Any of the best realistic prognostications of the New Orleans Saints’ 2017 NFL Draft class probably couldn’t touch the results of the actual group of players the team selected nearly one year ago.
I wouldn’t have imagined Marshon Lattimore, the draft’s consensus cornerback, falling to the Saints at No. 11 overall. In each of my five Saints mock drafts last offseason, I assumed Lattimore was off the board in explaining my first first-round selection.
Hence, I never pegged Lattimore to the Saints at all.
From the NFL defensive rookie of the year to the NFL offensive rookie of the year with Alvin Kamara in the third round and success everywhere in between with tackle Ryan Ramczyk and safety Marcus Williams.