Grade the Trade: Did Saints come out ahead in Tyree Wilson deal?
Grade the Trade: Did the New Orleans Saints come out ahead in their draft-day deal with the Las Vegas Raiders for Tyree Wilson?
It wasn't just rookies joining the New Orleans Saints during the 2026 NFL Draft. The Saints pulled off a draft-day trade with the Las Vegas Raiders to acquire Tyree Wilson, the former seventh overall pick in the 2023 draft, hopefully adding some juice to their pass-rush rotation off the edge. But what did it cost them?
And who won the trade? That isn't a question we can argue in good faith until Wilson gets on the field, but it's worth taking a harder look at the deal now that all of the picks involved have been spent. New Orleans acquired Wilson and the 219th overall pick (in Round 7) in exchange for the 150th overall pick (in Round 5).
That difference in value comes down to a late-round pick. In the Jimmy Johnson trade chart, it's equal to 9. 2 points, which falls between picks Nos.
204 and 205. On the updated Rich Hill model, it's an 8-point difference; that corresponds to picks Nos. 173 through 179.