The New Orleans Saints finished their draft class Saturday by taking California running back Daniel Lasco with their fifth and final pick, a seventh-round selection.
Lasco faces a crowded Saints backfield that already includes Mark Ingram, C.J. Spiller, Tim Hightower, Marcus Murphy and Travaris Cadet, leaving Lasco looking at an uphill battle to get carries.
But the Saints didn’t draft Lasco to be a primary ballcarrier, at least not at first.
“I know I’m a special teams guy,” Lasco said. “I’m going to start making my living on special teams and help the organization out the best I can doing that.