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Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Nate Wiggins Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Nate Wiggins
CB Clemson
Cedric Gray Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Cedric Gray
LB North Carolina
Logan Lee Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
Logan Lee
DL Iowa
LaDarius Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
LaDarius Henderson
OT Michigan
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NO)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
Javon Baker Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Javon Baker
WR UCF
Rasheen Ali Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Rasheen Ali
RB Marshall
Zion Logue Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Zion Logue
DL Georgia
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The tape said wait; the Saints did not. Zion Logue went at the 230th overall pick, a good 54 picks before the board was ready. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The Wiggins pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Dallas Turner
In pick 14 they get juice off the edge. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Nate Wiggins
Steal is underselling it; Nate Wiggins at the 45th overall pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick149 Rnd5 Cedric Gray
Cedric Gray is a better player than No. 149 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick167 Rnd5 Logan Lee
They read the board right and Logan Lee was the payoff at the 167th pick. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick169 Rnd5 LaDarius Henderson
LaDarius Henderson at slot 169 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick174 Rnd5 Layden Robinson
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Layden Robinson. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick192 Rnd6 Javon Baker
A reasonable price with a little left over, Javon Baker in slot 192. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick201 Rnd6 Rasheen Ali
They paid a round early for Rasheen Ali in No. 201, more than the board wanted. The roster fit checks out.
Pick230 Rnd7 Zion Logue
They reached into another round for Zion Logue, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.