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  • Kevo808 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
Marcus Harris Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Marcus Harris
CB California
Draft Picks Received
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (IND)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Draft Picks Traded
James Pearce Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
James Pearce Jr.
DE-EDGE Tennessee
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesC- FutureB-
The Saints kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The Saints clearly saw something nobody else did in Marcus Harris, taking him 49 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Higgins pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In slot 14 they get a No. 1 receiver at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
A top-tier interior defensive lineman at a bargain, Kenneth Grant in Round 2, Pick 8, plain and simple. It fills a real need, too.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
They paid sticker price for Tate Ratledge in pick No. 71, and that is fine. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick93 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins at No. 93 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at the Round 4 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jordan James
Jordan James is a better player than the 130th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick152 Rnd5 Dorian Strong
The board had cheaper options than Dorian Strong at No. 152, and it noticed. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
No edge and no loss on Luke Lachey in Round 6, Pick 8; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Marcus Harris
They reached into another round for Marcus Harris, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.