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Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NO)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brian Thomas Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NO)
Brian Thomas Jr.
WR LSU
Tykee Smith Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Tykee Smith
S Georgia
Braden Fiske Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Braden Fiske
DL Florida State
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Justin Eboigbe Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NO)
Justin Eboigbe
DL-EDGE Alabama
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NO)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Saints: B-.

The Saints torched the value chart for Justin Eboigbe, taking him 81 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it. The Smith pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the cornerback spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the Round 1 slot they get protection for the quarterback, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Brian Thomas Jr.
Brian Thomas Jr. in pick No. 46 is fair value, right on his grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tykee Smith
Value with a capital V on Tykee Smith in slot 136, a genuine coup. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick150 Rnd5 Braden Fiske
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Braden Fiske well ahead of where he belonged. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
The board had Jaylan Ford higher than Round 5, Pick 34, and the linebacker fell to them anyway. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick176 Rnd6 Cody Schrader
Cody Schrader at No. 176 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick191 Rnd6 Justin Eboigbe
They left a pile of value on the table to take Justin Eboigbe this early at No. 191. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick206 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
By-the-book stuff, Miles Frazier at pick 206 squarely in line with his ranking. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.