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Grading the 2018 Saints draft class, three years in

Conventional wisdom says it takes three years for NFL draft picks to acclimate to the pro game, needing that time to get their bodies right in professional strength and conditioning programs while putting in the work in practice to find there niche in the NFL. So how do you grade the 2018 Saints draft class?

Fresh off the heels of their all-time great 2017 haul (which brought in heavy hitters like Alvin Kamara, Marcus Williams, Marshon Lattimore, and Ryan Ramczyk, plus Trey Hendrickson, who ranked second-best in sacks last year), expectations were high in New Orleans. But the Saints didn’t quite meet what was asked of them.