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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Tai Felton Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Tai Felton
WR Maryland
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NO)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Moliki Matavao Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Moliki Matavao
TE UCLA
Draft Picks Received
Jermari Harris Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jermari Harris
CB Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (DAL)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Players Gained
Head Shot
Mazi Smith
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA- FutureA
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Jackson: B+.

Somewhere a general manager is explaining how Ja'Quinden Jackson got past him. The Saints do not have to explain a thing at the 248th overall pick.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Kandra has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. The Mazi Smith deal gives the class an established piece to lean on.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Mason Graham
Mason Graham in No. 9 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick40 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori at Round 2, Pick 8 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick93 Rnd3 Tai Felton
No drama and no debate, Tai Felton went about where he belonged in pick No. 93. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick112 Rnd4 Will Howard
Will Howard in the Round 4 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick131 Rnd4 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at the 131st pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jaydon Blue
Jaydon Blue at pick 184 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jermari Harris
A slide stopped in the 247th overall pick, with Jermari Harris worth more than the price. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick248 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
They will replay Ja'Quinden Jackson at slot 248 for years; that is how good the value is. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick254 Rnd7 Moliki Matavao
Moliki Matavao at the 254th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A need, and now a little less of one.