Draft classes since 2020 and their PFF positional rank

It’s a bit disingenuous to not put the rounds all these players were picked in. If you did that it highlights how much of the issue was trading away our draft picks to move up as opposed to pure talent evaluation.

That being said having three players on the roster from 2020-23 drafts is a disaster. 24 the issue was we traded away all of our depth picks, everyone after kool-aid was a Day 3 pick (actually not bad return to get a starter level d tackle and serviceable backup QB there). Was also one of the main issues in the 2020-23 drafts. It became a perpetual cycle where we had so few picks that we put undue pressure on ourselves to get one certain player or position so we would trade additional future picks to move up.

Not a coincidence 2025 was our best draft in ages and it’s the draft we had the most picks in. Having a lot of picks not only helps in quantity but it helps quality because you feel more comfortable going BPA and not focusing on position.

24 we had two total picks in the first 4 rounds. Koolaid is a starting level corner (which for a mid second round pick is fine) and Fuaga was fine when he wasn’t playing for Moore. Got a backup QB and a borderline starting level DT with fifth rounders.

24 more than anything shows how the damage was much more trading away picks than it is actual drafting.

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Koolaid is a starting level corner (which for a mid second round pick is fine) and Fuaga was fine when he wasn’t playing for Moore.

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Fuaga was 49/84 last year and 48/81 his rookie year. Thats not good for a guy taken 14th

Kool aid was 30/112 and 51/116

These aren’t crippling picks but for the 14th and 41st overall picks this is why we are where we are. Rattler and Boyd are great picks given where they went

Now do the other teams

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Alontae - 102/104 (titans)

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Did he get better by getting benched/ Thought he was last a few weeks ago.

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Olave - 8/73

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8th is a good ranking, but I actually expected him to be a little higher considering his production. Lack of TDs holding him back?

Other than Shough, 2025 looks like a really good draft at filling a roster for depth. The unfortunate thing is this team needs actual starters

Yeah Fuaga is tough too because Mims went four picks later at the same position and is the best RT in the league. But in a vacuum Fuaga isn’t a crippling pick, just disappointing. Stand by that Kool-aid is a scapegoat and in reality he’s perfectly fine starting corner and getting a perfectly fine starting corner in the middle of the second round is something you would take almost every time.

If only we could identify some common factor...

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We used to be money in that 3rd- 4th rd range Jahiri Bushrod Nicks Hicks Jon Jenkins Onyemata Kamara Hendrickson Anzalone CJGJ Baun* Adebo

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This is what I was trying to convey in the other thread. We drafted well & these guys performed with so much upside, that the saints couldn’t sign many of them to 2nd & 3rd contracts

And even the ones that were cut due to ball evals, they still had good players to cover those mistakes up.

It’s crazy a guy like John Jenkins is still playing. And Al Woods played for like 3 decades. The Muhammad guy that had 9 sacks last year.


Respectfully to Olave & chase young but having those two guys as your two highest paid players & chadboi having to list guys like Juwan Johnson as a top 10 player on your roster is sad. And buddy up above saying Koolaid is a starting caliber corner in the nfl. Yes, he is. Starting caliber on a bad team. This isn’t remotely close to being a good roster.

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Demarco Jackson - no

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not that matters that much but I thought he plays for the Bears now.

Well it is possible to consider a 5th round pick that gets a second contract as a great pic lol
Only 1 in 5 get that. I think Ratt will too.