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Draft Selections
Jer'Zhan Newton Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Jer'Zhan Newton
DL Illinois
J.J. McCarthy Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
J.J. McCarthy
QB Michigan
Jaheim Bell Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Jaheim Bell
TE Florida State
Malik Mustapha Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Malik Mustapha
S Wake Forest
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Michael Barrett Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Michael Barrett
LB Michigan
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NO)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Saints and Cohen: B-.

Thirty-one other rooms let Javion Cohen slide, and the Saints were the ones holding the card at the Round 6 slot. Highway robbery. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Jer'Zhan Newton
In pick 14 they get a pocket-collapsing interior rusher. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick45 Rnd2 J.J. McCarthy
By-the-book stuff, J.J. McCarthy at No. 45 squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jaheim Bell
No edge and no loss on Jaheim Bell in Round 4, Pick 36; it is a wash and a sensible one. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick152 Rnd5 Malik Mustapha
Malik Mustapha at the 152nd pick is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick170 Rnd5 Frank Gore Jr.
No drama and no debate, Frank Gore Jr. went about where he belonged in the Round 5 slot. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick176 Rnd6 Javion Cohen
Javion Cohen at slot 176 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick192 Rnd6 Michael Barrett
Value with a capital V on Michael Barrett in pick No. 192, a genuine coup. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick200 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark in the 200th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.