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    Saints
Draft Selections
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Denzel Burke Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Denzel Burke
CB Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NO)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Terrance Ferguson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Terrance Ferguson
TE Oregon
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NO)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Matthew Golden Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Matthew Golden
WR Texas
Jonah Savaiinaea Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Jonah Savaiinaea
OT Arizona
Jeffrey Bassa Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Jeffrey Bassa
LB Oregon
Isaac TeSlaa Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
Isaac TeSlaa
WR Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The Saints turned the phones into found money: B+.

Give the war room a raise for the dealing alone. The Saints came out ahead on every exchange that mattered, and it was not close. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

Spending an early pick on linebacker with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots open is the decision the grade keeps circling back to. The edge rusher hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Winston Jr. pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

They will need Dike to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Matthew Golden
They took Matthew Golden at par in the 14th pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
Jihaad Campbell in pick 40 is fair value, right on his grade. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick45 Rnd2 Jonah Savaiinaea
A straight-up fair deal on Jonah Savaiinaea at the 45th overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick71 Rnd3 Deone Walker
They did well to land Deone Walker in No. 71, just ahead of his grade. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Denzel Burke
Good price on Denzel Burke in pick No. 93, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They let Kevin Winston Jr. come to them and pounced at Round 4, Pick 10. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick117 Rnd4 Jeffrey Bassa
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Jeffrey Bassa at linebacker with edge rusher, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick131 Rnd4 Terrance Ferguson
Terrance Ferguson in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Chimere Dike
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Chimere Dike. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick232 Rnd7 Isaac TeSlaa
Isaac TeSlaa is a better player than pick 232 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.