The New Orleans Saints make for a crafty quarry to track leading up to the draft. There isn’t much rhyme or reason to their decisions of which prospects to host in New Orleans on official top-30 visits. These are in-depth visits where prospects meet every member of the franchise from the position coach to the general manager and salary cap wizard. Teams run prospects through workouts, medical checks, specific athletic testing, and film study in addition to extensive interviews.
Some teams prefer to use those slots as recruiting tools for prospects unlikely to be drafted, giving them an edge in the chaos of undrafted free agency - a tactic favored by the Seattle Seahawks, New England Patriots, and Detroit Lions.