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JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NO)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Dallas Turner Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NO)
Dallas Turner
LB-EDGE Alabama
Brenden Rice Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Brenden Rice
WR USC
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Jaylon Carlies Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaylon Carlies
S Missouri
Anthony Belton Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NO)
Anthony Belton
OL North Carolina State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Saints: B.

The Saints torched the value chart for Jaylon Carlies, taking him 32 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

The Turner pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 JC Latham
In the 13th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick46 Rnd2 Dallas Turner
Circle this one: Dallas Turner at the Round 2 slot is a fall that decides a draft. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick136 Rnd4 Brenden Rice
Steal is underselling it; Brenden Rice at slot 136 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
A reach for Jaylan Ford in Round 5, Pick 14; a little patience would have been rewarded. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick170 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A wild overpay on Joe Milton III in pick No. 170, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick176 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
They paid a round early for Keith Randolph Jr. in pick 176, more than the board wanted. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick191 Rnd6 Jaylon Carlies
They talked themselves into Jaylon Carlies at the 191st pick, and the board did not agree. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick206 Rnd6 Anthony Belton
Anthony Belton in the Round 6 slot is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.