The Saints went extremely defense heavy in the 2015 draft, attempting to address their abysmal 31st ranked defense from 2014. After stock piling picks through trades during free agency, the Saints attempted to get younger and more talented, a strategy that emulates several other teams (i.e. Seattle) from recent years.
The New Orleans Saints experienced a serious regression defensively in 2014 after an extremely successful 2013 debut campaign from defensive coordinator Rob Ryan. They went from the 4th ranked defense to 31st in the span of just one season, digressed from an 11-5 Wild Card berth to a 7-9 playoff dropout.