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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
B
ValueA-
NeedB+
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Saints let Sampson fall and pounced. Final grade: B. The rest of the league will want that one back. Dylan Sampson tumbling to the Saints in pick 130 is a gift they did not have to think twice about.
A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job. They came away with juice, if not much beef up front.
Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.
Pick Analysis
Pick9
Rnd1
Tetairoa McMillan
In the 9th pick they get a true top target. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40
Rnd2
Tyler Warren
You do not let a tight end like Tyler Warren reach pick 40 and blink. They did not. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick71
Rnd3
Tyler Booker
They will replay Tyler Booker at pick No. 71 for years; that is how good the value is. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick93
Rnd3
Maxwell Hairston
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Maxwell Hairston in the 93rd overall pick. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick111
Rnd4
Demetrius Knight Jr.
They barely believed it either: Demetrius Knight Jr. still on the board at Round 4, Pick 10. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick130
Rnd4
Dylan Sampson
A running back of that caliber at the Round 4 slot is the definition of value, full stop. It patches a soft spot without any drama.