Payton Turner #98, (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
The New Orleans Saints like to throw people off when it comes to their first-round picks and this year was no exception to that rule. They surprised pretty much everyone by selecting Houston edge rusher Payton Turner with the No. 28 overall pick. Many felt that it was a reach by the Saints.
Gary Davenport of Bleacher Report considered this to be the riskiest move for the Saints this offseason and here is his reasoning as to why:
New Orleans made one of the most puzzling picks of Round 1 in April when the Saints took Houston’s Payton Turner with the 28th overall pick.