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Draft Selections
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Mason McCormick Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Mason McCormick
OT South Dakota State
Dylan Laube Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Dylan Laube
RB New Hampshire
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
AJ Barner Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
AJ Barner
TE Michigan
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Tahj Washington Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Tahj Washington
WR USC
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Edefuan Ulofoshio Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Edefuan Ulofoshio
LB Washington
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NO)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (NO)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
Draft Picks Received
Michael Penix Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (CHI)
Michael Penix Jr.
QB Washington
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Ryan Flournoy Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (DET)
Ryan Flournoy
WR Southeast Missouri State
Tyrice Knight Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (HOU)
Tyrice Knight
LB UTEP
Josh Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 249 RND: 7 (DET)
Josh Proctor
S Ohio State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (TEN)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (CHI)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (TEN)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Cedric Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DET)
Cedric Johnson
DE-EDGE Mississippi
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2025)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Denico Autry
EDGE
Head Shot
Danielle Hunter
EDGE
Head Shot
Tim Settle
DT
Head Shot
L'Jarius Sneed
CB
Players traded away
Head Shot
Derek Carr
QB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureC-
A passer of the future in Penix Jr., and a B, for the Saints.

The Saints spent the pick that matters most on Michael Penix Jr., and a roster that has been waiting on a passer can start to take shape. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. Every board in the league had Milton lower, and that gap is the story.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with edge rusher the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Michael Penix Jr.
In pick 9 they get their guy under center for the next decade. A real need, handled.
Pick150 Rnd5 Mason McCormick
Good price on Mason McCormick in pick No. 150, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Dylan Laube
They read the board right and Dylan Laube was the payoff at No. 168. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick170 Rnd5 Kendall Milton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Kendall Milton in the Round 5 slot, miles early. The roster fit checks out.
Pick175 Rnd5 AJ Barner
A reasonable price with a little left over, AJ Barner in Round 5, Pick 39. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jared Wiley
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Jared Wiley well ahead of where he belonged. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick190 Rnd6 Tahj Washington
No edge and no loss on Tahj Washington in the 190th pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick201 Rnd6 Ryan Flournoy
A straight-up fair deal on Ryan Flournoy at slot 201, value and slot in agreement. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick239 Rnd7 Edefuan Ulofoshio
Edefuan Ulofoshio at the 239th overall pick is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick247 Rnd7 Tyrice Knight
Tyrice Knight in No. 247 is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. It is more luxury than necessity; they were already set here.
Pick249 Rnd7 Josh Proctor
Nothing to complain about; Josh Proctor went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.