While draftees Erik McCoy and Chauncey Gardner-Johnson have been getting plenty of play time and making good impressions in their rookie campaigns, some of the most interesting rookies on the New Orleans Saints’ roster were the ones who weren’t drafted at all.
With injuries to Sheldon Rankins and concern about dependable backups behind Marcus Davenport and any receivers besides Michael Thomas, there was plenty of need for new players to come in and make their presence felt.
New Orleans satisfied some of their needs in free agency, but a lot of the interest arose around a handful of undrafted rookies in training camp.