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Draft Selections
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NO)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NO)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (NO)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Phillip Webb Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NO)
Phillip Webb
DL-EDGE Jackson State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NO)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Keon Sabb Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Keon Sabb
S Alabama
Elijhah Badger Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Elijhah Badger
WR Florida
Draft Picks Received
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (CIN)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Jay Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 76 RND: 3 (CIN)
Jay Higgins
LB Iowa
Draft Picks Traded
Josaiah Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CIN)
Josaiah Stewart
DE-EDGE Michigan
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (CLE)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Amari Cooper
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueF NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Saints a B-.

The Phillip Webb selection is the head-turner. The Saints reached 204 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

If one pick saves this weekend, it is Sabb. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 James Pearce Jr.
In slot 10 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare, though they paid up to get him. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick44 Rnd2 David Walker
David Walker at pick No. 44 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick76 Rnd3 Jay Higgins
Jay Higgins at pick 76 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick86 Rnd3 Phillip Webb
A real head-scratcher, Phillip Webb in the Round 3 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jayden Higgins this early at the 111th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick122 Rnd4 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at No. 122 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick188 Rnd6 Keon Sabb
Steal is underselling it; Keon Sabb at the 188th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick253 Rnd7 Elijhah Badger
They liked Elijhah Badger enough to skip the value, taking him in slot 253. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.