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Draft Selections
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Tyler Nubin Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Nubin
S Minnesota
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Tyrone Tracy Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Tyrone Tracy Jr.
WR Purdue
Caedan Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Caedan Wallace
OT Penn State
Erick All Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Erick All
TE Iowa
Xavier Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Xavier Thomas
DE-EDGE Clemson
Jordan Magee Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Jordan Magee
LB Temple
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueA- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Best value of the weekend goes to the Saints for Harden: B.

The rest of the league will want that one back. Myles Harden tumbling to the Saints in Round 7, Pick 19 is a gift they did not have to think twice about. The bottom line is a respectable B.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In the 14th pick they get protection for the quarterback at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 Tyler Nubin
A reasonable price with a little left over, Tyler Nubin in slot 45. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick150 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
A slide stopped in pick No. 150, with Ainias Smith worth more than the price. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick168 Rnd5 Tyrone Tracy Jr.
Tyrone Tracy Jr. in pick 168 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick170 Rnd5 Caedan Wallace
Somehow Caedan Wallace was still sitting there in Round 5, Pick 34, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick175 Rnd5 Erick All
They barely believed it either: Erick All still on the board at the Round 5 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick190 Rnd6 Xavier Thomas
Xavier Thomas at No. 190 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick199 Rnd6 Jordan Magee
Steal is underselling it; Jordan Magee at the 199th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick239 Rnd7 Myles Harden
The board fumbled Myles Harden all the way to the Round 7 slot, and they scooped it up. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.