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  • datman63 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Jaxson Dart Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Jaxson Dart
QB Ole Miss
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NO)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NO)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NO)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (NO)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Antwaun Powell-Ryland Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Antwaun Powell-Ryland
DL-EDGE Virginia Tech
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BAL)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (SF)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
Pat Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 139 RND: 4 (SF)
Pat Bryant
WR Illinois
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BAL)
TO PICK
 
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (MIA)
TO PICK
 
Players traded away
Head Shot
Jamaal Williams
RB
Head Shot
Kendre Miller
RB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesC- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Saints: B-.

The tape said wait; the Saints did not. Antwaun Powell-Ryland went at Round 4, Pick 13, a good 47 picks before the board was ready. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Dart pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In No. 9 they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
A reach for JT Tuimoloau in the 40th pick; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick71 Rnd3 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at pick 71 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jaxson Dart
Somehow Jaxson Dart was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Nothing to complain about; Cam Skattebo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Antwaun Powell-Ryland
Antwaun Powell-Ryland at slot 114 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick128 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Jordan Phillips at Round 4, Pick 27 is the proof. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick130 Rnd4 Cody Simon
No drama and no debate, Cody Simon went about where he belonged in pick 130. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick138 Rnd4 Billy Bowman Jr.
The board had Billy Bowman Jr. higher than the Round 4 slot, and the safety fell to them anyway. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick139 Rnd4 Pat Bryant
A premium they did not need to pay, Pat Bryant a notch or two before his time. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.