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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Kevin Winston Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Winston Jr.
S Penn State
Smael Mondon Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Smael Mondon Jr.
LB Georgia
Cam Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Cam Jackson
DT Florida
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints robbed the room for Mondon Jr.. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Smael Mondon Jr. at the Round 6 slot is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

The Gadsden II reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with offensive lineman the one that mattered most.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 9th pick they get a workhorse for the backfield at fair value.
Pick40 Rnd2 Jalon Walker
You do not let a linebacker like Jalon Walker reach pick 40 and blink. They did not. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
No drama and no debate, Jayden Higgins went about where he belonged in No. 71. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick93 Rnd3 Oronde Gadsden II
Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 3 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The roster fit checks out.
Pick111 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
A top-tier offensive lineman at a bargain, Donovan Jackson in the 111th overall pick, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick130 Rnd4 Kevin Winston Jr.
They barely believed it either: Kevin Winston Jr. still on the board at Round 4, Pick 29. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick186 Rnd6 Smael Mondon Jr.
Somehow Smael Mondon Jr. was still sitting there in slot 186, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick254 Rnd7 Cam Jackson
Cam Jackson in pick No. 254 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.