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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Byron Murphy II Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Byron Murphy II
DL Texas
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Kimani Vidal Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Kimani Vidal
RB Troy
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Braiden McGregor
DL-EDGE Michigan
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NO)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Saints: B-.

Everything else got attention, and cornerback got none. That is a strange way for the Saints to leave a draft. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They banked enough surplus on Ulofoshio to cover a lot of smaller sins. Vidal has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 14th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Byron Murphy II
They paid sticker price for Byron Murphy II in pick 45, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick136 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
A conviction pick on Theo Johnson at Round 4, Pick 36 that the board grades a round light. It fills a real need, too.
Pick152 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen in the 152nd overall pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio slipping to pick No. 170 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick176 Rnd6 Kimani Vidal
They went early on Kimani Vidal in the Round 6 slot, and the value did not follow. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick192 Rnd6 Braiden McGregor
Braiden McGregor in No. 192 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick200 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
They jumped the gun on Jha'Quan Jackson, taking him earlier than his grade liked. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.