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Draft Selections
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NO)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (NO)
Nic Scourton
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 68 RND: 3 (NO)
Carson Beck
QB Georgia
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NO)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NO)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NO)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 147 RND: 5 (NO)
Mansoor Delane
CB Virginia Tech
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (NO)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Makari Paige Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Makari Paige
S Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (CLE)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Nic Scourton Head Shot
PICK: 39 RND: 2 (CLE)
Nic Scourton
DL-EDGE Texas A&M
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (WSH)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 86 RND: 3 (NE)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Ashton Gillotte Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (WSH)
Ashton Gillotte
DL-EDGE Louisville
Jalen Royals Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Jalen Royals
WR Utah State
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (WSH)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 7 (CLE)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (WSH)
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Draft Picks Traded
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 6 RND: 1 (CLE)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 104 RND: 4 (DET)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
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Kevin Zeitler
OG
Players traded away
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Demario Davis
LB
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Marshon Lattimore
CB
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Ryan Ramczyk
OT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Saints won the night they stopped Beck from sliding. Grade: D.

The Saints lost the trade war and it was not close, handing partners the better end again and again.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. However the rest shakes out, Beck at that price is a win they earned.

In the end, a class the front office will want to grow past quickly.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Walter Nolen
In pick No. 8 they get a run-stuffing presence up front. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick37 Rnd2 Will Johnson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Will Johnson at the 37th overall pick is the proof. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick39 Rnd2 Nic Scourton
Nic Scourton is a better player than the 39th pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick68 Rnd3 Carson Beck
You do not let a quarterback like Carson Beck reach No. 68 and blink. They did not. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick74 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
Luke Kandra at Round 3, Pick 10 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick86 Rnd3 Emery Jones Jr.
Emery Jones Jr. in slot 86 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick93 Rnd3 Ashton Gillotte
Ashton Gillotte in slot 93 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick97 Rnd3 Jalen Royals
They robbed the room for Jalen Royals here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Lander Barton
Value with a capital V on Lander Barton in the Round 4 slot, a genuine coup. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick147 Rnd5 Mansoor Delane
Taking Mansoor Delane in pick 147 is close to grand larceny; a cornerback that good had no business lasting this long. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick216 Rnd7 Kyren Lacy
They paid sticker price for Kyren Lacy in the 216th overall pick, and that is fine. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick253 Rnd7 Makari Paige
Makari Paige at pick No. 253 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.