Marcus Davenport: 6’6” 265
Payton Turner: 6’6” 270
Greg Rousseau: 6’6” 266
The problem was the players. Rousseau came from a better collegiate pedigree (Miami, ACC) than the schools Davenport and Turner came from, being Conference USA (UTSA) and AAC (Houston) schools. UTSA has moved across to the AAC, and Houston has moved up to the Big 12, but their programs were both small-time when those players matriculated and should never have been the places Sean Payton sought to spend first-round picks, especially being on the side of the ball he didn’t specialize in. I’d have trusted it if Payton had gone for a WR or OT or something on offense from the road less traveled, but not defense. Neither of them had the collegiate pedigree that said “overlook the conference, these are can’t-miss prospects.”