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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
B
ValueB
NeedA-
TradesB-
FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Saints a B. They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Darrell Jackson Jr., 29 picks early at the 73rd pick.
A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Concepcion.
In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.
Pick Analysis
Pick8
Rnd1
Francis Mauigoa
In the 8th overall pick they get a building block for the line at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42
Rnd2
KC Concepcion
They read the board right and KC Concepcion was the payoff at pick 42. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73
Rnd3
Darrell Jackson Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Darrell Jackson Jr. this early at No. 73. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.



