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Draft Selections
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (NO)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Tyler Warren Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
Tyler Warren
TE Penn State
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (NO)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Tate Ratledge Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Tate Ratledge
OG Georgia
Omarr Norman-Lott Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Omarr Norman-Lott
DT Tennessee
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NO)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 110 RND: 4 (NO)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (NO)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (NO)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NO)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Darius Alexander Head Shot
PICK: 129 RND: 4 (NO)
Darius Alexander
DT Toledo
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (NO)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NO)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Jake Majors Head Shot
PICK: 182 RND: 6 (NO)
Jake Majors
C Texas
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (NO)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
James Burnip Head Shot
PICK: 251 RND: 7 (NO)
James Burnip
P Alabama
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Draft Picks Received
Mike Green Head Shot
PICK: 14 RND: 1 (IND)
Mike Green
DE-EDGE Marshall
Omarion Hampton Head Shot
PICK: 45 RND: 2 (IND)
Omarion Hampton
RB North Carolina
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYG)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
TreVeyon Henderson Head Shot
PICK: 115 RND: 4 (IND)
TreVeyon Henderson
RB Ohio State
Dylan Fairchild Head Shot
PICK: 117 RND: 4 (CIN)
Dylan Fairchild
OG Georgia
Kyren Lacy Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (LAR)
Kyren Lacy
WR LSU
Ryan Fitzgerald Head Shot
PICK: 152 RND: 5 (CIN)
Ryan Fitzgerald
PK Florida State
Barrett Carter Head Shot
PICK: 153 RND: 5 (NYG)
Barrett Carter
LB Clemson
Billy Bowman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 191 RND: 6 (CIN)
Billy Bowman Jr.
S Oklahoma
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (IND)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jahdae Barron Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (IND)
Jahdae Barron
CB Texas
Players Gained
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Grover Stewart
DT
Players traded away
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Alvin Kamara
RB
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Cameron Jordan
DE
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Derek Carr
QB
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Taysom Hill
QB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesF FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Saints and Burnip: D+.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Saints took Akheem Mesidor a full 77 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend.

Burnip falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The trade table is where this weekend went wrong.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

Bottom line, they will be counting on several picks to beat their grades.

Pick Analysis
Pick14 Rnd1 Mike Green
In the Round 1 slot they get a disruptor off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick40 Rnd2 Tyler Warren
They robbed the room for Tyler Warren here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick45 Rnd2 Omarion Hampton
Omarion Hampton at Round 2, Pick 13 is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick71 Rnd3 Tate Ratledge
No edge and no loss on Tate Ratledge in No. 71; it is a wash and a sensible one. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick93 Rnd3 Omarr Norman-Lott
They barely believed it either: Omarr Norman-Lott still on the board at No. 93. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick103 Rnd4 Demetrius Knight Jr.
The board fumbled Demetrius Knight Jr. all the way to the Round 4 slot, and they scooped it up. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick110 Rnd4 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba at Round 4, Pick 9 is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick115 Rnd4 TreVeyon Henderson
Circle this one: TreVeyon Henderson at pick 115 is a fall that decides a draft. The roster fit checks out.
Pick117 Rnd4 Dylan Fairchild
Dylan Fairchild in slot 117 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick125 Rnd4 Kyren Lacy
No drama and no debate, Kyren Lacy went about where he belonged in the 125th pick. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick129 Rnd4 Darius Alexander
Nothing to complain about; Darius Alexander went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick152 Rnd5 Ryan Fitzgerald
Ryan Fitzgerald in pick No. 152 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Insurance at a position that did not really ask for it.
Pick153 Rnd5 Barrett Carter
Somehow Barrett Carter was still sitting there in pick No. 153, and they pounced on premier linebacker value. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick182 Rnd6 Jake Majors
Jake Majors at pick 182 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick191 Rnd6 Billy Bowman Jr.
You do not let a safety like Billy Bowman Jr. reach No. 191 and blink. They did not. They added to a strength when a need was still open elsewhere.
Pick251 Rnd7 James Burnip
A top-tier specialist at a bargain, James Burnip in Round 7, Pick 35, plain and simple. Depth on depth, at a spot that was hardly crying out.
Pick254 Rnd7 Akheem Mesidor
This one needs a full-page explanation: Akheem Mesidor in slot 254, miles early. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.