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    Saints
Draft Selections
Troy Fautanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Troy Fautanu
OT Washington
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Nelson Ceaser Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Nelson Ceaser
DL-EDGE Houston
Javion Cohen Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Javion Cohen
OG Miami (FL)
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Ty'Ron Hopper Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Ty'Ron Hopper
LB Missouri
Keith Randolph Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Keith Randolph Jr.
DL-EDGE Illinois
Isaiah Williams Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Isaiah Williams
WR Illinois
Tarheeb Still Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Tarheeb Still
CB Maryland
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Saints took Keith Randolph Jr. a full 28 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

On value alone, Williams makes the weekend a net positive. For all the activity, quarterback went untouched, which is hard to explain. They left with edge rusher solved and the rest of the wish list mostly ticked off.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Troy Fautanu
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line, reach and all. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
A tidy little value on Keon Coleman in the 45th pick, a step better than break-even. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick150 Rnd5 Nelson Ceaser
Nelson Ceaser at pick No. 150 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Javion Cohen
A market-rate offensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Javion Cohen. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki slipping to No. 170 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick175 Rnd5 Ty'Ron Hopper
Ty'Ron Hopper at Round 5, Pick 39 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick190 Rnd6 Keith Randolph Jr.
Keith Randolph Jr. at slot 190 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick199 Rnd6 Isaiah Williams
Steal is underselling it; Isaiah Williams at the 199th pick is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick239 Rnd7 Tarheeb Still
A straight-up fair deal on Tarheeb Still at the Round 7 slot, value and slot in agreement. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.