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Saints land Gators cornerback CJ Henderson in 2020 NFL mock draft

The New Orleans Saints continued to load up their defensive backfield in the latest two-round 2020 NFL mock draft from Luke Easterling over at Draft Wire. Because the Saints traded away their second-round pick in next year’s draft (using it to move up for starting center Erik McCoy, and adding another pick that became standout safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson), they had just one selection on hand.

In this mock draft, they used it on Gardner-Johnson’s college teammate: Florida Gators cornerback CJ Henderson. Here’s what Easterling wrote about the pick:

The Saints already have one of the league’s best corners in Marshon Lattimore, but they could use an upgrade on the other side of the field.