New Orleans Saints 2019 NFL Draft Grade and Analysis

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2019 New Orleans Draft:

2-48: Erik McCoy, OL (Texas A&M)
4-105: Chauncey Gardner-Johnson, S (Florida)
6-177: Saquan Hampton, S (Rutgers)
7-231: Alize Mack, TE (Notre Dame)
7-244: Kaden Elliss, LB (Idaho)

Draft Grade: Check, Check, Check

Draft hyperbole and expressions are best saved for teams that are starting from scratch. In reality, teams that have good rosters don’t just take the best player available, or let the draft fall to them. You have needs, and you get players that fill those needs.

The Saints needed an interior lineman, in particular one that can play center. They need safeties. Picks one, two, and three attacked those needs.

They didn’t have a lot of draft picks, but they identified their needs and drafted players to fill deficiencies on their roster. That is how you draft well when you have a good roster.

GM: Mickey Loomis

Head Coach: Sean Payton

Offensive Coordinator: Pete Carmichael

Defensive Coordinator: Dennis Allen

Offensive Scheme: West Coast

Defensive Scheme: 4-3

New Orleans Saints, Last Year’s Draft:

1-14: Marcus Davenport, DE (UTSA)
3-91: Tre’Quan Smith, WR (UCF)
4-127: Rick Leonard, T (Florida State)
5-164: Natrell Jamerson, S (Wisconsin)
6-189: Kamrin Moore, CB (Boston College)
6-201: Boston Scott, RB (Louisiana Tech)
7-245: Will Clapp, G (LSU)