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Draft Selections
Shedeur Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Shedeur Sanders
QB Colorado
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NO)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NO)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NO)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Jacobee Bryant Head Shot
PICK: 78 RND: 3 (NO)
Jacobee Bryant
CB Kansas
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (NO)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (NO)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Marques Cox Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (NO)
Marques Cox
OT Kentucky
Reuben Fatheree II Head Shot
PICK: 142 RND: 5 (NO)
Reuben Fatheree II
OT Texas A&M
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Maryland
Xavian Sorey Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NO)
Xavian Sorey Jr.
LB Georgia
Jordan James Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 6 (NO)
Jordan James
RB Oregon
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NO)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
Draft Picks Received
Kenneth Grant Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (GB)
Kenneth Grant
DT Michigan
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 56 RND: 2 (BUF)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Bryson Nesbit Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Bryson Nesbit
TE North Carolina
Dani Dennis-Sutton Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (ATL)
Dani Dennis-Sutton
DE-EDGE Penn State
Shilo Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 79 RND: 3 (IND)
Shilo Sanders
S Colorado
Ricky White Head Shot
PICK: 95 RND: 3 (SF)
Ricky White
WR UNLV
Marques Cox Head Shot
PICK: 120 RND: 4 (BUF)
Marques Cox
OT Kentucky
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (BUF)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Maryland
Xavian Sorey Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (PHI)
Xavian Sorey Jr.
LB Georgia
Brian Ugwu Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (BUF)
Brian Ugwu
DL-EDGE Miami (OH)
Justin Walley Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (PHI)
Justin Walley
CB Minnesota
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (CIN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (CIN)
Tre Harris
WR Mississippi
Antonio Williams Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (PHI)
Antonio Williams
WR Clemson
Players Gained
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Tyler Allgeier
RB
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Matthew Bergeron
OG
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Julian Blackmon
S
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JuJu Brents
CB
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Josh Downs
WR
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Diontae Johnson
WR
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Cam Sample
EDGE
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Trey Sermon
RB
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Khalil Shakir
WR
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Tyler Steen
OG
Head Shot
Jake Witt
OT
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Jelani Woods
TE
Players traded away
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Alvin Kamara
RB
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Cameron Jordan
EDGE
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Cedrick Wilson Jr.
WR
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Demario Davis
LB
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Derek Carr
QB
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Foster Moreau
TE
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Jamaal Williams
RB
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Johnathan Abram
S
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Khalen Saunders
DT
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Nathan Shepherd
DT
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Ryan Ramczyk
OT
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Taysom Hill
TE
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D
ValueB NeedB TradesF FutureB
A franchise passer in Sanders headlines a D weekend for the Saints.

The Marques Cox selection is the head-turner. The Saints reached 35 spots for him, and it will define how this weekend is remembered.

Everything downstream of Shedeur Sanders depends on Shedeur Sanders, and the building knows it. They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They banked enough surplus on Grant to cover a lot of smaller sins.

Edge rusher was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Shedeur Sanders
In the 14th overall pick they get a franchise quarterback, and a steal at that. A real need, handled.
Pick51 Rnd2 Kenneth Grant
They will replay Kenneth Grant at the Round 2 slot for years; that is how good the value is. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick56 Rnd2 Ashton Jeanty
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Ashton Jeanty at Round 2, Pick 24 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick65 Rnd3 Bryson Nesbit
Bryson Nesbit in the 65th pick is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick72 Rnd3 Dani Dennis-Sutton
Dani Dennis-Sutton in pick 72 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick78 Rnd3 Jacobee Bryant
Jacobee Bryant at slot 78 is a conviction pick that outran the value. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick79 Rnd3 Shilo Sanders
No edge and no loss on Shilo Sanders in the 79th overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick95 Rnd3 Ricky White
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Ricky White. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick120 Rnd4 Marques Cox
Marques Cox in slot 120 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick142 Rnd5 Reuben Fatheree II
They liked Reuben Fatheree II enough to skip the value, taking him in the 142nd pick. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jaishawn Barham
A big swing on Jaishawn Barham at No. 152, well ahead of any board in the building. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick153 Rnd5 Xavian Sorey Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Xavian Sorey Jr. this early at the Round 5 slot. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick174 Rnd6 Jordan James
A premium they did not need to pay, Jordan James a notch or two before his time. The roster fit checks out.
Pick184 Rnd6 Brian Ugwu
Brian Ugwu at Round 6, Pick 24 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick185 Rnd6 Justin Walley
They read the board right and Justin Walley was the payoff at pick No. 185. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.