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Later rounds

WR Jayden Higgens Iowa State
6' 3" 217
87 receptions, 1183 yards in 2024

https://youtu.be/5cQ1xcp8uu0?si=oQk5AqvTQWL47vIC

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Colston Loveland - TE
Michigan

POSITIVES
— Plus-level athlete for his size, good post-catch burst and acceleration.
— Outstanding catch radius to attack the ball at its highest point.
— Good route runner from a multiple alignments.
— Vertical speed to threaten the seam off play-action.

NEGATIVES
— Working on maintaining proper leverage and pad-level in the run game.
— Continuing to mature and grow into his body, adding muscle to his frame.

Early Day 2 grades

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So neaux former basketball players we can take three years to mold? :D

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Any top choice at 9?

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Green from Marshall is moving up the boards quickly. Dude is a killer. He destroyed all OT he faced before the Senior bowl. He had 17 sacks last year. He may just be the best DE in the draft. If Carter is gone, I would scoop him up.

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I wouldn't mind at all if we got a young DE at #9 and a DT in the second round. Start the youth movement on that side of the ball.

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The game is won and lost up front. That has always been true and it will never change. In my opinion, you don't draft for need. You draft the best possible player available.

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Sounds just like Marcus Davenport.

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I am fine with drafting in the trenches but if you have missed on a lot of picks at oline and dline in the first round its important to fire the people who missed on those picks and be willing to bench the players they picked. You cant build if you dont fire failures.

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But you still have Mickey Loomis and Jeff Ireland ..

Saints traded Ceedy, handed Philly Jalen Carter (draft for Penning pick) & let All Pro Zach Baun leave N.O.

The "strategy" of selecting players based on measurables "prototype", and not whether they can actually play football, is also part of the problem.

Gotta get that cap in order and HIT on those draft picks. Saints need a lot of young, new talent to truly compete.