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New Orleans Saints 2019 draft class outperformed their initial grade

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - NOVEMBER 24: Erik McCoy #78 of the New Orleans Saints in action during a game against the Carolina Panthers at the Mercedes Benz Superdome on November 24, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

The New Orleans Saints had just five picks in the 2019 NFL Draft and at the time of the draft, the picks weren’t praised much. Two years after the fact, however, the Saints proved they knew what they were doing.

Michael Renner of Pro Football Focus re-graded the 2019 draft classes and looked back at his initial grades for each team.