Mickey Loomis and Sean Payton have always been aggressive in the draft.
Under their leadership, when the Saints see a player they like within reach, New Orleans rarely has been shy about giving up picks to get their man.
Loomis and Payton stuck to their philosophy over three days of a 2016 NFL draft defined by teams like Cleveland, Tennessee and Baltimore repeatedly trading down and piling up picks. With the rest of the NFL around them moving down, New Orleans traded up twice to get Ohio State safety Vonn Bell and Manitoba defensive tackle David Onyemata, leaping over other teams that coveted the pair in the process.