A deep roster meant some difficult decisions would have to be made by the New Orleans Saints front office when teams had to meet the mandatory 53-man roster limit Saturday (Sept. 1), and the 2018 draft class was not off-limits.
Three of the Saints seven 2018 draft selections -- fourth-rounder Rick Leonard, fifth-rounder Natrell Jamerson and sixth-rounder Kamrin Moore -- did not make the roster after final cuts were made official.
New Orleans did keep two undrafted free agents in defensive lineman Taylor Stallworth and safety J.T. Gray.
Leonard became the highest Saints draft pick not to make the initial 53-man roster since 2010, when the Saints released former LSU defensive lineman Al Woods (another fourth-round pick) on the final cut day.