I researched a lot of film, interviews online, games, did tons of mock drafts and studied every prospect about as closely as I could. Below is my top 150 player Saints board for 2016. For comparison sake, I also included their ranking on the Fanspeak Composite Big Board in parantheses. The Fanspeak big board combines the aggregate rankings of Fanspeak, NFL.com, Drafttek, CBS, Matt Miller of Bleacher Report, Walter Football, NFL Draft Geek, Jeff Risdon of Draft Breakdown, NFLmock.com, With the First Pick, Kyle Crabbs NDT Scouting, Optimum Scouting, Arrowhead Addiction, Inside the Pylon and Luke Easterling and Bucs Blitz. So even if you don’t like my rankings, you can get a feel for where these guys fall overall in the combined opinion of people more educated on the subject than me. This board is a combination of overall talent, but also fit and need specific for the Saints. Feel free to print this out and follow along as the draft goes to know who are “best players available” will be for the Saints in each round.
- Jalen Ramsey, CB, Florida State (1 on Composite Big Board)
- Myles Jack, OLB, UCLA (3)
- DeForest Buckner, DE, Oregon (4)
- Joey Bosa, DE, Ohio State (5)
- Sheldon Rankins, DT, Louisville (11)
- Shaq Lawson, DE, Clemson (17)
- Vernon Hargreaves, CB, Florida (9)
- Laquon Treadwell, WR, Ole Miss (13)
- Darron Lee, OLB, Ohio State (12)
- Laremy Tunsil, OT, Ole Miss (2)
- Andrew Billings, DT, Baylor (25)
- Ronnie Stanley, OT, Notre Dame (10)
- Jared Goff, QB, California (6)
- Carson Wentz, QB, North Dakota State (8)
- Jarran Reed, DT, Alabama (18)
- Cody Whitehair, G, Kansas State (31)
- Chris Jones, DT, Mississippi State (32)
- A’Shawn Robinson, DT, Alabama (15)
- Emmanuel Ogbah, DE, Oklahoma State (41)
- Shilique Calhoun, DE, Michigan State (46)
- Michael Thomas, WR, Ohio State (33)
- Vernon Butler, DT, Louisiana Tech (36)
- Kevin Dodd, DE, Clemson (24)
- Karl Joseph, S, West Virgnia (44)
- Ryan Kelly, C, Alabama (27)
- Leonard Floyd, OLB, Georgia (20)
- Josh Doctson, WR, TCU (23)
- Carl Nassib, DE, Penn State (85)
- Austin Johnson, DT, Penn State (42)
- Corey Coleman, WR, Baylor (16)
- Paxton Lynch, QB, Memphis (35)
- Jack Conklin, T, Michigan State (26)
- Su’a Cravens, OLB, USC (65)
- Kenny Clark, DT, UCLA (39)
- William Jackson III, CB, Houston (22)
- Reggie Ragland, ILB, Alabama (21)
- Joshua Garnett, G, Stanford (66)
- Mackensie Alexander, CB, Clemson (29)
- Vadal Alexander, G, LSU (86)
- Germain Ifedi, T/G, Texas A&M (34)
- Xavien Howard, CB, Baylor (53)
- Darian Thompson, S, Boise State (52)
- Ezekiel Elliott, RB, Ohio State (7)
- Jonathan Bullard, DE, Florida (40)
- Jordan Jenkins, OLB, Georgia (73)
- Noah Spence, DE, Eastern Kentucky (14)
- Sheldon Day, DT, Notre Dame (81)
- Deion Jones, OLB, LSU (144)
- Keanu Neal, S, Florida (43)
- Hassan Ridgeway, DT, Texas (98)
- Von Bell, FS, Ohio State (61)
- Sterling Shepard, WR, Oklahoma (50)
- Nick Martin, C/G, Notre Dame (69)
- Jason Spriggs, T/G, Indiana (48)
- Will Fuller, WR, Notre Dame (38)
- Eli Apple, CB, Ohio State (19)
- Taylor Decker, T, Ohio State (28)
- Tyler Boyd, WR, Pitt (51)
- Jaylon Smith, OLB, Notre Dame (80)
- Willie Henry, DT, Michigan (82)
- Jalen Mills, CB, LSU (63)
- Harlan Miller, CB, SE Louisiana (95)
- Sebastian Tretola, G, Arkansas (88)
- Scooby Wright, OLB, Arizona (165)
