Picking the best non 1st round draft picks for the Saints was a fun exercise, but a very difficult one too. There is no way I could come up with a 10 top list, too many good players to name. So I decided to do 20. Some great Saints players on here. I hope you enjoy the trip down memory lane, or the history lessen if you're a newer/younger Saints fan.
20. Fred McAfee, RB/ST, 6th Round pick out of Mississippi College in 1991: McAfee was a running back when he first entered the league but he never really made it at that position. He left the Saints after three seasons but he would develop his niche as a premiere special teamer. He returned to the Saints in 2000 and played a solid 7 more seasons as a special teams standout, including a Pro Bowl trip in 2002. He ended up playing 10 seasons for the Saints, most productively as a blocker on punts and a gunner on kickoffs. He did score 8 rushing touchdowns in his career, 5 coming with the Saints. He is still with the Saints as a d...
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PLAYERS:
Fred McAfee,
Thomas Morstead,
LeCharles Bentley,
Jahri Evans,
Jimmy Graham,
Marques Colston,
Drew Brees,
Morten Andersen,
Sean Payton
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints, Ohio State Buckeyes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Michigan State Spartans, San Diego State Aztecs
TEAMS: New Orleans Saints, Ohio State Buckeyes, Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets, Michigan State Spartans, San Diego State Aztecs
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