New Orleans Saints reign supreme in the NFC South after impressive 2024 NFL Draft

Time to give credit where it is due. That's been the consensus for many media outlets regarding draft grades. We've spent months prepping. Now, in just three days, the draft has passed by, and fans want to understand the prospects joining their favorite team.  The New Orleans Saints have consistently received praise for their 2024 […]

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Time to give credit where it is due. That's been the consensus for many media outlets regarding draft grades. We've spent months prepping. Now, in just three days, the draft has passed by, and fans want to understand the prospects joining their favorite team. 

The New Orleans Saints have consistently received praise for their 2024 NFL Draft class. 

That won't stop with recent draft grades from A to Z Sports. 

A to Z Sports' Destin Adams gave the Saints the best grade of any NFC South team following the draft.

Favorite Pick: Kool-Aid McKinstry

Least Favorite Pick: Josiah Ezirim 

Grade: B+

— Destin Adams

His B+ grade for the Saints was the highest in the entire NFC South. 

If you need a refresher on the entire class for New Orleans, check it out below.

  • Rd 1, Pick 14: Taliese Fuaga, G/OT, Oregon State
  • Rd 2, Pick 41: Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama
  • Rd 5, Pick 150: Spencer Rattler, QB, South Carolina
  • Rd 5, Pick 170: Bub Means, WR, Pittsburgh
  • Rd 5, Pick 176: Jaylan Ford, LB, Texas
  • Rd 6, Pick 199: Khristian Boyd, DT, Northern Iowa
  • Rd 7, Pick 239: Josiah Ezirim, OT, Eastern Kentucky 

Check out the rest of the division's grades below.

  • Atlanta Falcons: D
  • Carolina Panthers: C
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers: B

Overall, New Orleans attacked their needs but did not ignore value. When players with talent like Kool-Aid McKinstry, Spencer Rattler, and Jaylan Ford fall to you, you must attack. Fuaga was a puzzle piece fit that should start immediately for the Saints at OT. 

Means will make the roster as a big-body target and unique downfield, jump ball WR for Derek Carr. It will be intriguing to see camp battles involving Boyd and Ezirim.

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