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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Emeka Egbuka Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Emeka Egbuka
WR Ohio State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NO)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NO)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (NO)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (NO)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Draft Picks Received
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 17 RND: 1 (CIN)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Deone Walker Head Shot
PICK: 65 RND: 3 (NYG)
Deone Walker
DT Kentucky
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (IND)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 81 RND: 3 (CIN)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 99 RND: 3 (SF)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (ARI)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (MIA)
TO PICK
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (DAL)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (CIN)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (SF)
TO PICK
 
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA- FutureB
The Saints checked most of the boxes and earned a B.

The David Walker pick is the one that will follow the Saints into the fall. They took him 73 spots ahead of his grade, and the board is not shy about saying so.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. Whatever else happened, they won the night they took Egbuka.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick17 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In the 17th overall pick they get a lead back with juice, outstanding value to boot.
Pick40 Rnd2 Emeka Egbuka
Somehow Emeka Egbuka was still sitting there in the 40th pick, and they pounced on premier wide receiver value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick65 Rnd3 Deone Walker
Deone Walker in slot 65 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
A premium they did not need to pay, Mason Taylor a notch or two before his time. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick80 Rnd3 Charles Grant
This one needs a full-page explanation: Charles Grant in Round 3, Pick 16, miles early. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick81 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Xavier Restrepo in No. 81. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick99 Rnd3 David Walker
They talked themselves into David Walker at pick 99, and the board did not agree. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.