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Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Benjamin Morrison Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Benjamin Morrison
CB Notre Dame
Aireontae Ersery Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Aireontae Ersery
OT Minnesota
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Kyle McCord Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Kyle McCord
QB Syracuse
Nick Nash Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Nick Nash
WR San Jose State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Nash: B-.

The best pick of the weekend was also the simplest. The Saints watched Nick Nash slide 42 picks past his grade and did not hesitate. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

Every board in the league had Green lower, and that gap is the story. The running back hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Mike Green
In slot 9 they get a disruptor off the edge, a steep price for the projection. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Benjamin Morrison
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Benjamin Morrison. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Aireontae Ersery
Aireontae Ersery at the Round 3 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick93 Rnd3 Malachi Moore
Malachi Moore in pick 93 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick112 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
Smael Mondon Jr. in pick No. 112 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick131 Rnd4 Kyle McCord
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Kyle McCord in No. 131. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Nick Nash
Nick Nash in the 184th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.