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Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (NO)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (NO)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NO)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Ainias Smith Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Ainias Smith
WR Texas A&M
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (NO)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (NO)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Draft Picks Received
Quinyon Mitchell Head Shot
PICK: 21 RND: 1 (MIA)
Quinyon Mitchell
CB Toledo
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 55 RND: 2 (MIA)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Matt Goncalves Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (IND)
Matt Goncalves
OT Pittsburgh
Luke McCaffrey Head Shot
PICK: 151 RND: 5 (IND)
Luke McCaffrey
WR Rice
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 158 RND: 5 (MIA)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (MIA)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (MIA)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (IND)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Isaiah Davis Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (IND)
Isaiah Davis
RB South Dakota State
Khristian Boyd Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (IND)
Khristian Boyd
DL-EDGE Northern Iowa
Trente Jones Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (IND)
Trente Jones
OT Michigan
Jaylen Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (IND)
Jaylen Harrell
DE-EDGE Michigan
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB FutureB
Good, not great, for the Saints: B.

The Saints' one glaring miss is edge rusher, a need they left exactly as they found it.

The Vidal pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. That Smith pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick21 Rnd1 Quinyon Mitchell
In pick 21 they get a lockdown presence outside. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Cooper Beebe
They took Cooper Beebe at par in Round 2, Pick 13, which is nothing to complain about. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick55 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
They paid sticker price for Kingsley Suamataia in pick No. 55, and that is fine. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick117 Rnd4 Matt Goncalves
Matt Goncalves in the 117th pick lands just on the right side of the ledger. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick150 Rnd5 Ainias Smith
Ainias Smith at the 150th overall pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick151 Rnd5 Luke McCaffrey
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Luke McCaffrey. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick158 Rnd5 Tykee Smith
No edge and no loss on Tykee Smith in No. 158; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jordan Jefferson
Jordan Jefferson at slot 184 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick239 Rnd7 Kimani Vidal
Kimani Vidal at pick No. 239 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It fills a real need, too.