The draft is finally here! Tonight the Saints will pick 27th in the draft unless they trade up or down at any point prior to that pick. With that in mind I’m listing my final 50 person draft board. Once again I am removing all quarterbacks from the list, but I’m also removing safeties and defensive tackles. The thinking there is the Saints wouldn’t invest their top two picks in a QB, safety or DT/NT based on the current shape of their roster. I would stop short of including defensive ends, too, but some of these can double as pass rushing outside linebackers in a 3-4 scheme. Here’s my final top 50 Saints specific board going into the draft tonight:
Legend: NA (not available at 27), LNA (likely not available), ** (target 27 pick), *(target 58 pick), ALR (available later rounds)
1. Jadeveon Clowney, DE, South Carolina (NA)
2. Sammy Watkins, WR, Clemson (NA)
3. Greg Robinson, T, Auburn (NA)
4. Mike Evans, WR, Texas A&M (NA)
5. Khalil Mack, OLB, Buffalo (NA)
6. Odell Beckham Jr, WR, LSU (LNA)
7. Brandin Cooks, WR, Oregon State (**)
8. Darqueze Dennard, CB, Michigan State (NA)
9. Jake Matthews, T, Texas A&M (NA)
10. Justin Gilbert, CB, Oklahoma State (LNA)
11. C. J. Mosley, ILB, Alabama (LNA)
12. Ryan Shazier, OLB, Ohio State (**)
13. Taylor Lewan, T, Michigan (LNA)
14. Jason Verrett, CB, TCU (**)
15. Kyle Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech (**)
16. Marqise Lee, WR, USC (**)
17. Eric Ebron, TE, UNC (LNA)
18. Zack Martin, T, Notre Dame (LNA)
19. Davante Adams, WR, Fresno State (**)
20. Kelvin Benjamin, WR, Florida State (**)
21. Anthony Barr, OLB, UCLA (LNA)
22. Kony Ealy, DE, Missouri (**)
23. Dee Ford, OLB, Auburn (**)
24. Morgan Moses, T, Virginia (**)
25. Cody Latimer, WR, Indiana (**)
26. Bradley Roby, CB, Ohio State (**)
27. Stephon Tuitt, DE, Notre Dame (**)
28. Chris Borland, ILB, Wisconsin (**)
29. Kyle Van Noy, OLB, BYU (**)
30. Gabe Jackson, G, Missippi State (*)
31. David Yankey, G, Stanford (*)
32. Marcus Martin, C, USC (*)
33. Cyrus Kouandjio, T, Alabama (*)
34. Demarcus Lawrence, DE, Boise State (*)
35. Bruce Ellington, WR, South Carolina (*)
36. Jeremiah Attaochu, OLB, Georgia Tech (*)
37. Jordan Matthews, WR, Vanderbilt (*)
38. Xavier Su’a-Filo, G, UCLA (*)
39. Dri Archer, RB, Kent State (ALR)
40. Jarvis Landry, WR, LSU (ALR)
41. Ja’Wan James, T, Tennessee (ALR)
42. Weston Richburg, C, Colorado State (ALR)
43. Trent Murphy, OLB, Stanford (ALR)
44. Keith McGill, CB, Utah (ALR)
All Posts45. Stanley Jean-Baptiste, CB, Nebraska (ALR)
46. Allen Robinson, WR, Penn State (ALR)
47. Paul Richardson, WR, Colorado (ALR)
48. Russell Bodine, C, North Carolina (ALR)
49. Bishop Sankey, RB, Washington (*)
50. Antonio Richardson, T, Tennessee (*)
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