New Orleans has drafted five first-round offensive linemen since 2005. The New Orleans Saints clearly need to better the offensive line in 2024. With expert mock drafts pouring in as the NFL Draft looms near, many analysts have the Saints taking an offensive lineman.
Just about every Saints mock draft has the team selecting an offensive tackle with their first-round pick. This makes sense, as Trevor Penning looks like a bust and Ryan Ramczyk may or may not be able to suit up in 2024.
Historically speaking, the New Orleans Saints have never been shy about trading up to get the best players in the NFL Draft. This aggressive thinking is why the team ended up with great players like Chris Olave, but it can also make it impossible to recover when the organization misses on a player like Trevor Penning.
The Saints missed the playoffs for the third consecutive year in 2023. That should make more than a few people's seats uncomfortable within the organization, but here are three who are feeling it the most.
Here are three positions that have a lot of prospects receiving buzz, plus the teams that will benefit most from the stacked classes.
The New Orleans Saints have drafted an offensive lineman in eight of the last nine years. Five of those linemen have been selected in the first or second round.
Albert Breer reports the Falcons are hiring Chargers TE coach Kevin Koger for the same position in Atlanta. Panthers’ new GM Dan Morgan said they want to find players who can help create a feared product: “As [Jonathan Stewart] would say, we need some dogs.
NFL prospects from major programs get most of the attention, but there are numerous examples of players drafted from small schools who have become difference-makers.
New Orleans (3-3) can pull within a half-game of division leader Tampa Bay, which hosts Atlanta on Sunday. Jacksonville (4-2), meanwhile, seeks to extend its win streak to four.
After starting the first five games of the 2023 season, Saints LT Trevor Penning has been benched, as Jeff Duncan of NOLA.com writes. Veteran James Hurst will man the blindside in New Orleans’ game against the Texans on Sunday.
Commanders DB Quan Martin is in the concussion protocol, according to HC Ron Rivera. (Nicki Jhabvala) Giants WR Darius Slayton said watching the film revealed
New Orleans may have hit the jackpot in the 2022 NFL Draft.
Offensive line has long been a draft focus for the New Orleans Saints. The Saints have selected an offensive lineman in 11 of the last 12 years, including one in each of the last seven drafts.
The New Orleans Saints made five selections in the 2022 NFL Draft that was highlighted by two of those picks coming in the first round. New Orleans traded up with the Philadelphia Eagles to take Ohio State receiver, Chris Olave, with the 12th overall pick.
Saints rookie Trevor Penning is set to have surgery on his right foot after suffering a Lisfranc injury late in the regular season finale against the Panthers, as head coach Dennis Allen revealed in his end of the year press conference.
The Saints are moving closer to seeing first-round tackle Trevor Penning make his NFL debut. They are expected to use one of their injury activations on Penning this week.
The New Orleans Saints designated first-round rookie OT Trevor Penning to return from injured reserve on Thursday, according to Nick Underhill. Penning tore a ligament in his foot during the team’s preseason finale and has yet to appear in an NFL game.
Saints coach Dennis Allen also provided some optimism, telling reporters that there’s hope the first-round pick will be able to play at some point this season.
New Orleans Saints rookie offensive tackle Trevor Penning could return from foot surgery in November, NFL Network reported Monday. It was thought that Penning, who was placed on injured reserve last week, might miss the entire 2022 season.
Trevor Penning was competing for the left tackle position before leaving last night’s game with a foot injury. After playing 10 snaps he got rolled up on by a fellow teammate.
It sounds like Saints first-round pick Trevor Penning is going to miss some time. The offensive lineman suffered a “bad case of turf toe” during last night’s preseason finale, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport (on Twitter).
Penning appeared to get hurt when a teammate hit his left leg from behind while making a block.
Penning has been causing a stir at practice this week.
The New Orleans Saints kicked rookie offensive tackle Trevor Penning out of practice Wednesday for fighting. It was the third straight day the first-round draft pick (19th overall) got into a skirmish at training camp.
Penning was sent off the practice field after a feisty few days.
Despite most national predictions, and my own fears, that the New Orleans Saints would use a first-round choice on a quarterback, they made the smart move for the franchise.
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