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Draft Selections
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NO)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Keon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Keon Coleman
WR Florida State
Johnny Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Johnny Wilson
WR Florida State
Kalen King Head Shot
PICK: 168 RND: 5 (NO)
Kalen King
CB Penn State
Jha'Quan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jha'Quan Jackson
WR Tulane
Kitan Oladapo Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Kitan Oladapo
S Oregon State
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (NO)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Kendall Milton Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Kendall Milton
RB Georgia
Nathaniel Watson Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Nathaniel Watson
LB Mississippi State
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (NO)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
Jordan Whittington Head Shot
PICK: 239 RND: 7 (NO)
Jordan Whittington
WR Texas
Draft Picks Received
Taliese Fuaga Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (SEA)
Taliese Fuaga
OT Oregon State
Brandon Coleman Head Shot
PICK: 179 RND: 6 (SEA)
Brandon Coleman
OL TCU
Cornelius Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 235 RND: 7 (SEA)
Cornelius Johnson
WR Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (SEA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (SEA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Olumuyiwa Fashanu Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (SEA)
Olumuyiwa Fashanu
OT Penn State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesC+ FutureB+
Grand theft in the 235th overall pick: the Saints steal Johnson and grade out a B.

Thirty-one other rooms let Cornelius Johnson slide, and the Saints were the ones holding the card at Round 7, Pick 15. Highway robbery. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Watson has a lot of ground to make up just to look fairly priced.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Taliese Fuaga
In the 16th overall pick they get a plug-and-play piece up front at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick45 Rnd2 Keon Coleman
They took Keon Coleman at par in No. 45, which is nothing to complain about. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick150 Rnd5 Johnny Wilson
They barely believed it either: Johnny Wilson still on the board at Round 5, Pick 14. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick168 Rnd5 Kalen King
Kalen King at pick No. 168 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jha'Quan Jackson
Jha'Quan Jackson in the 170th pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick175 Rnd5 Kitan Oladapo
Kitan Oladapo in pick 175 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick179 Rnd6 Brandon Coleman
Brandon Coleman in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Kendall Milton
A reach on Kendall Milton in slot 190; the board had better options right there. It fills a real need, too.
Pick199 Rnd6 Nathaniel Watson
They paid up for Nathaniel Watson at the 199th overall pick when waiting would have done the job. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick235 Rnd7 Cornelius Johnson
They robbed the room for Cornelius Johnson here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick239 Rnd7 Jordan Whittington
Jordan Whittington at pick 239 is a conviction pick that outran the value. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.