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Saints’ Marcus Davenport is one of the NFL’s most improved players

No New Orleans Saints player has caught more flack throughout the past year and a half than their young edge rusher Marcus Davenport.

A hefty amount of pressure and expectations got heaped onto the shoulders of the 6-foot-6 pass-rusher out of UTSA after the Saints traded two first-round picks and a fifth-rounder to the Green Bay Packers to move up 13 spots and select Davenport 14th overall in the 2018 NFL Draft.

Even though he enjoyed an average rookie season by PFF’s standards, it wasn’t dominant enough to overcome the hype his price tag warranted.