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Draft Selections
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NO)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NO)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Javon Foster Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Javon Foster
OT Missouri
Sataoa Laumea Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Sataoa Laumea
OT Utah
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Malik Nabers Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (TEN)
Malik Nabers
WR LSU
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (ARI)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Maason Smith Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (ARI)
Maason Smith
DT LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Darius Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (TEN)
Darius Robinson
DL-EDGE Missouri
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (ARI)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Johnny Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (ARI)
Johnny Dixon
CB Penn State
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (ARI)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (ARI)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Joe Thuney
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Michael Thomas
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureD
The Saints let Keegan fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

When a board-topper like Trevor Keegan slides to the 239th overall pick, you do not overthink it, and the Saints did not.

They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

The Smith reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Malik Nabers
In Round 1, Pick 7 they get a difference-maker at receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Ja'Tavion Sanders
They will replay Ja'Tavion Sanders at slot 71 for years; that is how good the value is. The roster fit checks out.
Pick90 Rnd3 Maason Smith
This one needs a full-page explanation: Maason Smith in No. 90, miles early. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick150 Rnd5 Javon Foster
Javon Foster in the Round 5 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170 Rnd5 Sataoa Laumea
Sataoa Laumea in pick No. 170 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson at pick 190 is money in the bank, a wide receiver taken below his worth. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick239 Rnd7 Trevor Keegan
You do not let an offensive lineman like Trevor Keegan reach the 239th pick and blink. They did not. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.