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Players Gained
Tyrique
Stevenson
CB
Players traded away
Alontae
Taylor
CB
Ben
DiNucci
QB
Bryan
Bresee
DT
Bub
Means
WR
Carl
Granderson
DE
Cedrick
Wilson Jr.
WR
Chase
Young
DE
Connor
McGovern
C
Demario
Davis
LB
Erik
McCoy
C
Isaiah
Foskey
DE
Josh
Ball
OT
Josiah
Ezirim
OT
Juwan
Johnson
TE
Lucas
Patrick
OG
Nathan
Shepherd
DT
Rejzohn
Wright
CB
Ryan
Ramczyk
OT
Shane
Lemieux
OG
Trevor
Penning
OT
TE
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
F
ValueB-
NeedA-
TradesF
FutureD-
A weekend the Saints spent fighting the board, and losing. F. Boards are made to be trusted, and the Saints shredded theirs for Stone Handy. He came off 109 spots early, and the room will hear about it.
The dealing is the wound this class cannot quite close. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.
That is a safety worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.
There is no soft landing here: they fought the board and left quarterback open, and the grade is the bill.
Pick Analysis
Pick1
Rnd1
Travis Hunter
In the Round 1 slot they get an island corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick39
Rnd2
Aireontae Ersery
By-the-book stuff, Aireontae Ersery at No. 39 squarely in line with his ranking. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick72
Rnd3
Oluwafemi Oladejo
They reached into another round for Oluwafemi Oladejo, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick161
Rnd5
Jake Briningstool
No edge and no loss on Jake Briningstool in pick No. 161; it is a wash and a sensible one. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick164
Rnd5
Malachi Moore
You do not let a safety like Malachi Moore reach the 164th pick and blink. They did not. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick165
Rnd5
Logan Brown
Steal is underselling it; Logan Brown at the 165th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick195
Rnd6
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
No drama and no debate, Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson went about where he belonged in the 195th overall pick. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick201
Rnd6
CJ West
A slide stopped in No. 201, with CJ West worth more than the price. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick246
Rnd7
Theo Wease Jr.
A tidy bit of business in the Round 7 slot, where Theo Wease Jr. graded well above the range. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick248
Rnd7
Stone Handy
Stone Handy at pick No. 248 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.