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Draft Selections
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Caleb Banks
DE Florida
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (NO)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NO)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NO)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NO)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Quinten Joyner Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Quinten Joyner
RB Texas Tech
Nadame Tucker Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Nadame Tucker
DE Western Michigan
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (NO)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Eric Gentry Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Eric Gentry
LB USC
Colbie Young Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Colbie Young
WR Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (GB)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (MIA)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (GB)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (GB)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Colbie Young Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (GB)
Colbie Young
WR Georgia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (NE)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (GB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zach Sieler
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall A-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureA+
The Saints won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: A-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Eric Gentry, 81 picks early at pick No. 188. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. They banked enough surplus on Haulcy to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.

In the end it comes back to Caleb Banks, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick42 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks at Round 2, Pick 10 is money in the bank, a edge rusher taken below his worth. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick52 Rnd2 Olaivavega Ioane
The board had Olaivavega Ioane higher than the Round 2 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick63 Rnd2 Malachi Fields
They liked Malachi Fields enough to skip the value, taking him in pick No. 63. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at slot 73 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick75 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Keionte Scott at pick 75 is the proof. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Somehow A.J. Haulcy was still sitting there in the 87th pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick120 Rnd4 Trey Moore
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Trey Moore well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
They jumped the gun on Domani Jackson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Quinten Joyner
A real head-scratcher, Quinten Joyner in pick 136 is miles ahead of his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick148 Rnd5 Nadame Tucker
The board had cheaper options than Nadame Tucker at slot 148, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick158 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell in the 158th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick170 Rnd5 Bud Clark
Bud Clark in pick No. 170 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. Stacking talent where they were already deep.
Pick188 Rnd6 Eric Gentry
Value said wait; Eric Gentry in No. 188 says they were not listening. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick254 Rnd7 Colbie Young
They did well to land Colbie Young in the Round 7 slot, just ahead of his grade. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.