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Who will step up as New Orleans' new sixth man?

Zach Strief retired to greater fanfare, but Senio Kelemete signing with the Houston Texans in free agency could leave a bigger mark on the New Orleans Saints. Strief was succeeded with remarkable quickness by Ryan Ramczyk, who should have Pro Bowl aspirations in his second year as a starter.

But the sixth offensive lineman is valued highly in New Orleans. Kelemete started nine games at four different positions in 2017, playing 632 snaps (fifth-most among Saints offensive linemen). He logged 665 reps in 2016 (fifth-most again) and 424 snaps back in 2015 (seventh-most).

spurred by a great tweet from @btrossler charting Lions OL permutations, I checked @pfref for #Saints OL combinations last year to see how many different lineups started

it was pretty wild, folks pic.