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New Orleans Saints wide receiver Keith Kirkwood (18) catchers a touchdown pass against Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Josh Hawkins (48) during the first half of a NFL divisional round game on Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019, at Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA. Advocate Photo by STEPHEN LEW...

(AP Photo/Carlos Osorio, File)By Rod Walker | The AdvocateThe New Orleans Saints selected Notre Dame tight end Alize Mack in the seventh round on Saturday.They selected Idaho outside linebacker Kaden Elliss with their second pick in the round 13 spots later.Mack caught 36 passes for...

NewOrleansSaints.comWith the 231st pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, the Saints selected tight end Alizé Mack from Notre Dame.From NFL.com, Mack came to the Irish with great expectations after starring at Las Vegas powerhouse Bishop Gorman, which had won six straight state high school titles as...

(Oct. 20, 2017 - Source: Ed Zurga/Getty Images)NewOrleansSaints.comWith the 244th pick in the 2019 NFL Draft, the Saints selected linebacker Kaden Elliss from the University of Idaho.From NFL.com, Kaden is the son of Luther Elliss, a first-round pick in 1995 for the Detroit Lions who...

By Tim Daniels | Bleacher ReportFlorida Gators safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the No. 105 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft during Saturday's fourth round.He slid to Day 3 of the draft despite being projected as a possible top-50 selection...

Getty ImagesBy Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneIt was something of a convergence between past and future for Chauncey Gardner-Johnson when the New Orleans Saints traded up to select him with the third pick of the fourth round Saturday (April 27).He caught himself thinking...

(Photo by John Munson, NJ Advance Media for NJ.com)By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints added another safety on Saturday, picking Saquan Hampton out of Rutgers with the 177th overall in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft.The 6-foot-1, 206-pound...

Advocate staff photo by HILARY SCHEINUKBy Rod Walker | The AdvocateChauncey Gardner-Johnson thought he would have had his name called before Saturday.Many projected him to go in the second or third round or Friday.But once Saturday came around, the safety from Florida didn't have to...

(Photo by Scott Cunningham/Getty Images)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints stayed aggressive, trading up 11 spots to select Florida safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson with the third pick of the fourth round.New Orleans traded its fourth- (No. 116) and...

FILE - In this July 16, 2018, file photo, Texas A&M linebacker Erik McCoy is interviewed during NCAA college football SEC media days at the College Football Hall of Fame in Atlanta. McCoy is a prospect in the 2019 NFL Draft. (AP Photo/John Amis, File)Advocate StaffThe New Orleans Saints saw...

Advocate StaffErik McCoy broke down into tears after he received word Friday night that the New Orleans Saints snagged him in the second round of the 2019 NFL draft."This is a moment I've been waiting for my whole life," McCoy told reporters.The former Texas A&M offensive lineman watched...

Fansided | gigemgazette.comTexas A&M football’s Erik McCoy could not have asked for a better situation after the New Orleans Saints traded up to snag him in the second round.The NFL Draft is in full swing and there has been no shortage of stories to cover — good and bad. It started with...

Erik McCoy (Photo: Icon Sportswire, Getty)By Jeff Tarpley | 247 SportsTexas A&M junior center Erik McCoy was selected as the 48th pick overall in the second round of the NFL Draft on Friday night by the New Orleans Saints.McCoy anchored a young interior as a redshirt freshman for the...

North center Erik McCoy of Texas A&M (78) during the second half of the Senior Bowl college football game, Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019, in Mobile, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints traded up 14 spots to select Texas A&M center Erik...