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Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Amarius Mims Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Amarius Mims
OT Georgia
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Jaylan Ford Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaylan Ford
LB Texas
Joe Milton III Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Joe Milton III
QB Tennessee
Aki Ogunbiyi Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Aki Ogunbiyi
OG Texas A&M
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 192 RND: 6 (NO)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
De'Corian Clark Head Shot
PICK: 200 RND: 6 (NO)
De'Corian Clark
WR UTSA
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints robbed the room for Oladapo. Final grade: B.

The Saints spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Kitan Oladapo, the No. 166 name on the board, in the Round 6 slot. A dependable weekend that grades out a B.

They will need Ford to outplay his draft slot in a hurry to justify it. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Olumuyiwa Fashanu
In No. 14 they get a long-term starter on the line. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Amarius Mims
Amarius Mims at pick 45 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick136 Rnd4 Keith Randolph Jr.
A real head-scratcher, Keith Randolph Jr. in Round 4, Pick 36 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick152 Rnd5 Jaylan Ford
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Jaylan Ford. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick170 Rnd5 Joe Milton III
A reasonable price with a little left over, Joe Milton III in the Round 5 slot. It fills a real need, too.
Pick176 Rnd6 Aki Ogunbiyi
Aki Ogunbiyi in the 176th overall pick is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick192 Rnd6 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in pick No. 192 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick200 Rnd6 De'Corian Clark
A straight-up fair deal on De'Corian Clark at slot 200, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.