- Kyler Fackrell, OLB, Utah State (84)
- Landon Turner, G, North Carolina (72)
- Cyrus Jones, CB, Alabama (121)
- Jihad Ward, DT, Illinois (76)
- Christian Westerman, G, Arizona State (96)
- Miles Killebrew, S, Southern Utah (150)
- Javon Hargrave, DT, South Carolina State (107)
- Kalamei Correa, DE, Boise State (103)
- Maliek Collins, DT, Nebraska (83)
- Hunter Henry, TE, Arkansas (30)
- Matt Judon, DE, Grand Valley State (132)
- T. J. Green, S, Clemson (57)
- Artie Burns, CB, Miami (47)
- Jack Allen, C, Michigan State (89)
- Robert Nkemdiche, DT, Ole Miss (37)
- Kendall Fuller, CB, Virginia Tech (45)
- Derrick Henry, RB, Alabama (55)
- Jerald Hawkins, T, LSU (49)
- Kentrell Brothers, ILB, Missouri (87)
- Jeremy Cash, SS, Duke (60)
- Connor McGovern, G, Missouri (102)
- Shon Coleman, T, Auburn (54)
- Roberto Aguayo, K, Florida State (163)
- Joshua Perry, ILB, Ohio State (68)
- Kenny Lawler, WR, California (100)
- Max Tuerk, C, USC (92)
- Michael Thomas, WR, Southern Miss (200)
- Leonte Carroo, WR, Rutgers (93)
- Rees Odhiambo, G, Boise State (114)
- Bronson Kaufuski, DE, BYU (116)
- Rashard Higgins, WR, Colorado State (106)
- Le’Raven Clark, T, Texas Tech (108)
- Adolphus Washington, DT, Ohio State (75)
- James Bradberry, CB, Samford (133)
- Deiondre’ Hall, CB, Northern Iowa (109)
- Jatavis Brown, OLB, Akron (164)
- Ronald Blair, DE, Appalachian State (119)
- Dak Prescott, QB, Mississippi St. (101)
- Braxton Miller, WR, Ohio State (56)
- Daryl Worley, CB, West Virginia (131)
- Spencer Drango, G, Baylor (135)
- Devon Cajuste, WR, Stanford (140)
- Tyler Matakevich, OLB, Temple (201)
- Eric Striker, OLB, Oklahoma (196)
- Alex McCalister, DE, Florida (183)
- Matt Ioannidis, DT, Temple (120)
- Jerell Adams, TE, South Carolina (230)
- Kenneth Dixon, RB, Louisiana Tech (58)
- Joe Schobert, OLB, Wisconsin (146)
- Pharoh Cooper, WR, South Carolina (90)
- Joe Thuney, T/G, NC State (207)
- Tyler Higbee, TE, Western Kentucky (113)
- Keyarris Garrett, WR, Tulsa (175)
- Darius Latham, DT, Indiana (254)
- Isaac Seumalo, G, Oregon State (139)
- Anthony Zettel, DT, Penn State (224)
- Charone Peake, WR, Clemson (78)
- Austin Hooper, TE, Stanford (59)
- Devontae Booker, RB, Utah (74)
- Nick Vannett, TE, Ohio State (62)
- Rashard Robinson, CB, LSU (97)
- Will Redmond, CB, Mississippi State (91)
- KeiVarae Russell, CB, Notre Dame (67)
- DeAndre Houston-Carson, S, William & Mary (112)
- D. J. White, CB, Georgia Tech (127)
- Roy Robertson-Harris, DE, Texas El-Paso (unranked)
- Adam Gotsis, DT, Georgia Tech (170)
- Justin Simmons, S, Boston College (134)
- Demarcus Robinson, WR, Florida (unranked)
- LeShaun Sims, CB, Southern Utah (unranked)
- Aaron Burbridge, WR, Michigan St. (202)
- James Cowser, DE, Southern Utah (153)
- Juston Burris, CB, NC State (198)
- B. J. Goodson, OLB, Clemson (unraked)
- Charles Tapper, DE, Oklahoma (99)
- Jayron Kearse, S, Clemson (160)
- Nelson Spruce, WR, Colorado (167)
- De’Runnya Wilson, WR, Mississippi State (214)
- Kevin Byard, S, Middle Tennessee State (188)
- D. J. Reader, DT, Clemson (166)
- Nick Kwiatkowski, ILB, West Virginia (117)
- Darrell Greene, G, San Diego State (276)
- Zack Sanchez, CB, Oklahoma (79)
- Deon Bush, S, Miami (169)
- Connor Cook, QB, Michigan State (70)
- Jordan Howard, RB, Indiana (64)
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