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Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (NO)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (NO)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NO)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NO)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NO)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NO)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Ollie Gordon II Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NO)
Ollie Gordon II
RB Oklahoma State
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NO)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Armand Membou Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NO)
Armand Membou
OT Missouri
Miller Moss Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Miller Moss
QB USC
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (DAL)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Isaiah Bond Head Shot
PICK: 29 RND: 1 (WSH)
Isaiah Bond
WR Texas
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (DAL)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (WSH)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (LV)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (LV)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Tacario Davis Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (DAL)
Tacario Davis
CB Arizona
Players Gained
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Cooper Beebe
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cameron Jordan
DE
Head Shot
Chase Young
DE
Head Shot
Demario Davis
LB
Head Shot
Derek Carr
QB
Head Shot
Marshon Lattimore
CB
Head Shot
Ryan Ramczyk
OT
Head Shot
Trevor Penning
OT
Head Shot
Tyrann Mathieu
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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesF FutureB-
The Saints bet the future on Ward. The board says D-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Miller Moss, the Round 7 slot, roughly 141 picks past where he belonged.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. The whole projection now runs through Cam Ward; hit there and everything else looks smarter.

Reaching for Winston Jr. left real value on the table behind him.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick6 Rnd1 Cam Ward
Cam Ward at pick 6 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick13 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In pick No. 13 they get a long-term starter on the line, even if it was a touch early. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick29 Rnd1 Isaiah Bond
In Round 1, Pick 29 they get a matchup problem out wide at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Deone Walker
Deone Walker at the Round 2 slot is money in the bank, a interior defensive lineman taken below his worth. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick44 Rnd2 Landon Jackson
A clean, defensible pick in No. 44 with a little surplus value in Landon Jackson. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick62 Rnd2 Barrett Carter
Barrett Carter is a better player than pick No. 62 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick68 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyler Warren in the 68th pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick69 Rnd3 Donovan Jackson
They let Donovan Jackson come to them and pounced at pick 69. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Kevin Winston Jr.
Kevin Winston Jr. at the 73rd overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick104 Rnd4 Ollie Gordon II
They robbed the room for Ollie Gordon II here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick113 Rnd4 Tacario Davis
Tacario Davis at the 113th pick is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick147 Rnd5 Armand Membou
The board fumbled Armand Membou all the way to the Round 5 slot, and they scooped it up. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick253 Rnd7 Miller Moss
Circle this one: Miller Moss at the 253rd overall pick is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.