Curtis Lofton, David Hawthorne and Parys Haralson were the primary three in 2014, which gave way to Hawthorne, Stephone Anthony and Hau’oli Kikaha as the majority starters in ’15, which shifted to Craig Robertson and Dannell Ellerbe – with a dash of James Laurinaitis and Nate Stupar sprinkled in – as the predominant duo in ’16 as the team leaned more to a five-man secondary.
Robertson is back this season, the Saints added Manti Te’o in free agency, drafted Alex Anzalone in the third round and still have Stupar and Michael Mauti – who also has started games in the past – to turn to if necessary.