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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall
C+
ValueD+
NeedB
TradesB-
FutureB-
The Saints bet the future on Dart. The board says C+. Start where it matters. The Saints took Jaxson Dart to run the offense for the next decade, and every other decision this weekend bends around that one. It washes out to a C+, no better and no worse.
They are betting Dart proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall.
Job largely done: quarterback settled and 2 of 8 of the wish list covered. Almost all the early capital went to that side of the ball.
If Jaxson Dart and a couple of the gambles land, hindsight will be kinder than this grade.
Pick Analysis
Pick9
Rnd1
Jaxson Dart
A big swing on Jaxson Dart at No. 9, well ahead of any board in the building. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick40
Rnd2
T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders in slot 40 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.


