Things are finally beginning to wind down for the New Orleans Saints after the 2023 NFL draft. They’ve made all of their picks and reached agreements with a dozen undrafted free agents, which makes for quite an impressive rookie class. So let’s recap the last few days of movement in New Orleans to gauge the haul the Saints have put together.
We’re using two tools: the Industry Consensus Big Board from Pro Football Network’s Arif Hasan; and the Relative Athletic Score, or RAS, from Kent Lee Platte. This gives us a loose idea of where these players slot in among their peers from media rankings as well as athletic standards, though it isn’t a perfect approach — besides the variance and quirks of each reference tool, some draft prospects either didn’t make the cut for the top-300 rankings or didn’t complete athletic testing to earn a score.
Still, it’s a good starting point to work off of as we dig deeper in the newest members of the team. Let’s run through the list: