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Draft Selections
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NO)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (NO)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (NO)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 113 RND: 4 (NO)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Donovan Edwards Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Donovan Edwards
RB Michigan
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Jimmy Horn Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NO)
Jimmy Horn Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Picks Received
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (DAL)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Emery Jones Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 19 RND: 1 (IND)
Emery Jones Jr.
OT LSU
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 30 RND: 1 (HOU)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 176 RND: 6 (CLE)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CLE)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Cam Ward Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (LV)
Cam Ward
QB Miami
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (LAR)
Jahdae Barron
S Texas
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (PHI)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (ATL)
NEXT YEAR (2026)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Cooper Kupp
WR
Head Shot
Zak Zinter
OG
Players traded away
Head Shot
Cedrick Wilson Jr.
WR
Head Shot
Jake Haener
QB
Head Shot
Jamaal Williams
RB
Head Shot
James Robinson
RB
Head Shot
Johnathan Abram
S
Head Shot
Michael Thomas
WR
Head Shot
Ryan Ramczyk
OT
Head Shot
Stanley Morgan
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall C
ValueC+ NeedB TradesC FutureD+
Flashes of a plan, unevenly run, for the Saints: C.

The Saints looked at the value chart, folded it up, and took Kyren Lacy at Round 4, Pick 12 regardless, 108 picks early.

They punted on cornerback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest. The imported veterans give this class a floor the draft picks could not on their own. A small leak at the table, if not a fatal one.

Spend now, pay later; the math only works if this class delivers.

It nets out as a middle-of-the-pack haul that neither helps nor hurts much.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Harold Perkins Jr.
In the 16th pick they get the heartbeat of the defense. More want than need.
Pick19 Rnd1 Emery Jones Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 19 they get a building block for the line, reach and all. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick30 Rnd1 JT Tuimoloau
In slot 30 they get a premier pass rusher at fair value. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick113 Rnd4 Kyren Lacy
They reached into another round for Kyren Lacy, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick149 Rnd5 Donovan Edwards
No drama and no debate, Donovan Edwards went about where he belonged in pick 149. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick176 Rnd6 Mason Taylor
They talked themselves into Mason Taylor at pick No. 176, and the board did not agree. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick251 Rnd7 Jimmy Horn Jr.
Jimmy Horn Jr. at the 251st overall pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the wide receiver. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.