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Will Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Will Johnson
CB Michigan
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NO)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
Alfred Collins Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Alfred Collins
DT Texas
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Danny Stutsman Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Danny Stutsman
LB Oklahoma
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NO)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NO)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Charles Grant Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Charles Grant
OT William & Mary
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (NO)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Ty Robinson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Ty Robinson
DL Nebraska
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NO)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (NO)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (NO)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Carson Vinson Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Carson Vinson
OT Alabama A&M
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NO)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NO)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NO)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
J.J. Weaver Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
J.J. Weaver
LB-EDGE Kentucky
Makari Paige Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (NO)
Makari Paige
S Michigan
Draft Picks Received
Nick Emmanwori Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NE)
Nick Emmanwori
S South Carolina
David Walker Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (CLE)
David Walker
LB-EDGE Central Arkansas
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NE)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 121 RND: 4 (DEN)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Mitchell Evans Head Shot
PICK: 145 RND: 5 (NE)
Mitchell Evans
TE Notre Dame
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (CLE)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 181 RND: 6 (CLE)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Tyler Shough Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Tyler Shough
QB Louisville
Thor Griffith Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NE)
Thor Griffith
DL Louisville
Oronde Gadsden II Head Shot
PICK: 222 RND: 7 (NE)
Oronde Gadsden II
TE Syracuse
Chimere Dike Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NE)
Chimere Dike
WR Florida
Makari Paige Head Shot
PICK: 257 RND: 7 (CLE)
Makari Paige
S Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players traded away
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Chris Olave
WR
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Derek Carr
QB
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Olisaemeka Udoh
OT
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Paulson Adebo
CB
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Taysom Hill
QB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D-
ValueB- NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The Saints lost the trade table, and the D- tells the story.

The Saints went off the board in a big way for J.J. Weaver, 122 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another.

The trades bled value they could not afford to lose. Landing Shough that late papers over a lot of smaller sins.

The verdict is not kind, and fairly so; this class has a hill to climb.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Will Johnson
In pick No. 9 they get a potential shutdown corner. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Nick Emmanwori
Nick Emmanwori in the Round 2 slot is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick40 Rnd2 Alfred Collins
Alfred Collins at No. 40 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
No edge and no loss on Tate Ratledge in pick 71; it is a wash and a sensible one. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick93 Rnd3 Danny Stutsman
Danny Stutsman at slot 93 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick94 Rnd3 David Walker
David Walker in Round 3, Pick 30 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick105 Rnd4 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
They left a pile of value on the table to take Dont'e Thornton Jr. this early at the 105th pick. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick111 Rnd4 Charles Grant
Charles Grant in Round 4, Pick 10 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick121 Rnd4 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at slot 121 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick130 Rnd4 Ty Robinson
Ty Robinson at the 130th overall pick is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick145 Rnd5 Mitchell Evans
They did well to land Mitchell Evans in pick 145, just ahead of his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick165 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
Raheim Sanders in No. 165 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. The roster fit checks out.
Pick181 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Miles Frazier well ahead of where he belonged. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick186 Rnd6 Carson Vinson
Carson Vinson at pick No. 186 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick199 Rnd6 Tyler Shough
Circle this one: Tyler Shough at slot 199 is a fall that decides a draft. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick219 Rnd7 Thor Griffith
Thor Griffith at the 219th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick222 Rnd7 Oronde Gadsden II
Steal is underselling it; Oronde Gadsden II at the Round 7 slot is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick240 Rnd7 Chimere Dike
Chimere Dike in the 240th overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick254 Rnd7 J.J. Weaver
A big swing on J.J. Weaver at pick 254, well ahead of any board in the building. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick257 Rnd7 Makari Paige
They talked themselves into Makari Paige at Round 7, Pick 39, and the board did not agree. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.