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Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (NO)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (NO)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (NO)
Mykel Williams
DE Georgia
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 75 RND: 3 (NO)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NO)
Jared Ivey
DE Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NO)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Lathan Ransom Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Lathan Ransom
S Ohio State
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 123 RND: 4 (NO)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NO)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Cody Simon Head Shot
PICK: 187 RND: 6 (NO)
Cody Simon
LB Ohio State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (NO)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NO)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Garrett Dellinger Head Shot
PICK: 253 RND: 7 (NO)
Garrett Dellinger
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Tre Harris Head Shot
PICK: 22 RND: 1 (DEN)
Tre Harris
WR Ole Miss
Derrick Harmon Head Shot
PICK: 53 RND: 2 (DEN)
Derrick Harmon
DT Oregon
Mykel Williams Head Shot
PICK: 60 RND: 2 (BUF)
Mykel Williams
DE Georgia
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (HOU)
Jared Ivey
DE Ole Miss
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (BUF)
Donovan Jackson
OG Ohio State
Jayden Higgins Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jayden Higgins
WR Iowa State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 205 RND: 6 (BUF)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (BUF)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (DEN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 43 RND: 2 (HOU)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Rylie Mills Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (DEN)
Rylie Mills
DL Notre Dame
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB TradesC FutureB-
The Saints let Simon fall into their laps, and walked away with a B-.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Cody Simon, the 187th pick, roughly 55 picks past where he belonged.

Higgins has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick22 Rnd1 Tre Harris
In pick 22 they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick53 Rnd2 Derrick Harmon
The board fumbled Derrick Harmon all the way to the 53rd overall pick, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick60 Rnd2 Mykel Williams
Steal is underselling it; Mykel Williams at pick No. 60 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick75 Rnd3 Tyler Warren
Tyler Warren in slot 75 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick89 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey at the 89th pick nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick110 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at the Round 4 slot is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick112 Rnd4 Lathan Ransom
Lathan Ransom at No. 112 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick123 Rnd4 Danny Stutsman
Taking Danny Stutsman in Round 4, Pick 22 is close to grand larceny; a linebacker that good had no business lasting this long. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick126 Rnd4 Jayden Higgins
This one needs a full-page explanation: Jayden Higgins in Round 4, Pick 25, miles early. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick187 Rnd6 Cody Simon
Cody Simon at the 187th overall pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A want more than a need, though you can never have too many.
Pick205 Rnd6 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
A straight-up fair deal on Ar'maj Reed-Adams at slot 205, value and slot in agreement. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick208 Rnd6 Jake Slaughter
A offensive lineman of that caliber at pick No. 208 is the definition of value, full stop. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick253 Rnd7 Garrett Dellinger
A reach for Garrett Dellinger in No. 253; a little patience would have been rewarded. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.