We’ve already discussed how the New Orleans Saints had to be smart with their draft picks in the 2019 NFL Draft. What does that mean exactly? It means the Saints couldn’t afford to reach for a player and miss, so the Saints had to be “safe” relatively speaking, but taking players that were perceived as a good value at their selected spot.
That’s why it should come as no surprise that when ESPN named the best draft value picks for each NFL team (Insider required), it was the Saints’ first pick in the 2019 NFL Draft that made the list:
Erik McCoy, C, Texas A&M (Round 2, No.