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Draft Selections
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NO)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (NO)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
Jalen Milroe Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jalen Milroe
QB Alabama
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (NO)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Ozzy Trapilo Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Ozzy Trapilo
OT Boston College
Joshua Farmer Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Joshua Farmer
DT Florida State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (NO)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Tonka Hemingway Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Tonka Hemingway
DT South Carolina
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (NO)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Draft Picks Received
Luther Burden III Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Luther Burden III
WR Missouri
Trey Amos Head Shot
PICK: 47 RND: 2 (ARI)
Trey Amos
CB Ole Miss
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 85 RND: 3 (DEN)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Elijah Arroyo Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
Elijah Arroyo
TE Miami
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Brennan Presley Head Shot
PICK: 210 RND: 6 (DEN)
Brennan Presley
WR Oklahoma State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ATL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (ATL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dennis Daley
OG
Head Shot
Mike Hughes
CB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
A masterclass at the trade table lands the Saints a B+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Saints spent pick No. 254 on J.J. Weaver, a name most had 94 spots down the list. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B+.

They banked enough surplus on Simon to cover a lot of smaller sins. The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Luther Burden III
In the 20th overall pick they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
They barely believed it either: Jalon Walker still on the board at No. 40. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick47 Rnd2 Trey Amos
By-the-book stuff, Trey Amos at the Round 2 slot squarely in line with his ranking. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jalen Milroe
Jalen Milroe at the 71st pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick85 Rnd3 TreVeyon Henderson
A top-tier running back at a bargain, TreVeyon Henderson in pick 85, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick93 Rnd3 Ozzy Trapilo
Ozzy Trapilo in slot 93 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick111 Rnd4 Joshua Farmer
No edge and no loss on Joshua Farmer in No. 111; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick114 Rnd4 Elijah Arroyo
Elijah Arroyo in slot 114 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It fills a real need, too.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
Taking Kevin Winston Jr. in Round 4, Pick 29 is close to grand larceny; a safety that good had no business lasting this long. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick186 Rnd6 Tonka Hemingway
They reached into another round for Tonka Hemingway, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick199 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Steal is underselling it; Cody Simon at pick No. 199 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.
Pick210 Rnd6 Brennan Presley
They left a pile of value on the table to take Brennan Presley this early at the 210th overall pick. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick254 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A real head-scratcher, J.J. Weaver in the Round 7 slot is miles ahead of his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.