The New Orleans Saints are one of several teams expected to sit out the first round of selections in the 2019 NFL Draft, along with the Chicago Bears, Cleveland Browns, and Dallas Cowboys. To help keep fans of those teams from feeling left out, analysts at Pro Football Focus suggested a prospect each team target with their first selection in the draft — even if that pick doesn’t come in the first round.
For the Saints, that meant some insight to Texas A&M Aggies center Erik McCoy:
Last year’s trade up for Marcus Davenport relieved the Saints of this year’s first-round choice, but there will still be plenty of talent available for the team to select at pick number 62.