The New Orleans Saints needed to add youth to their roster with their cap situation, and their 2024 draft grades show their immediate starters. It wasn’t the most fun draft class, but it will pay the bills in 2024 and beyond.<\/p>\n
Tackles flew off the board early, but the Saints got their hands on the best run blocker in the class. Fuaga is a Saints player. He has a mean streak to back up some solid fundamentals, and will immediately slot in as a starter for the team for the next two years at the least. He ended a wild run on offensive players in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft.<\/p>\n
The concerns about McKinstry have been overblown. He’s a physical corner with the length to shut down bigger receivers in the league (read, Mike Evans). He needs to work on being a little less handsy, but there’s a reason he was one of the least targeted players in the NCAA even playing across from another first round pick.<\/p>\n
There was serious buzz about Rattler as a day two selection. Instead there was a historic fall for quarterbacks<\/a> after the top six. He might lack in size, but Rattler makes up for it in arm talent and excitement. He’s a plus level backup with the chops to fill in if Carr is benched for injury or play level.<\/p>\n