The Saints’ rookie class is headlined by second-round quarterback Tyler Shough, who ranked 21st with a 49.2 QBR in nine starts. That’s not quite “the Saints are set for years” territory, but Shough has certainly earned the right to come back and try to improve as the starter. (Just remember that he’s already 26 years old.)
Obviously valuing quarterbacks highly, Barnwell noted the Browns two quarterbacks struggling:
Usually, the teams that lead in total points by rookies are going to be led by a quarterback. That’s not the case here. Rookie quarterbacks Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders both came out with negative total points and terrible QBRs (31.3 for Gabriel, 19.0 for Sanders). Those would have been the bottom two ratings in the league if Gabriel and Sanders had enough pass attempts to qualify.
The Saints first pick was left tackle Kelvin Banks Jr., followed by Shough and DT Vernon Broughton. Third-round pick S Jonas Sanker was a big part of the team’s improvement on the defensive side of the ball. New Orleans full class can be seen here in a screenshot from ESPN’s article:
Do you think the Browns had a better overall draft class than the Saints? Should the quarterback position have extra value in these types of rankings?
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