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BY ROBERT KLEMKO S.I.
2006 Saints Draft
Seventh Round

210th overall pick: Zach Strief, OT, Northwestern

252nd overall pick: Marques Colston,foreverf WR, Hofstra (suppmental compensatory selection)

A quick Google search unearths some vintage fan skepticism over the compensation. Poster an on the Saints forum blackandgold.com Foreverfan lamented late that March that “#44 in the 7th round guys... that's the 252nd pick in the draft. We could do better signing rookie free agents to contracts.” By virtue of picking second overall, the Saints drafted 252nd overall and landed the man who would become the franchise’s all-time leader in catches, receiving yards and touchdowns. Colston has eclipsed 900 yards receiving in eight of his nine seasons and has 72 career touchdowns and 58 catches in the playoffs, including seven catches for 83 yards in the Super Bowl XLIV victory over Indianapolis. Perhaps more remarkable than achieving all that as a 252nd pick, he’s never been named to a Pro Bowl.


Robert Klemko


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