2020 NFL Draft grades: Biggest winners and losers

New Orleans Saints

Center Cesar Ruiz projected as a second-round player. The New Orleans Saints are in a unique position where the roster is so deep, there is no absolute dire need at a specific position.

Therefore, Sean Payton elected to bulk up the offensive line in Round 1 with Ruiz. Whether he plays guard or center in the NFL is yet to be known.

Payton then moved up and selected a high potential linebacker in Zack Baun with the 74th pick. Moving up once again in the third round, the team picked Dayton tight end, Adam Trautman, at 105.

The first two days were very active for the Saints, and Payton drafted players who will help the team compete in 2020.

Grade: A

Jacksonville Jaguars

One of the more intriguing teams to have kept an eye on during the draft was the Jaguars. Just years after it looked like the team was going to contend, everything quickly fell apart.

Doug Marrone and David Caldwell had a strong draft to try and reconstruct some of what was broken.

The team went defense-heavy early. Corner CJ Henderson, linebacker K’Lavon Chaisson and defensive tackle DaVon Hamilton were taken with three of the team’s first four picks.

Management did use one of those four picks on offense, selecting Colorado receiver Laviska Shenault with the 42nd pick.

When the Jaguars were competing in the AFC, it was the defense that made them. Looks like Marrone wants to build a team like that once again.

Grade: A