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Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NO)
Nic Scourton
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NO)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Landon Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NO)
Landon Jackson
DL-EDGE Arkansas
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NO)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (NO)
Kenneth Grant
DL Michigan
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NO)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Jaydn Ott
RB California
Draft Picks Received
Will Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (GB)
Will Campbell
OT LSU
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (GB)
Jalon Walker
LB-EDGE Georgia
Josh Simmons Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (GB)
Josh Simmons
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (GB)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (GB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kelvin Banks Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (GB)
Kelvin Banks Jr.
OT Texas
Players Gained
Head Shot
T.J. Slaton
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall A-
ValueA NeedB+ TradesB+ FutureA
The Saints cashed the board's mistake on Beck: A-.

The Saints spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Carson Beck, the No. 42 name on the board, in No. 147. Add it all up and it grades out a clean A-.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. T.J. Slaton gives the group a proven body among the projects. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

Add it up and few war rooms did better this weekend, Will Campbell and all.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Will Campbell
In No. 28 they get protection for the quarterback, and a steal at that. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick37 Rnd2 Nic Scourton
Nic Scourton is a better player than pick No. 37 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They will replay Jalon Walker at the Round 2 slot for years; that is how good the value is. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick68 Rnd3 Landon Jackson
Landon Jackson at the 68th overall pick is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick90 Rnd3 Josh Simmons
Somehow Josh Simmons was still sitting there in Round 3, Pick 26, and they pounced on premier offensive lineman value. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick104 Rnd4 Kenneth Grant
Circle this one: Kenneth Grant at pick 104 is a fall that decides a draft. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick147 Rnd5 Carson Beck
Carson Beck at the 147th pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kevin Winston Jr.
Taking Kevin Winston Jr. in slot 163 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick253 Rnd7 Jaydn Ott
A top-tier running back at a bargain, Jaydn Ott in the 253rd pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.