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John Sigler

2023 Saints draft class: Consensus rankings, Relative Athletic Scores for every rookie

Things are finally beginning to wind down for the New Orleans Saints after the 2023 NFL draft. They’ve made all of their picks and reached agreements with a dozen undrafted free agents, which makes for quite an impressive rookie class. So let’s recap the last few days of movement in New Orleans to gauge the haul the Saints have put together.

We’re using two tools: the Industry Consensus Big Board from Pro Football Network’s Arif Hasan; and the Relative Athletic Score, or RAS, from  Kent Lee Platte. This gives us a loose idea of where these players slot in among their peers from media rankings as well as athletic standards, though it isn’t a perfect approach — besides the variance and quirks of each reference tool, some draft prospects either didn’t make the cut for the top-300 rankings or didn’t complete athletic testing to earn a score.

Still, it’s a good starting point to work off of as we dig deeper in the newest members of the team. Let’s run through the list:

Round 1, Pick 29: DT Bryan Bresee, Clemson

Relative Athletic Score: 9.61 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: 28 (Link to full PFN ranking)

Round 2, Pick 40: DE Isaiah Foskey, Notre Dame

Relative Athletic Score: 9.61 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: 53 (Link to full PFN ranking)

Round 3, Pick 71: RB Kendre Miller, TCU

Relative Athletic Score: N/A (Did not work out due to injury)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: 110 (Link to full PFN ranking)

Round 4, Pick 103: OL Nick Saldiveri, Old Dominion

Relative Athletic Score: 9.47 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: 121 (Link to full PFN ranking)

Round 4, Pick 127: QB Jake Haener, Fresno State

Relative Athletic Score: N/A (Did not work out due to injury)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: 149 (Link to full PFN ranking)

Round 5, Pick 146: DB Jordan Howden, Minnesota

Relative Athletic Score: 8.88 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: 250 (Link to full PFN ranking)

Round 6, Pick 195: WR A.T. Perry

Relative Athletic Score: 9.62 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: 90 (Link to full PFN ranking)

Undrafted free agent: LB Anfernee Orji, Vanderbilt

Relative Athletic Score: 9.23 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: 240 (Link to full PFN ranking)

Undrafted free agent: WR Shaq Davis, South Carolina State

Relative Athletic Score: 7.56 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: N/A (Link to full PFN ranking)

Undrafted free agent: TE Joel Wilson, Central Michigan

Relative Athletic Score: 4.32 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: N/A (Link to full PFN ranking)

Undrafted free agent: C Alex Pihlstrom, Illinois

Relative Athletic Score: 9.26 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: N/A (Link to full PFN ranking)

Undrafted free agent: LB Nick Anderson, Tulane

Relative Athletic Score: 7.41 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: N/A (Link to full PFN ranking)

Undrafted free agent: LT Mark Evans II, Arkansas-Pine Bluff

Relative Athletic Score: 3.62 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: 292 (Link to full PFN ranking)

Undrafted free agent: DB Anthony Johnson, Virginia

Relative Athletic Score: 4.87 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: 252 (Link to full PFN ranking)

Undrafted free agent: DT Jerron Cage, Ohio State

Relative Athletic Score: 2.41 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: N/A (Link to full PFN ranking)

Undrafted free agent: RB SaRodorick Thompson, Texas Tech

Relative Athletic Score: 4.49 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: N/A (Link to full PFN ranking)

Undrafted free agent: WR Sy Barnett, Davenport

Relative Athletic Score: 9.44 (Link to full RAS card)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: N/A (Link to full PFN ranking)

Undrafted free agent: P Lou Hedley, Miami

Relative Athletic Score: N/A (Did not complete pro day testing)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: N/A (Link to full PFN ranking)

Undrafted free agent: K Blake Grupe, Notre Dame

Relative Athletic Score: N/A (Did not complete pro day testing)

Consensus Big Board Ranking: N/A (Link to full PFN ranking)

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