Grading the 2018 Saints draft class, three years in | USA Today/SaintsWire

AsylumGuido · 03-02-2021, 08:53 AM

Originally Posted by SaintGnome

This isn't high school math where you average grades to get a final score with F's dragging down the over all average. Just looking at 2018 as presented 3 out of 7 draft picks contributed to our recent successes, that's 43% success by my HS math. Isn't the league average in the 30's?

We've won our division 4 years in a row, not a lot of holes to fill.

It's around 35% that end up making rosters. As you pointed out, the better the returning roster the more difficult it is for an incoming rookie to make that roster. For many that ends up being their only shot.

View Poll Results: After three seasons, what grade do you give the Saints for the 2018 Draft Haul?
A	1	7.69%
B	3	23.08%
C	2	15.38%
D	5	38.46%
F	2	15.38%
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03-02-2021, 08:53 AM	#10
AsylumGuido 10000 POST CLUB Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Bossier City, LA Posts: 26,472	Re: Grading the 2018 Saints draft class, three years in \| USA Today/SaintsWire Originally Posted by SaintGnome This isn't high school math where you average grades to get a final score with F's dragging down the over all average. Just looking at 2018 as presented 3 out of 7 draft picks contributed to our recent successes, that's 43% success by my HS math. Isn't the league average in the 30's? We've won our division 4 years in a row, not a lot of holes to fill. It's around 35% that end up making rosters. As you pointed out, the better the returning roster the more difficult it is for an incoming rookie to make that roster. For many that ends up being their only shot. Rugby Saint II and SaintGnome like this.