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Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Kaleb Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Kaleb Johnson
RB Iowa
Gunnar Helm Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NO)
Gunnar Helm
TE Texas
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Seth McLaughlin Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NO)
Seth McLaughlin
C Ohio State
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints cashed the board's mistake on Barham: B.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Jaishawn Barham, the 253rd overall pick, roughly 48 picks past where he belonged. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

They are betting McLaughlin proves the room right and everyone else wrong. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In No. 9 they get juice off the edge at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They let Kenneth Grant come to them and pounced at the 40th overall pick. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71 Rnd3 Kaleb Johnson
Circle this one: Kaleb Johnson at Round 3, Pick 7 is a fall that decides a draft. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick90 Rnd3 Gunnar Helm
Somehow Gunnar Helm was still sitting there in the Round 3 slot, and they pounced on premier tight end value. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick111 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
Tez Johnson is a better player than slot 111 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick128 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
You do not let a safety like Kevin Winston Jr. reach pick No. 128 and blink. They did not. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick183 Rnd6 Seth McLaughlin
This one needs a full-page explanation: Seth McLaughlin in the 183rd pick, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham in pick 253 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.