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Draft Selections
Tetairoa McMillan Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Tetairoa McMillan
WR Arizona
Harold Fannin Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Harold Fannin Jr.
TE Bowling Green
Xavier Watts Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Xavier Watts
S Notre Dame
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 90 RND: 3 (NO)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NO)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Saints: B-.

The Saints treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending Round 4, Pick 27 on Trey Moore a full 129 spots early.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Lawson. The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Tetairoa McMillan
In pick 9 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Harold Fannin Jr.
Harold Fannin Jr. at pick No. 40 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Xavier Watts
A safety of that caliber at the 71st overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick90 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
A quiet steal in No. 90: Quinshon Judkins for less than the market said. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Deontae Lawson
Taking Deontae Lawson in slot 111 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick128 Rnd4 Trey Moore
They reached into another round for Trey Moore, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick183 Rnd6 Addison West
They took Addison West at par in the 183rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick253 Rnd7 Justin Walley
Justin Walley at pick 253 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.