The New Orleans Saints started the 2017 draft with five picks in the first three rounds, and they added a sixth selection by trading their 2018 second-round pick for the third-round pick that became running back Alvin Kamara.
Now, as a result of dealing that pick and because they haven't made any trades that returned high draft capital like last year's Brandin Cooks deal, the Saints will enter this year's draft with just two picks in the first three rounds.
And, because the Saints played well in 2017, finished 11-5 and winning a playoff game, the draft picks they have aren't as high this year as last year.