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For months leading up to the 2017 draft, it seemed like a no-brainer the New Orleans Saints would draft a running back.
Two days before the draft, though, the Saints signed Adrian Peterson, making it less clear how much the team would target a back during the three-day selection process.
Then, the third round arrived that Friday night, and the Saints made a trade to pick Tennessee running back Alvin Kamara, and the rest, of course, is history.
With Kamara and Mark Ingram leading the backfield, it’s unclear how much the Saints will need to add another running back, but for an offense that frequently mixes personnel, there’s always a chance New Orleans will look for another weapon.
With about two weeks remaining before the draft, we’ll analyze the Saints’ needs at each position. The 10-part series continues with running backs.



Saints depth chart
Mark Ingram
Alvin Kamara
Trey Edmunds
Jonathan Williams
Daniel Lasco
FB Zach Line

Potential Day 1 (first round) selections
Saquon Barkley, Penn State
Derrius Guice, LSU
Ronald Jones, USC

Potential Day 2 (rounds 2-3) selections
Nick Chubb, Georgia
Sony Michel, Georiga
Royce Freeman, Oregon
Kerryon Johnson, Auburn
Ito Smith, Southern Miss
Mark Walton, Miami
Rashaad Penny, San Diego State
John Kelly, Tennessee

Potential Day 3 (rounds 4-7) selections
Kalen Ballage, Arizona State
Mark Walton, Miami
Nyheim Hines, N.C. State
Darrel Williams, LSU
Akrum Wadley, Iowa
Bo Scarbrough, Alabama
Jordan Wilkins, Ole Miss
Chase Edmonds, Fordham
Dimitri Flowers, Oklahoma
Roc Thomas, Jacksonville State
Justin Jackson, Northwestern
Justin Crawford, West Virginia
Phillip Lindsay, Colorado

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Rugby Saint II

Extend Mark Ingram and keep looking for diamonds in the rough later in the draft. We don't need to use very much of our draft capital on a running back right now.