The New Orleans Saints identified their man to help boost a poor pass rush and made a big jump up the draft board to take a guy who last year was on very few radars.
But with the 14th pick in Thursday’s first round of the NFL Draft they acquired from Green Bay, the Saints selected defensive end Marcus Davenport, a native of San Antonio, who played in college at UTSA.
The Saints traded up from the 27th pick, exchanging their first-round pick and giving the Packers their first-round pick next year, in addition to a pick in the fifth round this year.