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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Tyler Guyton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Guyton
OT Oklahoma
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Austin Booker Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Austin Booker
DL-EDGE Kansas
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Christian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Christian Jones
OT Texas
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NO)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (LAR)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Players Gained
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Ulofoshio: B+.

The Saints ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. They banked enough surplus on Ulofoshio to cover a lot of smaller sins. Every board in the league had Weaver lower, and that gap is the story.

They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In slot 20 they get a double-digit-sack hope at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tyler Guyton
They did well to land Tyler Guyton in the Round 2 slot, just ahead of his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick136 Rnd4 Dallin Holker
They paid sticker price for Dallin Holker in pick No. 136, and that is fine. It fills a real need, too.
Pick152 Rnd5 Austin Booker
Austin Booker in the 152nd overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick170 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio in pick 170 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick176 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Michael Barrett. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick192 Rnd6 Christian Jones
A straight-up fair deal on Christian Jones at Round 6, Pick 17, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick205 Rnd6 J.J. Weaver
They paid a round early for J.J. Weaver in No. 205, more than the board wanted. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.