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Draft Selections
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Dametrious Crownover Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Dametrious Crownover
OT Texas A&M
TJ Hall Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
TJ Hall
CB Iowa
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Saints, and a B to prove it.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Saints reached some 50 spots for TJ Hall, and value like that does not grow back. It nets out to a B, which feels about right.

On value alone, Love makes the weekend a net positive. That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Makai Lemon
In slot 8 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Jeremiyah Love
Jeremiyah Love at the Round 2 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dani Dennis-Sutton
They paid up for Dani Dennis-Sutton at the 73rd overall pick when waiting would have done the job. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Skyler Gill-Howard. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick136 Rnd4 Bud Clark
They read the board right and Bud Clark was the payoff at pick No. 136. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dametrious Crownover
Dametrious Crownover at Round 5, Pick 10 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick170 Rnd5 TJ Hall
TJ Hall at the 170th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick188 Rnd6 Matt Gulbin
Fair-plus on Matt Gulbin, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.