Grading the Nick Saldiveri Pick for the Saints
Assuming nothing else happens, Day 3 Saints picks have come and gone. New Orleans is out of picks, so unless they dip into next year's cookie jar or trade a player, they're done. We take a further look at the Nick Saldiveri pick for New Orleans, as the team traded before the start of Round 4 with the Bears to get him.
Grading the Nick Saldiveri Pick
One of the first things that stands out about Saldiveri is his loyalty and competitiveness. Saldiveri said that he committed to Old Dominion after being recruited off his Junior tape in high school. After he committed, he didn't make a Senior tape and didn't allow others to recruit him.
"I think loyalty is few and far between these days, especially with the way college football is, just different," Salidiveri told us. "I take pride in being loyal to people that take chances on me, and just giving them my all and paying this game the respect it deserves and just doing things the right way."
A lot were thinking that he would be a Day 2 pick, and this is a reason why Mickey Loomis and Jeff Ireland traded up to get him. Jim Nagy, Executive Director Reese's Senior Bowl, told us that his best position might be center. However, he can play all over the line and adapt.
"I'm an offensive lineman at the end of the day," Saldiveri told us. "I'm not in one box. I don't play tackle, guard, center. Like, I play it all, and I take pride in that. I take pride in having the ability to do that because it's not easy, not everybody can do that."
Immediately, the vision would be at tackle for Saldiveri, but expect him to be bounced around on the interior and at tackle. He's someone who could push Landon Young and Calvin Throckmorton as an absolute worst-case scenario. His attitude is certainly the right one, and he could be an eventual starter.
Draft Grade: B
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