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Chris Cole Head Shot
PICK: 10 RND: 1 (NO)
Chris Cole
LB Georgia
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Justin Scott Head Shot
PICK: 72 RND: 3 (NO)
Justin Scott
DT Miami
Walker Lyons Head Shot
PICK: 109 RND: 4 (NO)
Walker Lyons
TE USC
Taylor Wein Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NO)
Taylor Wein
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Anthony Boswell Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NO)
Anthony Boswell
OG Houston
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NO)
Kingston Lopa
S California
Drayk Bowen Head Shot
PICK: 180 RND: 6 (NO)
Drayk Bowen
LB Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (LAR)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Taylor Wein Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (LAR)
Taylor Wein
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Kingston Lopa Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (LAR)
Kingston Lopa
S California
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Deuce Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 41 RND: 2 (LAR)
Deuce Alexander
WR Ole Miss
Players Gained
Head Shot
Blake Corum
RB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC NeedC TradesB+ FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Saints: B-.

The Saints spent real capital to be 62 picks early on Walker Lyons, and the board is going to hold them to it.

That is an interior defensive lineman worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The wide receiver spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

With wide receiver, quarterback and other spots unsolved, spending premium capital on linebacker is the choice that costs them.

Good work on the whole, with wide receiver the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick10 Rnd1 Chris Cole
Hard to square with the roster. With positions of obvious need still on the board, Chris Cole adds a linebacker and leaves wide receiver, quarterback and other spots untouched.
Pick45 Rnd2 Kelley Jones
Kelley Jones in pick 45 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick72 Rnd3 Justin Scott
Justin Scott in the 72nd pick is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick109 Rnd4 Walker Lyons
They zigged when the board said zag, taking Walker Lyons at tight end with wide receiver, quarterback and other spots open.
Pick117 Rnd4 Taylor Wein
A wild overpay on Taylor Wein in the Round 4 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick145 Rnd5 Anthony Boswell
They read the board right and Anthony Boswell was the payoff at No. 145. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick153 Rnd5 Kingston Lopa
They barely believed it either: Kingston Lopa still on the board at the Round 5 slot. A fine player at a spot low on the priority list.
Pick180 Rnd6 Drayk Bowen
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Drayk Bowen at slot 180. The roster reasoning here is anyone's guess.