Marcus Davenport has not yet been the caliber of player the New Orleans Saints envisioned when they drafted him in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft. That’s no smoldering hot take. But at the same time, he hasn’t been terrible either. His career numbers don’t look great (12 sacks and 14 tackles for loss over the course of 3 NFL seasons), but there’s a lot of bad luck to blame, and I’m not just talking about injuries.
Look at this play from last season against the Carolina Panthers:
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The play ultimately results in a turnover for the Saints defense, and while it wasn’t a sack-fumble on the part of Marcus Davenport, Davenport’s huge hit on P.