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Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (NO)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Quinshon Judkins Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Quinshon Judkins
RB Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Que Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Que Robinson
LB-EDGE Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (NO)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (NO)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (NO)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (NO)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (NO)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NO)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (NO)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (NO)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (NO)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
Draft Picks Received
Jihaad Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 58 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jihaad Campbell
LB Alabama
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (CHI)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 196 RND: 6 (DET)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Nazir Stackhouse Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (DEN)
Nazir Stackhouse
DL Georgia
Collin Oliver Head Shot
PICK: 228 RND: 7 (DET)
Collin Oliver
LB-EDGE Oklahoma State
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 233 RND: 7 (CHI)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 236 RND: 7 (HOU)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Jaydon Blue Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (CHI)
Jaydon Blue
RB Texas
Fentrell Cypress II Head Shot
PICK: 241 RND: 7 (HOU)
Fentrell Cypress II
CB Florida State
Bilhal Kone Head Shot
PICK: 244 RND: 7 (DET)
Bilhal Kone
CB Western Michigan
Jalen Travis Head Shot
PICK: 247 RND: 7 (DAL)
Jalen Travis
OT Iowa State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
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PICK: RND: 6 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DET)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (HOU)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Addison West Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (DAL)
Addison West
OG Western Michigan
Players Gained
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Hendon Hooker
QB
Players traded away
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Cedrick Wilson Jr.
WR
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Derek Carr
QB
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John Ridgeway
DT
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Jonah Williams
DE
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Justin Herron
OT
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Kendre Miller
RB
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Lucas Patrick
OG
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Olisaemeka Udoh
OT
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Ryder Anderson
DE
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Shane Lemieux
OG
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Taysom Hill
QB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D-
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A costly weekend of dealing drags the Saints to a D-.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but J.J. Weaver at pick 236 is 141 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. Landing Judkins that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

It is a steep hill from here, and the grade knows it.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick No. 9 they get a potential shutdown corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick40 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
A safety of that caliber at the 40th overall pick is the definition of value, full stop. A minor need, but a need all the same.
Pick58 Rnd2 Jihaad Campbell
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Jihaad Campbell for less than the market said. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick93 Rnd3 Quinshon Judkins
They barely believed it either: Quinshon Judkins still on the board at slot 93. It fills a real need, too.
Pick112 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
A tidy little value on Dylan Fairchild in the 112th pick, a step better than break-even. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick131 Rnd4 Que Robinson
Que Robinson in Round 4, Pick 29 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
A wild overpay on Dont'e Thornton Jr. in pick 148, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick184 Rnd6 Oronde Gadsden II
They took Oronde Gadsden II at par in No. 184, which is nothing to complain about. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick196 Rnd6 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and KeAndre Lambert-Smith at pick No. 196 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick197 Rnd6 Nazir Stackhouse
A market-rate interior defensive lineman, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Nazir Stackhouse. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick228 Rnd7 Collin Oliver
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Collin Oliver well ahead of where he belonged. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick233 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Thor Griffith. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick236 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
J.J. Weaver at the 236th overall pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick240 Rnd7 Jaydon Blue
They left a pile of value on the table to take Jaydon Blue this early at slot 240. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick241 Rnd7 Fentrell Cypress II
They talked themselves into Fentrell Cypress II at Round 7, Pick 25, and the board did not agree. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick244 Rnd7 Bilhal Kone
Value said wait; Bilhal Kone in the Round 7 slot says they were not listening. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick247 Rnd7 Jalen Travis
Jalen Travis at No. 247 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.