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Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Jack Sawyer Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (NO)
Jack Sawyer
DE Ohio State
Clay Webb Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (NO)
Clay Webb
OG Jacksonville State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NO)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Omari Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Omari Thomas
DL Tennessee
Mario Williams Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Mario Williams
WR Tulane
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
Good, not great, for the Saints: B-.

They will call it conviction in the building and a reach everywhere else: Mason Taylor, 177 picks early at slot 110.

Sawyer at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Mason Graham
Mason Graham in the 9th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick43 Rnd2 Jack Sawyer
They read the board right and Jack Sawyer was the payoff at pick 43. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick74 Rnd3 Clay Webb
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Clay Webb. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick87 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
A reach on Danny Stutsman in No. 87; the board had better options right there. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick110 Rnd4 Mason Taylor
A big swing on Mason Taylor at slot 110, well ahead of any board in the building. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick123 Rnd4 Deone Walker
A conviction pick on Deone Walker at the 123rd pick that the board grades a round light. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick186 Rnd6 Omari Thomas
They reached a country mile for Omari Thomas at pick 186, and the board is aghast. It fills a real need, too.
Pick253 Rnd7 Mario Williams
Value said wait; Mario Williams in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.