Saints projected special teams starters, backups before the NFL draft

I’ve already surveyed the outlook for the Saints starting units and initial backups on offense and defense, so it’s time to consider the game’s third phase. And there’s plenty of change in the works. With their top gunner Justin Hardee Sr. departing in free agency, longtime punter Thomas Morstead having been released earlier this offseason, and special teams captain Craig Robertson remaining an unsigned free agent, the Saints kicking teams are going to look different. Here’s how things might stand going into the draft:

Oct 4, 2020; Detroit, Michigan, USA; New Orleans Saints kicker Wil Lutz (3) kicks a point…Oct 27, 2018; University Park, PA, USA; Penn State Nittany Lions kicker Blake…