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Draft Selections
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (NO)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Sam Hartman Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Sam Hartman
QB Notre Dame
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NO)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (NO)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NO)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
JD Bertrand Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
JD Bertrand
LB Notre Dame
Bub Means Head Shot
PICK: 169 RND: 5 (NO)
Bub Means
WR Pittsburgh
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 174 RND: 5 (NO)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Maema Njongmeta Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Maema Njongmeta
LB Wisconsin
Anthony Gould Head Shot
PICK: 201 RND: 6 (NO)
Anthony Gould
WR Oregon State
Jordan Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (NO)
Jordan Johnson
WR Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Braiden McGregor Head Shot
PICK: 23 RND: 1 (HOU)
Braiden McGregor
DE-EDGE Michigan
Trevor Keegan Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Trevor Keegan
OG Michigan
Jared Wiley Head Shot
PICK: 124 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jared Wiley
TE TCU
Layden Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Layden Robinson
OG Texas A&M
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Rome Odunze Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (HOU)
Rome Odunze
WR Washington
Cody Schrader Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (TB)
Cody Schrader
RB Missouri
Players Gained
Head Shot
Dalton Schultz
TE
Head Shot
Deven Thompkins
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall C
ValueF NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB
The Saints turned the phones into found money: C.

The rest of the league had time to spare on Sam Hartman; the Saints did not wait, grabbing him 238 spots ahead at pick 45.

That is a wide receiver worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly. The phones were where this weekend was really won. The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick23 Rnd1 Braiden McGregor
In the 23rd overall pick they get juice off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 Sam Hartman
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Sam Hartman. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick59 Rnd2 Trevor Keegan
Trevor Keegan in the 59th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick124 Rnd4 Jared Wiley
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jared Wiley this early at No. 124. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick128 Rnd4 Layden Robinson
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Layden Robinson well ahead of where he belonged. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick167 Rnd5 JD Bertrand
JD Bertrand at pick No. 167 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick169 Rnd5 Bub Means
They talked themselves into Bub Means at the 169th pick, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick174 Rnd5 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. at No. 174 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick192 Rnd6 Maema Njongmeta
They reached a country mile for Maema Njongmeta at Round 6, Pick 17, and the board is aghast. A luxury on a unit that was already in good shape.
Pick201 Rnd6 Anthony Gould
Anthony Gould in pick 201 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick230 Rnd7 Jordan Johnson
Jordan Johnson at the 230th overall pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.