By John Sigler | Saintswire
The New Orleans Saints set an impossibly-high bar to meet with their 2017 draft class, so expectations were naturally gassed up for what came next. Unfortunately for the 2018 rookies, contributors are few and far between, and half the draft selections aren’t even on the active roster. Here’s a report card for all seven draft picks and the one undrafted rookie to make the team.
DE Marcus Davenport
The Saints’ first round draft pick has appeared in just 23 snaps in each of the first two games, which is according to plan. Davenport is a naturally-strong run defender who needs as many reps rushing the passer as he can get to refine those skills, so limiting him to those situations and letting a more complete player in Alex Okafor start makes some sense. So while it would be great to see Davenport get on the field more often, he’s already impressing against the run and getting action as a pass rusher.
Grade: B
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