Saints Meeting with Edge Rushers, Quarterbacks Heavily at Combine

As March begins, the two most important parts of the offseason have begun. The NFL Combine began a couple of days ago and the free agency period starts in less than a week. Very shortly we will have a better picture of what New Orleans’ plan is moving into 2017.

There may be some hints being dropped by the front office and staff right now, if who they are meeting at the Combine is any indication. So far, the Saints have had interviews with seven players. Of those seven, many fall under the umbrella of two positions.

In February, Sean Payton listed edge rushers and cornerbacks as positions of need on Sirius XM Radio. "Listen, there's a pass rusher must, an edge player, Fortunately, there's a few of those in the draft. There's a corner must. Fortunately, that's a deep position in the draft this year as well.” So far, one of those positions is getting quite a bit of attention during the interview process.

Obviously interviews alone do not provide enough information to indicate New Orleans’ plan, but it can provide some insight. Quarterbacks and defensive linemen are high on the Saints’ wish-list right now, if the following is any indication.

Player interviews, from multiple sources including Herbie Teope and Nick Underhill: (Has been updated, 3/5/17 2:09 PM)

Carlos Henderson, WR, Louisiana Tech
Keionta Davis, DE, Tennessee-Chattanooga
Tim Williams, DE, Alabama
Jordan Willis, DE, Kansas St.
Charles Harris, DE, Missouri
Tarell Basham, DE, Ohio St.
Dalvin Tomlinson, DT/NT, Alabama
Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE, Villanova
T.J. Watt, LB/Edge, Wisconsin
Vince Biegel, LB, Wisconsin
Kendall Beckwith, LB, LSU
Marquel Lee, LB, Wake Forest
Pat Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech
Mitch Trubisky, QB, North Carolina
Deshaun Watson, QB, Clemson
Howard Wilson, CB, Houston
Sidney Jones, CB, Washington
Jalen Myrick, CB, Minnesota
Fabian Moreau, CB, UCLA
Marcus Maye, FS, Florida
Montae Nicholson, FS, Michigan State

We will continue to update this list as more information becomes available. Make sure you guys are also following Herbie Teope from the TP. He’s usually the first with all the meetings information!