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Draft Selections
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NO)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
JC Latham Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
JC Latham
OT Alabama
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (NO)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
T'Vondre Sweat Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
T'Vondre Sweat
DT Texas
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NO)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NO)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NO)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Trevin Wallace Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Trevin Wallace
LB Kentucky
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (NO)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
Tip Reiman Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Tip Reiman
TE Illinois
Jordan Jefferson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jordan Jefferson
DT LSU
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Tyler Owens Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Tyler Owens
S Texas Tech
Eyabi Okie-Anoma Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Eyabi Okie-Anoma
DL-EDGE Charlotte
Carlton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (NO)
Carlton Johnson
CB Fresno State
Matthew Jones Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Matthew Jones
OG Ohio State
Nick Gargiulo Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NO)
Nick Gargiulo
C South Carolina
Tyler Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Tyler Harrell
WR Miami (FL)
Draft Picks Received
Joe Alt Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (LAC)
Joe Alt
OT Notre Dame
Payton Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 33 RND: 2 (CAR)
Payton Wilson
LB North Carolina State
Cooper Beebe Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (CAR)
Cooper Beebe
OG Kansas State
Theo Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (LAC)
Theo Johnson
TE Penn State
Michael Pratt Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (BUF)
Michael Pratt
QB Tulane
Decamerion Richardson Head Shot
PICK: 160 RND: 5 (BUF)
Decamerion Richardson
CB Mississippi State
Carlton Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 225 RND: 7 (LAC)
Carlton Johnson
CB Fresno State
Nick Gargiulo Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CAR)
Nick Gargiulo
C South Carolina
Tyler Harrell Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (LAC)
Tyler Harrell
WR Miami (FL)
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NYG)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (LAC)
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Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (MIA)
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Players Gained
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Isaiah Simmons
S
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O'Cyrus Torrence
OG
Players traded away
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Cameron Jordan
EDGE
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Demario Davis
LB
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Foster Moreau
TE
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Jamaal Williams
RB
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James Hurst
OT
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Keith Kirkwood
WR
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Khalen Saunders
DT
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Kirk Merritt
WR
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Malcolm Jenkins
S
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Mark Evans II
OT
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Marshon Lattimore
CB
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Max Garcia
OG
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Michael Thomas
WR
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Ryan Ramczyk
OT
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Tanoh Kpassagnon
DE
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Taysom Hill
TE
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Trevor Penning
OT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall F
ValueC+ NeedB TradesF FutureD+
The Harrell reach set a tone the Saints could not shake: F.

There was a run on nobody at that position, and the Saints started one anyway for Tyler Harrell, 103 picks ahead of schedule. There is no dressing it up: a F.

They handed away value on the phones that the picks cannot earn back. They punted on running back, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. It is a win-now wager, and the future is the stake.

The Johnson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

In the end, a class that has to defy its grades just to matter.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Joe Alt
In the 5th pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick14 Rnd1 JC Latham
In pick No. 14 they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick33 Rnd2 Payton Wilson
They took Payton Wilson at par in the Round 2 slot, which is nothing to complain about. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick45 Rnd2 T'Vondre Sweat
They reached a country mile for T'Vondre Sweat at pick 45, and the board is aghast. The roster fit checks out.
Pick65 Rnd3 Cooper Beebe
No drama and no debate, Cooper Beebe went about where he belonged in the 65th overall pick. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick105 Rnd4 Theo Johnson
They paid sticker price for Theo Johnson in slot 105, and that is fine. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick128 Rnd4 Michael Pratt
They paid a round early for Michael Pratt in the 128th overall pick, more than the board wanted. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick150 Rnd5 Trevin Wallace
A straight-up fair deal on Trevin Wallace at pick 150, value and slot in agreement. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick160 Rnd5 Decamerion Richardson
Decamerion Richardson at Round 5, Pick 24 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick168 Rnd5 Tip Reiman
Tip Reiman at the 168th pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jordan Jefferson
By-the-book stuff, Jordan Jefferson at No. 170 squarely in line with his ranking. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick175 Rnd5 Cornelius Johnson
Value with a capital V on Cornelius Johnson in slot 175, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Tyler Owens
Tyler Owens in pick No. 190 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick199 Rnd6 Eyabi Okie-Anoma
They left a pile of value on the table to take Eyabi Okie-Anoma this early at the Round 6 slot. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick225 Rnd7 Carlton Johnson
Carlton Johnson at the Round 7 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick239 Rnd7 Matthew Jones
A wild overpay on Matthew Jones in the 239th pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick240 Rnd7 Nick Gargiulo
They talked themselves into Nick Gargiulo at slot 240, and the board did not agree. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick253 Rnd7 Tyler Harrell
They reached into another round for Tyler Harrell, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.