Why the Saints drafted S Jordan Howden

With their third pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints selected Jordan Howden, Safety out of Minnesota.

Saints select Minnesota S Jordan Howden

— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) April 29, 2023 Howden is a five year player in college and he was very productive at Minnesota. He started in 49 games in his career, and played in 10+ games in four of his five seasons. In all four seasons that he played double digit games, he recorded 40+ tackles, including 58 this past season.

Howden’s experience is his greatest weapon. He saw 2,796 career snaps in three different spots on the field - 912 at free safety, 597 in the box and just under half his career snaps came in the nickel. He can…