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Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
T.J. Tampa Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
T.J. Tampa
CB Iowa State
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint...
WR Georgia
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Frank Gore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Frank Gore Jr.
RB Southern Miss
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NO)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Saints: B.

There is reaching, and then there is Trevor Keegan at slot 200. The Saints jumped the board by 34 and dared it to prove them wrong.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Eichenberg at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
A tidy little value on Olumuyiwa Fashanu in pick 14, a step better than break-even. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick45 Rnd2 T.J. Tampa
A clean, defensible pick in the 45th overall pick with a little surplus value in T.J. Tampa. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at pick No. 136 is money in the bank, a linebacker taken below his worth. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick152 Rnd5 Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint
Fair-plus on Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick170 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at Round 5, Pick 34 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick176 Rnd6 Frank Gore Jr.
Frank Gore Jr. at slot 176 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the running back. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick192 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
De'Corian Clark at pick 192 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick200 Rnd6 Trevor Keegan
A wild overpay on Trevor Keegan in No. 200, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.