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Draft Selections
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (NO)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (NO)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (NO)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NO)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (NO)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
Antario Brown Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Antario Brown
RB Northern Illinois
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 20 RND: 1 (DEN)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Darien Porter Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Darien Porter
CB Iowa State
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 51 RND: 2 (DEN)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 122 RND: 4 (DEN)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Kurtis Rourke Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (DEN)
Kurtis Rourke
QB Indiana
Barryn Sorrell Head Shot
PICK: 216 RND: 6 (CLE)
Barryn Sorrell
LB-EDGE Texas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Shavon Revel Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Shavon Revel Jr.
CB East Carolina
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueC NeedB TradesA FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Saints.

When the story of this class is written, it opens with Antario Brown at pick No. 248, a reach of 123 spots that the board flatly disagrees with. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Rourke. The dealing nudged the ledger their way without much fuss.

On the needs board they went 8 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick20 Rnd1 Nick Emmanwori
In the Round 1 slot they get a centerfielder for the defense. More want than need.
Pick40 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at the 40th overall pick jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick45 Rnd2 Darien Porter
Darien Porter at pick No. 45 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick51 Rnd2 Donovan Jackson
They reached a country mile for Donovan Jackson at Round 2, Pick 19, and the board is aghast. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jayden Higgins
Jayden Higgins in the 71st pick is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick93 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
Mason Taylor in pick 93 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick112 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
Jared Wilson at pick 112 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick122 Rnd4 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at pick No. 122 nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Emery Jones Jr.
A tidy little value on Emery Jones Jr. in No. 131, a step better than break-even. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick184 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
Good price on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in the 184th overall pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick191 Rnd6 Kurtis Rourke
A quarterback of that caliber at the 191st pick is the definition of value, full stop. The roster fit checks out.
Pick216 Rnd6 Barryn Sorrell
Barryn Sorrell at the Round 6 slot is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick248 Rnd7 Antario Brown
Antario Brown at slot 248 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.