Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Saints were there to profit. Nick Emmanwori, the No. 19 name on the board, should have been long gone before pick No. 40. It nets out to a B+, which feels about right.

If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through edge rusher. Durham Smythe gives the group a proven body among the projects. The trade work was a quiet net positive.

It is a bet on later, and a defensible one for a team playing the long game.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.