Look, the New Orleans Saints aren’t all bad. There are some bright spots and silver linings after their 2-4 start to the season. And the Pro Football Focus player grades on the year so far can give us an idea of who is meeting expectations, even if there isn’t much to glean from a simple number. Here are the top performers on offense and defense, among those who have played at least 33% of snaps on either side of the ball (134 snaps on offense, 127 snaps on defense):
10
TE Adam Trautman (207 snaps)
Grade: 70.0
9
DE Cameron Jordan (300 snaps)
Grade: 72.5
8
WR Tre'Quan Smith (159 snaps)
Grade: 73.1
7
S Tyrann Mathieu (384 snaps)
Grade: 74.6
6
DE Marcus Davenport (236 snaps)
Grade: 76.2
5
WR Michael Thomas (136 snaps)
Grade: 77.2
4
WR Chris Olave (221 snaps)
Grade: 79.7
3
RT Ryan Ramczyk (407 snaps)
Grade: 80.2
2
QB Andy Dalton (188 snaps)
Grade: 82.3
1
LB Demario Davis (384 snaps)
Grade: 86.3