The real work happened on the phones. The Saints fleeced their trade partners, turning their picks into a noticeably bigger pile than they started with. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through cornerback. They are betting Jackson proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Adding Dax Hill by trade rounds out the weekend beyond the rookies.

Building through the lines is a philosophy, and they stuck to it.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.