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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Kingsley Suamataia Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Kingsley Suamataia
OT BYU
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Dallin Holker Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Dallin Holker
TE Colorado State
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NO)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Tanor Bortolini Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Tanor Bortolini
C Wisconsin
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Jawhar Jordan Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Jawhar Jordan
RB Louisville
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Saints.

Some picks age like wine; Jawhar Jordan at the 230th overall pick will need to, sitting 33 spots clear of his grade.

However the rest shakes out, Jones at that price is a win they earned. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick No. 14 they get a double-digit-sack hope. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kingsley Suamataia
The board had cheaper options than Kingsley Suamataia at the 45th pick, and it noticed. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick149 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
They took Kitan Oladapo at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick167 Rnd5 Dallin Holker
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Dallin Holker at No. 167. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick169 Rnd5 Tahj Washington
Tahj Washington at slot 169 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick174 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
You do not let a cornerback like Jarrian Jones reach Round 5, Pick 38 and blink. They did not. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick192 Rnd6 Tanor Bortolini
Tanor Bortolini in pick No. 192 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick201 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
Nathaniel Watson at the 201st overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jawhar Jordan
Jawhar Jordan at No. 230 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It fills a real need, too.