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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Maxwell Hairston Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Maxwell Hairston
CB Kentucky
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Chris Paul Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NO)
Chris Paul Jr.
LB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints let Paul Jr. fall and pounced. Final grade: B.

The Saints did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Chris Paul Jr. fell into the Round 4 slot. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

They will regret leaving edge rusher for another day if the season turns on it. 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.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In the 9th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
They paid sticker price for Tyler Booker in slot 40, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick71 Rnd3 Maxwell Hairston
By-the-book stuff, Maxwell Hairston at Round 3, Pick 7 squarely in line with his ranking. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
Taking TreVeyon Henderson in the Round 3 slot is close to grand larceny; a running back that good had no business lasting this long. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick110 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
Somehow Mason Taylor was still sitting there in pick No. 110, and they pounced on premier tight end value. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick129 Rnd4 Chris Paul Jr.
Chris Paul Jr. in pick 129 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.