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2019 NFL Draft: Will Saints draft an offensive lineman with pick 62?

There were literally points during the 2018 Season where the Saints were bringing players off the street to play on their offensive line. Cornelius Lucas, Derek Newton, Michael Ola. Not exactly household names. But those are some of the players who suited up to play on the offensive line for the Saints in 2018. Will the 2019 NFL Draft, specifically the 62nd overall pick, be used to bolster that unit?

Michael Ola was actually the backup tackle after Jermon Bushrod, but he was hurt for a good deal of last season. Lucas and Newton, both brought in to protect Teddy Bridgewater in that last regular season game in Week 17 against the Panthers, were literally not doing anything for all of 2018 before the Saints called them in.