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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Jordan Burch Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Jordan Burch
DE-EDGE Oregon
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
Kalel Mullings Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Kalel Mullings
RB Michigan
Phil Mafah Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Phil Mafah
RB Clemson
Oluwafemi Oladejo Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Oluwafemi Oladejo
LB-EDGE UCLA
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Mafah: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Phil Mafah tumbling to the Saints in pick No. 186 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In the Round 1 slot they get a problem off the edge. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
By-the-book stuff, Tyler Booker at pick No. 40 squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in No. 71 lands just on the right side of the ledger. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jordan Burch
Jordan Burch at the 93rd pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jalen Milroe
The board had Jalen Milroe higher than slot 111, and the quarterback fell to them anyway. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kalel Mullings
Kalel Mullings at the 130th overall pick is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. The roster fit checks out.
Pick186 Rnd6 Phil Mafah
Circle this one: Phil Mafah at pick 186 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick254 Rnd7 Oluwafemi Oladejo
A slide stopped in Round 7, Pick 36, with Oluwafemi Oladejo worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.