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After a first-round DE, the Saints need to go defense again

MOBILE, AL - JANUARY 30: Linebacker Jabril Cox #19 from LSU of the American Team warms up before the start of the 2021 Resse's Senior Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium on the campus of the University of South Alabama on January 30, 2021 in Mobile, Alabama. The National Team defeated the American Team 27-24. (Photo by Don Juan Moore/Getty Images)

The New Orleans Saints did exactly what we expected them to in the first round of the 2021 NFL Draft.

They drafted someone that most have never heard of. Not only that, they drafted a position we definitely didn’t think they would go after — very similar to 2020, except, in 2020, the need was clear after the release of Larry Warford.