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2018 New Orleans Saints Draft Prospects Target Groups By Round (Updated 2018/04/20)

Round 1

No. 27 (R1, 27) QB Baker Mayfield, Oklahoma; Height: 6’ 0”; Weight: 215 lbs.
No. 27 (R1, 27) LB Leighton Vander Esch, Boise St.; Height: 6’ 4”, Weight: 245 lbs.
No. 27 (R1, 27) DT Taven Bryan, Florida; Height: 6' 5"; Weight: 295 lbs.
No. 27 (R1, 27) C Frank Ragnow, Arkansas; Height: 6' 5"; Weight: 319 lbs.
No. 27 (R1, 27) TE Mike Gesicki, Penn State; Height: 6’ 5”; Weight: 247 lbs.

Round 2

This pick traded with 2017 NFL Draft R7, #229 to San Francisco via Chicago for Pick 2017 NFL Draft R3, #67) used to select RB Alvin Kamara 2017 ROTY

No. 59 (R2, 27) C/G Billy Price, Ohio St.; Height: 6’ 4”; Weight: 305 lbs.(+)
No. 59 (R2, 27) NT Harrison Phillips, Stanford; Height: 6’ 3”; Weight: 303 lbs.
No. 59 (R2, 27) DE Sam Hubbard, Ohio St.; Height: 6' 5"; Weight: 270 lbs.
No. 59 (R2, 27) LG Austin Corbett, Nevada; Height: 6' 4"; Weight: 306 lbs.
No. 59 (R2, 27) QB Mason Rudolph, Oklahoma St.; Height: 6’ 4”; Weight: 235 lbs.

Note: Many of the targets listed in Round 2 will go at the top of that round where I feel we could trade and get value for T Terron Armstead.

Round 3

No. 91 (R3, 27) CB Rashaan Gaulden, Tennessee; Height: 6’ 1”, Weight: 197 lbs.
No. 91 (R3, 27) QB Kyle Lauletta, Richmond; Height: 6’ 3”; Weight: 219 lbs.
No. 91 (R3, 27) DE Breeland Speaks, Ole Miss; Height: 6’ 3”; Weight: 283 lbs.
No. 91 (R3, 27) LB Josey Jewell, Iowa; Height: 6’ 2”, Weight: 236 lbs.
No. 91 (R3, 27) TE Dalton Schultz, Stanford; Height: 6’ 5”; Weight: 242 lbs.

Round 4

No. 127 (R4, 27) LB Christian Sam, Arizona St.; Height: 6’ 1”; Weight: 244 lbs.
No. 127 (R4, 27) S Natrell Jamerson, Wisconsin; Height: 5’ 11”; Weight: 201 lbs.
No. 127 (R4, 27) RG Wyatt Teller, Virginia Tech; Height: 6’ 5”; Weight: 311 lbs.
No. 127 (R4, 27) DE Chad Thomas, Miami (FL) ; Height: 6’ 5”; Weight: 285 lbs.
No. 127 (R4, 27) C Mason Cole, Michigan; Height: 6’ 4”; Weight: 307 lbs.

Round 5

No. 147 (R5, 11) Traded LB Stephone Anthony to Miami for this pick

No. 147 (R5, 11) RT Alex Cappa, Humboldt St.; Height: 6’ 6”; Weight: 309 lbs.
No. 147 (R5, 11) WR Dylan Cantrell, Texas Tech; Height: 6’ 3”; Weight: 212 lbs.
No. 147 (R5, 11) S Trayvon Henderson, Hawaii; Height: 6’ 0”; Weight: 204 lbs.
No. 147 (R5, 11) DE Marcell Frazier, Missouri; Height: 6’ 4”; Weight: 261 lbs.
No. 147 (R5, 11) NT Du’Vonta Lampkin, Oklahoma; Height: 6’ 4”; Weight: 335 lbs.

