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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Tommy Eichenberg Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Tommy Eichenberg
LB Ohio State
Jarrian Jones Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Jarrian Jones
CB Florida State
Sione Vaki Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Sione Vaki
S Utah
Walter Rouse Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Walter Rouse
OT Oklahoma
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Ro Torrence Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Ro Torrence
CB Arizona State
Myles Harden Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Myles Harden
CB South Dakota
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Saints and Jones: B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Jarrian Jones slide, and the Saints were the ones holding the card at pick No. 168. Highway robbery. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. On the needs board they went 4 of 8, with cornerback the one that mattered most. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

A workmanlike haul that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 14th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick45 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on T'Vondre Sweat. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick150 Rnd5 Tommy Eichenberg
Tommy Eichenberg at slot 150 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the linebacker. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick168 Rnd5 Jarrian Jones
You do not let a cornerback like Jarrian Jones reach No. 168 and blink. They did not. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Sione Vaki
Sione Vaki is a better player than the 170th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick175 Rnd5 Walter Rouse
The board had Walter Rouse higher than the Round 5 slot, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick190 Rnd6 Jha'Quan Jackson
A slide stopped in pick No. 190, with Jha'Quan Jackson worth more than the price. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick199 Rnd6 Ro Torrence
Ro Torrence at Round 6, Pick 24 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick239 Rnd7 Myles Harden
They will replay Myles Harden at the Round 7 slot for years; that is how good the value is. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.