“This was the first time, although there were a few tweaks, this kind of went like we thought and it worked out well,” Coach Sean Payton said after the first round was completed.
The other four players New Orleans selected in its five-member class?
Either they graded higher for the Saints than where the team was able to make the pick (Michael Thomas), or higher than where the Saints would have been picking if they’d remained where they were and hadn’t traded up (Vonn Bell, David Onyemata), or were a solid value pick considering the round and pool of players they were measured against (Daniel Lasco).