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The New Orleans Saints surprised with a trade up for a top cornerback prospect. One that looks to be an excellent fit for Dennis Allen's defense thanks to his collegiate experience.

By Ross Jackson - Saints News Network | SI

A trade up always felt inevitable for the New Orleans Saints in the 2024 NFL Draft, but this one was a bit of a surprise, and for a couple of reasons. The first of which is that Alabama cornerback Kool-Aid McKinstry was available at all at pick No. 41. After that, it was that New Orleans made the move up for him, leaping the Houston Texans and Arizona Cardinals to make sure they landed him. Showing the NFL world that he was a top target for the team.

Figuring that the Saints would pursue a cornerback was no stretch. The Saints have a coaching staff filled with defensive back mind. Head coach Dennis Allen, defensive coordinator Joe Woods and, of course, former NFL safety and Saints defensive backs coach Marcus Robertson are all phenomenal developers of talent in the secondary. McKinstry has a ton of tools that they will love to sharpen and comes in with expansive knowledge that should make his transition to the New Orleans defense a lot easier than your average cornerback.

McKinstry though, is no average cornerback. A lot will be made of his pedestrian interception numbers, just two in his collegiate career. But not everything about being a cover corner is about interception. Especially in the 2024 NFL Draft which notably lacks ballhawking defensive backs. But for McKinstry, his 25 passes defended and drop in targets in coverage speak volumes.



McKinstry was targeted 80 times in 2022. In the process he allowed receptions on just 46.3% of those attempts. In 2023 that target number dropped drastically to 39. On those targets he allowed just 19 receptions and less than 100 yards after the catch. ...

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In the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft, the Saints traded up from pick 45 to pick 41 from the Green Bay Packers. Kool-Aid McKinstry is now a member of the New Orleans Saints, and it makes sense.

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