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By Kyle T. Mosley | SI

WR Jalen Reagor of TCU could be available for New Orleans in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. The Saints truly need to complement All-Pro WR Michael Thomas with a fast, sure-handed, and dynamic playmaker at wide receiver. Reagor could be the player for Sean Payton to mold and develop as a star in the NFL.

Reagor has a combination of attributes similar to Cowboys’ WR Amari Cooper and former NFL WR Antonio Brown. He is fast, shifty, and very explosive downfield. This has been a missing element in New Orleans for the past couple of years. Reagor's pass-catching ability is good but can be outstanding under the tutelage of Saints' WR Coach Curtis Johnson. In 2019, his production decreased because of the TCU quarterback situation.

Profootball Focus' analysis of Reagor's decline:

Reagor's drop in production from 2018 to 2019 is overstated. He saw an accurate, on-target pass thrown his way on just 30.7% of his targets in 2019, a figure that stood as the fourth-lowest mark among qualifying FBS receivers this past season. Give Reagor an accurate NFL passer like Drew Brees and watch him prosper. The kid has legit 4.3...

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By Bob Rose | SI

The New Orleans Saints entered the 2019 season with arguably more talent than the franchise has ever had at the cornerback position. After a good first half of the year, the unit tailed off down the stretch. For the year, the New Orleans pass defense ranked 20th in the league and gave up an average of 242 yards per game. This position is swirling with questions as the Saints enter a crucial offseason still in pursuit of their second Super Bowl championship. Today we have a look at the state of the position for New Orleans.

CORNERBACK

Free Agents: Eli Apple, P.J. Williams, Justin Hardee (restricted)

Under Contract: Janoris Jenkins, Marshon Lattimore, Patrick Robinson

Third-year defensive back Marshon Lattimore earned his second Pro Bowl bid with another standout performance in 2019. Lattimore missed some time with a hamstring injury this season but allowed just 50% completion percentage against his coverage while surrendering only 3 touchdowns and intercepting a pass in 14 regular season contests. The 23-Yr old Lattimore is one of the most complete corners in the game today, capable of locking on to the opponent’s top wideout and taking him out of the game.

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By John Sigler | Saints Wire

The discourse surrounding quarterbacks in this year’s NFL Draft has been focused on the top prospect, Joe Burrow, but plenty of intrigue follows Alabama’s Tua Tagovailoa. Tagovailoa was once the surefire first overall pick, but a serious hip injury derailed his 2019 season and put his future in real doubt.

But he’s progressing well following surgery and expects to go through a throwing session at his April pro day. When asked which pro quarterbacks Tagovailoa models his style of play after, he highlighted two veteran mentors in the NFL.

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By Mark Maske | Washington Post

INDIANAPOLIS — Joe Burrow, the Heisman Trophy-winning quarterback from LSU, said Tuesday that he is willing to play for the Cincinnati Bengals if they select him with the top overall pick in the NFL draft.

“Yeah, I’m not gonna not play,” Burrow said during his meeting with reporters at the NFL scouting combine. “I’m a ballplayer. Whoever picks me, I’m gonna go show up.”

Burrow’s comments seemed to put to rest recent speculation that he might refuse to play for the Bengals and attempt to orchestrate a different beginning spot for his NFL career.

“The only thing that I’ve said is I just didn’t want to be presumptuous about the pick,” Burrow said. “And so that’s why I’ve been noncommittal because I don’t know what’s gonna happen. They might not pick me. They might fall in love with someone else. So you guys kind of took that narrative and ran with it. But there’s never been anything like that from my end.”

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