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Saints Draft 4

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Draft Selections
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NO)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Kris Jenkins Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Kris Jenkins
DL-EDGE Michigan
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Jalen Kimber Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NO)
Jalen Kimber
CB Florida
Draft Picks Received
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Draft Picks Traded
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (SEA)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Zach Charbonnet
RB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Saints turned the phones into found money: B+.

The tape said wait; the Saints did not. Jalen Kimber went at pick 205, a good 74 picks before the board was ready. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B+.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. Henderson falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 JC Latham
JC Latham in pick No. 16 is fair value, right on his grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kris Jenkins
No drama and no debate, Kris Jenkins went about where he belonged in slot 45. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
By-the-book stuff, Jaheim Bell at Round 4, Pick 36 squarely in line with his ranking. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick152 Rnd5 Cedric Johnson
A market-rate edge rusher, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Cedric Johnson. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick170 Rnd5 Michael Barrett
They liked Michael Barrett enough to skip the value, taking him in No. 170. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick176 Rnd6 LaDarius Henderson
A tidy bit of business in the 176th overall pick, where LaDarius Henderson graded well above the range. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick192 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
A straight-up fair deal on De'Corian Clark at the 192nd overall pick, value and slot in agreement. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick205 Rnd6 Jalen Kimber
A wild overpay on Jalen Kimber in the Round 6 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.