No. 164 (R5, 27) RG Colby Gossett, Appalachian St.; Height: 6’ 5”; Weight: 320 lbs.
No. 164 (R5, 27) DT Bilal Nichols, Delaware; Height: 6’ 5”; Weight: 305 lbs.
No. 164 (R5, 27) LB Jack Cichy, Wisconsin; Height: 6’ 1”; Weight: 236 lbs. (+)
No. 164 (R5, 27) TE Troy Fumagalli, Wisconsin; Height: 6’ 5”; Weight: 248 lbs.
No. 164 (R5, 27) RB/WR/KR Trenton Cannon, Virginia St.; Height: 5’ 10”; Weight: 185 lbs.

Round 6

No. 189 (R6, 15) Traded RB Adrian Peterson to Arizona for this pick

No. 189 (R6, 15) RT Brett Toth, Army; Height: 6’ 5”; Weight: 303 lbs.
No. 189 (R6, 15) WR Trey Quinn, SMU/LSU; Height: 5’ 11”; Weight: 205 lbs.
No. 189 (R6, 15) LG Taylor Hearn, Clemson; Height: 6’ 4”; Weight: 320 lbs.
No. 189 (R6, 15) DE Kylie Fitts, Utah; Height: 6’ 3”; Weight: 259 lbs. (+)
No. 189 (R6, 15) SS Troy Apke, Penn State; Height: 6’ 2”; Weight: 198 lbs.

No. 201 (R6, 27) FB Ryan Nall, Oregon St.; Height: 6’ 2”; Weight: 237 lbs.
No. 201 (R6, 27) DE Ade Aruna, Tulane; Height: 6’ 4”; Weight: 265 lbs.
No. 201 (R6, 27) CB Michael Joseph, Dubuque; Height: 6’ 1”; Weight: 189 lbs.
No. 201 (R6, 27) LG Cole Madison, Washington; Height: 6’ 5”; Weight: 314 lbs.
No. 201 (R6, 27) TE Ryan Izzo, Florida St.; Height: 6’ 4”; Weight: 245 lbs.

Round 7

No. 245 (R7, 27) TE David Wells, San Diego St.; Height: 6’ 6”; Weight: 255 lbs.
No. 245 (R7, 27) DE Justin Lawler, SMU; Height: 6’ 4”, Weight: 266 lbs.
No. 245 (R7, 27) LG Nick Gates, Nebraska; Height: 6’ 5”; Weight: 305 lbs.
No. 245 (R7, 27) LB Nick DeLuca, North Dakota St.; Height: 6’ 3”; Weight: 243 lbs.
No. 245 (R7, 27) SS Cole Reyes, North Dakota; Height: 6’ 1”; Weight: 216 lbs.

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R1 P27 DE Marcus Davenport, Texas San Antonio

R3 P27 TE Mike Geisicki, Penn State

R4 P27 DE Arden Key, LSU

R5 P10 DT Derrick Brown, Auburn

R5 P27 G/C Sean Welsh, Iowa

R6 P15 CB Issac Yiadom, Boston College

R6 P27 OT Greg Senat, Wagner

R7 P27 WR Daurice Fountain, Northern Iowa

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DE Josh Sweat (Florida State) just might be my sleeper first round pick. There’s a lot of Vikings DE Danielle Hunter there.

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Originally Posted by ChrisXVI (Post 799322)

DE Josh Sweat (Florida State) just might be my sleeper first round pick. There’s a lot of Vikings DE Danielle Hunter there.

Sweat in the first round? That'd be a serious reach, I'd be okay with the move if we moved back and took him with a late second, early third...

I still firmly believe our problem on the defensive line is not just an opposite edge rusher, but a lack of all pass rush not named Cam Jordan...

Trey Hendrickson flashed, but just wasn't seeing the field enough as Okafor stepped up and really surprised a lot of folks until he got hurt, again...

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Originally Posted by jeanpierre (Post 799352)

I think he’s the most explosive pass rusher in the draft with some incredible heavy hands. Florida State lined him up at the 5-technique a lot which was bizarre but when he’s out wide he’s a real force.

I think he spent most of college recovering mentally from the high school knee injury as he’s just now shedding the knee brace. He was given the all-clear at the Combine medical evaluation so I’m optimistic about his future. Tons of upside.

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Originally Posted by ChrisXVI (Post 799360)

I understand Chris, but that knee is still suspect; combine medicals revealed there was still instability in the knee...

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