How different would the 2022 NFL draft’s first round look if everyone had the benefit of hindsight? That’s a premise explored by David Kenyon at Bleacher Report, where he recently conducted a re-draft to reevaluate every team’s needs and considered how various rookies performed around the NFL. And it brings major changes for the New Orleans Saints.
For one thing, the Saints missed out on Chris Olave in this run. The star wide receiver didn’t make it to their pick with the New York Jets selecting him at No. 10 overall, just one slot ahead of where the Saints picked Olave. In reality the Saints were going to move up the board as far as needed to get Olave — they traded up from No. 16 to 11 on the night of the draft to pick him. But in this scenario they weren’t able to make it happen, and he’s playing elsewhere.
