Pierre Thomas, Junior Galette, Khiry Robinson, Chris Ivory and Ken Crawley are just a few UDFA players that have stuck with the Saints in the past. Willie Sneed, though he didn’t sign originally with the Saints, was also an UDFA. Sean Payton and the New Orleans Saints have a “doesn’t matter where you came from” mentality in training camp, and that’s allowed a number of talented prospects to find their way onto their roster.
And that’s an important part of building a competitive team. Remember, Malcolm Butler was an UDFA. In fact, there are more UDFAs in the hall of fame than there are #1 picks.