The New Orleans Saints enter the draft with the luxury of having an elite cornerback in Marshon Lattimore, who was named the NFL’s 2017 Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Lattimore, the team’s first-round pick (11th overall) in 2017, led the Saints defense with interceptions (5) and passes defensed (18), and recorded the seventh-most defensive snaps (754).
With Lattimore and cornerback Ken Crawley on the perimeter, the Saints finished the 2017 season ranked a respectable 15th in the league against the pass (224.8 yards allowed per game).
The Saints bolstered the group with the signing of Patrick Robinson, who returns for a second tour of duty, and P.