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  • Kevo808 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NO)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Blake Fisher Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Blake Fisher
OT Notre Dame
Michael Hall Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Michael Hall Jr.
DT Ohio State
Beau Brade Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Beau Brade
S Maryland
Kris Abrams-Draine Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Kris Abrams-Draine
CB Missouri
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Draft Picks Received
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Troy Franklin Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (MIA)
Troy Franklin
WR Oregon
Players Gained
Head Shot
Xavien Howard
CB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall A-
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Abrams-Draine: A-.

You could see the war room lean forward. Kris Abrams-Draine at pick 175 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They punted on edge rusher, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The Xavien Howard pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

In the end it comes back to Olumuyiwa Fashanu, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 14th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick55 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
A wide receiver of that caliber at pick No. 55 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick150 Rnd5 Blake Fisher
The board fumbled Blake Fisher all the way to pick 150, and they scooped it up. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Michael Hall Jr.
Michael Hall Jr. at No. 168 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick170 Rnd5 Beau Brade
Circle this one: Beau Brade at the Round 5 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kris Abrams-Draine
Kris Abrams-Draine in slot 175 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Luke McCaffrey
They robbed the room for Luke McCaffrey here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick199 Rnd6 Mason McCormick
Steal is underselling it; Mason McCormick at Round 6, Pick 24 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick239 Rnd7 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson in pick No. 239 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.