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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Bhayshul Tuten Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Bhayshul Tuten
RB Virginia Tech
LaJohntay Wester Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
LaJohntay Wester
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Grand theft in slot 186: the Saints steal Tuten and grade out a B-.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Bhayshul Tuten got past him. The Saints do not have to explain a thing at pick No. 186. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The cost of the Ferguson reach is exactly the players who went right after him. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick 9 they get a go-to option on the outside. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jihaad Campbell. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick71 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Nothing to complain about; Deone Walker went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson in Round 3, Pick 29 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick111 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
They paid a round early for Terrance Ferguson in pick No. 111, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Circle this one: Kevin Winston Jr. at slot 130 is a fall that decides a draft. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick186 Rnd6 Bhayshul Tuten
The board fumbled Bhayshul Tuten all the way to No. 186, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick254 Rnd7 LaJohntay Wester
They barely believed it either: LaJohntay Wester still on the board at the 254th overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.