HOU)
Javontae Jean-Baptiste
DE-EDGE Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints won the night they stopped Jackson from sliding. Grade: B.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Saints were there to profit. Jha'Quan Jackson, the No. 178 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 239.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In slot 14 they get an anchor for the offensive line, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick62 Rnd2 Xavier Legette
Steal is underselling it; Xavier Legette at pick No. 62 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick93 Rnd3 Kiran Amegadjie
They barely believed it either: Kiran Amegadjie still on the board at the 93rd pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick113 Rnd4 DJ James
DJ James at No. 113 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick127 Rnd4 Dadrion Taylor-Demerson
Dadrion Taylor-Demerson in the Round 4 slot should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick150 Rnd5 James Williams
James Williams in Round 5, Pick 14 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jaylin Simpson
A top-tier cornerback at a bargain, Jaylin Simpson in the 168th overall pick, plain and simple. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick186 Rnd6 Fabien Lovett
Fabien Lovett at pick 186 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. The roster fit checks out.
Pick226 Rnd7 Jordan Magee
Good price on Jordan Magee in Round 7, Pick 6, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jha'Quan Jackson
They robbed the room for Jha'Quan Jackson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.