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Draft Selections
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Walter Nolen Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Walter Nolen
DT Ole Miss
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Luke Kandra Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Luke Kandra
OG Cincinnati
Malachi Moore Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Malachi Moore
S Alabama
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (NO)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Dorian Strong Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Dorian Strong
CB Virginia Tech
Brady Cook Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Brady Cook
QB Missouri
Draft Picks Received
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Mykel Williams
DE-EDGE Georgia
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 116 RND: 4 (IND)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Draft Picks Traded
Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Grover Stewart
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Strong should have been long gone. The Saints pounced, and earned a B+.

The Saints ran the phones like sharks, prying loose value on deal after deal until the ledger was lopsided.

On value alone, Strong makes the weekend a net positive. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through wide receiver. The cost of the Kandra reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mykel Williams
In the 14th pick they get a quarterback's worst nightmare at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Walter Nolen
Circle this one: Walter Nolen at slot 40 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick45 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
Colston Loveland in pick 45 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Dylan Sampson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Dylan Sampson at the 71st overall pick is the proof. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick93 Rnd3 Luke Kandra
A real head-scratcher, Luke Kandra in pick No. 93 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick111 Rnd4 Malachi Moore
Good price on Malachi Moore in Round 4, Pick 10, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick116 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
A quiet steal in Round 4, Pick 15: Jared Wilson for less than the market said. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick130 Rnd4 Smael Mondon Jr.
The board fumbled Smael Mondon Jr. all the way to slot 130, and they scooped it up. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick186 Rnd6 Dorian Strong
Dorian Strong at the Round 6 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick254 Rnd7 Brady Cook
The board had cheaper options than Brady Cook at No. 254, and it noticed. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.