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    Saints
Draft Selections
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (NO)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Wyatt Milum Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Wyatt Milum
OT West Virginia
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Cooper Mays Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Cooper Mays
C Tennessee
Draft Picks Received
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 32 RND: 1 (PHI)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (PHI)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Hurts
QB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Saints cashed the board's mistake on Higgins: B+.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Jay Higgins, the No. 134 name on the board, stolen at slot 186. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

They are betting Mays proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The phones were where this weekend was really won.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Adding Jalen Hurts by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick32 Rnd1 Armand Membou
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Wyatt Milum
Nothing to complain about; Wyatt Milum went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton in the 71st pick is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.
Pick93 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
You do not let a tight end like Gunnar Helm reach pick No. 93 and blink. They did not. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick111 Rnd4 Barrett Carter
Taking Barrett Carter in Round 4, Pick 10 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick130 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
They barely believed it either: Malachi Moore still on the board at the 130th overall pick. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick186 Rnd6 Jay Higgins
They robbed the room for Jay Higgins here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick254 Rnd7 Cooper Mays
They reached a country mile for Cooper Mays at pick 254, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.