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Draft Selections
Mason Graham Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Mason Graham
DT Michigan
Colston Loveland Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Colston Loveland
TE Michigan
Bradyn Swinson Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Bradyn Swinson
DE-EDGE LSU
Will Howard Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Will Howard
QB Ohio State
Dylan Sampson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (NO)
Dylan Sampson
RB Tennessee
Donovan Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 130 RND: 4 (NO)
Donovan Jackson
OT Ohio State
Chase Lundt Head Shot
PICK: 186 RND: 6 (NO)
Chase Lundt
OT UConn
Jarquez Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Jarquez Hunter
RB Auburn
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB+ NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints robbed the room for Sampson. Final grade: B.

You could see the war room lean forward. Dylan Sampson at pick 111 is the sort of fall that does not happen, except it just did. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B.

The cornerback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. The Howard reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Mason Graham
In Round 1, Pick 9 they get a disruptive interior force. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 Colston Loveland
They will replay Colston Loveland at the 40th overall pick for years; that is how good the value is. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Bradyn Swinson
A clean, defensible pick in the 71st pick with a little surplus value in Bradyn Swinson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick93 Rnd3 Will Howard
They paid a round early for Will Howard in slot 93, more than the board wanted. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick111 Rnd4 Dylan Sampson
You do not let a running back like Dylan Sampson reach the Round 4 slot and blink. They did not. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick130 Rnd4 Donovan Jackson
Donovan Jackson at pick 130 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick186 Rnd6 Chase Lundt
Chase Lundt at pick No. 186 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick254 Rnd7 Jarquez Hunter
Jarquez Hunter in No. 254 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It fills a real need, too.