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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NO)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NO)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Josh Newton Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Josh Newton
CB TCU
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
James Williams Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
James Williams
LB Miami (FL)
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Tylan Grable Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Tylan Grable
OT UCF
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (BAL)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (BAL)
Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
LB Clemson
Mekhi Wingo Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (BAL)
Mekhi Wingo
DT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Ennis Rakestraw Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (BAL)
Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
CB Missouri
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Williams: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. James Williams at the 190th overall pick is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. They moved the roster forward and banked a B for it.

The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it. Their trades came out a wash either way.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
A tidy little value on Olumuyiwa Fashanu in the 14th overall pick, a step better than break-even. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick62 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
Ja'Tavion Sanders in the 62nd pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jeremiah Trotter Jr.
Steal is underselling it; Jeremiah Trotter Jr. at pick 93 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick113 Rnd4 Mekhi Wingo
Good price on Mekhi Wingo in pick No. 113, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick150 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Nice patience on Beau Brade, who had no business lasting to the Round 5 slot. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick168 Rnd5 Josh Newton
They barely believed it either: Josh Newton still on the board at No. 168. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Anthony Gould
The board fumbled Anthony Gould all the way to slot 170, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick175 Rnd5 Trevor Keegan
Somehow Trevor Keegan was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 39, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick190 Rnd6 James Williams
James Williams in slot 190 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.
Pick199 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
They took Kendall Milton at par in the 199th pick, which is nothing to complain about. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tylan Grable
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tylan Grable in No. 239. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.