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Saints Defensive Draft

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Draft Selections
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NO)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NO)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
Draft Picks Received
Jared Verse Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (CIN)
Jared Verse
DE-EDGE Florida State
Brandon Dorlus Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (CIN)
Brandon Dorlus
DE-EDGE Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (CIN)
TO PICK
 
Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Legette Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CIN)
Xavier Legette
WR South Carolina
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedA TradesB+ FutureB-
More right than wrong for the Saints, and a B to prove it.

The one they had to fix is still broken. The Saints left offensive lineman untouched, and that omission hangs over an otherwise reasonable haul. Call it a sensible B, earned the boring way.

They will need Dorlus to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. Small wins on the phones, but wins all the same.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Jared Verse
In No. 18 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kalen King
A clean, defensible pick in slot 45 with a little surplus value in Kalen King. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick49 Rnd2 Brandon Dorlus
Brandon Dorlus in Round 2, Pick 17 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.