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Draft Selections
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Donovan Ezeiruaku Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Donovan Ezeiruaku
DE-EDGE Boston College
Xavier Restrepo Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Xavier Restrepo
WR Miami
Mason Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Mason Taylor
TE LSU
Cam Skattebo Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Cam Skattebo
RB Arizona State
Jordan Phillips Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Jordan Phillips
DT Maryland
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (NO)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (NO)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (NO)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (NO)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Received
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson Head Shot
PICK: 193 RND: 6 (DEN)
Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson...
OT Florida
Nohl Williams Head Shot
PICK: 199 RND: 6 (DEN)
Nohl Williams
CB California
Dont'e Thornton Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 214 RND: 6 (LV)
Dont'e Thornton Jr.
WR Tennessee
Miles Frazier Head Shot
PICK: 218 RND: 6 (LV)
Miles Frazier
OG LSU
Draft Picks Traded
Quincy Riley Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (DEN)
Quincy Riley
CB Louisville
Ja'Corey Brooks Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (DEN)
Ja'Corey Brooks
WR Louisville
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints kept it disciplined and banked a B-.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Saints took Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson at No. 193, roughly 93 spots before his name belonged.

That Thornton Jr. pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes. The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Ashton Jeanty
In No. 9 they get a bell-cow for the offense at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Donovan Ezeiruaku
Donovan Ezeiruaku at pick No. 40 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick71 Rnd3 Xavier Restrepo
Nothing to complain about; Xavier Restrepo went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick93 Rnd3 Mason Taylor
They read the board right and Mason Taylor was the payoff at the 93rd pick. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick111 Rnd4 Cam Skattebo
Fair-plus on Cam Skattebo, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It fills a real need, too.
Pick130 Rnd4 Jordan Phillips
Jordan Phillips at pick 130 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick193 Rnd6 Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson
This one needs a full-page explanation: Brandon Crenshaw-Dickson in the Round 6 slot, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick199 Rnd6 Nohl Williams
Nohl Williams at No. 199 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick214 Rnd6 Dont'e Thornton Jr.
The board fumbled Dont'e Thornton Jr. all the way to Round 6, Pick 36, and they scooped it up. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick218 Rnd6 Miles Frazier
Miles Frazier at pick 218 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.