Why Saints' Marcus Davenport will have a T.J. Watt-type edge rusher breakout season in 2020 (1 Viewer)

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It's Year 3 for the former UTSA product who is ready to take the leap into stardom

Chris Trapasso | CBS Sports

On defense, T.J. Watt had the most seismic leap in the NFL last season, and it's time to pinpoint who's next. While Watt's sack total only improved from 13 to 14.5, he was much more disruptive on a snap-to-snap basis and led the league with eight forced fumbles. He was a first team All-Pro alongside Chandler Jones at the edge rusher position.

My pick for the Watt-type breakout in 2020 is Saints outside rusher Marcus Davenport, another former Round 1 selection who plays on a team with an established, highly paid star -- 2019 second-team All-Pro Cam Jordan -- across from him on the edge.

It wasn't Davenport's fault the Saints used two first-round picks in a trade up to select him in the 2018 NFL Draft, but after a mediocre rookie campaign, there were rumblings he was headed toward bust territory, or just that his debut season indicated he'd never fulfill the expectations that come with a player when a team trades up in Round 1 to get him. ...

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