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Draft Selections
Leonard Moore Head Shot
PICK: 7 RND: 1 (NO)
Leonard Moore
CB Notre Dame
Will Echoles Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NO)
Will Echoles
DT Ole Miss
Princewill Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Princewill Umanmielen
LB-EDGE LSU
LJ Martin Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NO)
LJ Martin
RB BYU
Mateen Ibirogba Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NO)
Mateen Ibirogba
DE Texas Tech
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 185 RND: 6 (NO)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedC TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Saints and Echoles: B-.

The Saints did not reach, did not trade up, did not blink. They just waited, and Will Echoles fell into the 38th overall pick. It does the job without flash, and the B- reflects it.

The Moore pick reads as want over need, and the roster will feel it at offensive lineman, wide receiver and other spots. Every board in the league had Umanmielen lower, and that gap is the story.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through offensive lineman. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 2 of 6 of the wish list covered.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick7 Rnd1 Leonard Moore
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Leonard Moore at cornerback with offensive lineman, wide receiver and other spots open.
Pick38 Rnd2 Will Echoles
Will Echoles in pick 38 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick73 Rnd3 Princewill Umanmielen
This one needs a full-page explanation: Princewill Umanmielen in the 73rd overall pick, miles early. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick110 Rnd4 LJ Martin
No edge and no loss on LJ Martin in No. 110; it is a wash and a sensible one. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick144 Rnd5 Mateen Ibirogba
A reach for Mateen Ibirogba in the Round 5 slot; a little patience would have been rewarded. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick185 Rnd6 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
The board fumbled Jermaine Mathews Jr. all the way to pick No. 185, and they scooped it up. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.