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Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Tyler Booker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Booker
OG Alabama
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NO)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
MJ Sherman Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (NO)
MJ Sherman
LB-EDGE Nebraska
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (NO)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NO)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
John Emery Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NO)
John Emery Jr.
RB LSU
Ty Hamilton Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Ty Hamilton
DT Ohio State
Makari Paige Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Makari Paige
S Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Grey Zabel Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Grey Zabel
OT North Dakota State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (CHI)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (DAL)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (DAL)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
MJ Sherman Head Shot
PICK: 232 RND: 7 (IND)
MJ Sherman
LB-EDGE Nebraska
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
John Emery Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
John Emery Jr.
RB LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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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 traded away
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Cedrick Wilson Jr.
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Cesar Ruiz
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Chris Olave
WR
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Derek Carr
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John Ridgeway
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Landon Young
OT
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Shane Lemieux
OG
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Tanoh Kpassagnon
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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D-
ValueC NeedB TradesF FutureB
The Saints got the worse of every deal, and it shows in the D-.

The Saints treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending the 247th overall pick on John Emery Jr. a full 182 spots early. It grades a D-, and the process earned it.

Overpaying at the table undid a lot of the good work elsewhere. The Dike pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Grey Zabel
This one needs a full-page explanation: Grey Zabel in Round 1, Pick 14, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Booker
Tyler Booker at the 40th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick42 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
The board had Emeka Egbuka higher than the 42nd pick, and the wide receiver fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick45 Rnd2 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at pick No. 45 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman in pick 71 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick72 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
A straight-up fair deal on Mason Taylor at slot 72, value and slot in agreement. It fills a real need, too.
Pick93 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at No. 93 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick112 Rnd4 Que Robinson
They reached a country mile for Que Robinson at slot 112, and the board is aghast. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick117 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They robbed the room for Kevin Winston Jr. here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick131 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Somehow Jared Wilson was still sitting there in the 131st overall pick, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tyler Shough
Tyler Shough in the Round 5 slot is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick149 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick No. 149 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick171 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
They took Raheim Sanders at par in Round 5, Pick 33, which is nothing to complain about. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jalen Travis
They reached into another round for Jalen Travis, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick232 Rnd7 MJ Sherman
A swing that ignored the value entirely, MJ Sherman well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick233 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
Value said wait; Garrett Dellinger in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick240 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
Taking Chimere Dike in pick No. 240 is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick247 Rnd7 John Emery Jr.
A real head-scratcher, John Emery Jr. in the 247th pick is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick248 Rnd7 Ty Hamilton
By-the-book stuff, Ty Hamilton at pick 248 squarely in line with his ranking. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick254 Rnd7 Makari Paige
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Makari Paige. Stacking talent where they were already deep.