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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (NO)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
J. Michael Sturdivant Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
J. Michael Sturdivant
WR UCLA
Roger Rosengarten Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Roger Rosengarten
OT Washington
Taulia Tagovailoa Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NO)
Taulia Tagovailoa
QB Maryland
Jalen Kimber Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NO)
Jalen Kimber
CB Florida
Draft Picks Received
Ja'Tavion Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 62 RND: 2 (DET)
Ja'Tavion Sanders
TE Texas
Blake Corum Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (DET)
Blake Corum
RB Michigan
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (DET)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
Jalen Kimber Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (DET)
Jalen Kimber
CB Florida
Draft Picks Traded
Patrick Paul Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (DET)
Patrick Paul
OT Houston
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB FutureB-
The Saints kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Saints reached some 66 spots for Jalen Kimber, and value like that does not grow back.

Landing Sturdivant that late papers over a lot of smaller sins. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 14th pick they get an anchor for the offensive line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick62 Rnd2 Ja'Tavion Sanders
A clean, defensible pick in Round 2, Pick 30 with a little surplus value in Ja'Tavion Sanders. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick73 Rnd3 Blake Corum
Blake Corum in No. 73 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Malik Mustapha
By-the-book stuff, Malik Mustapha at pick 136 squarely in line with his ranking. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick152 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
Cedric Johnson at slot 152 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick167 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
Michael Barrett at the 167th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
Value said wait; Jordan Jefferson in the 170th pick says they were not listening. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick176 Rnd6 J. Michael Sturdivant
J. Michael Sturdivant slipping to pick 176 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick192 Rnd6 Roger Rosengarten
They read the board right and Roger Rosengarten was the payoff at the Round 6 slot. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick205 Rnd6 Taulia Tagovailoa
A big swing on Taulia Tagovailoa at the 205th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jalen Kimber
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jalen Kimber. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.