New Orleans Saints: Flow of draft should determine Saints selection

Whoever the New Orleans Saints take with the No. 24 pick in the 2020 NFL Draft will largely depend on the flow of the draft.

The New Orleans Saints have multiple skilled positions in which they could use their No. 24 overall draft pick on, and none are particularly more important than the other, giving the Saints the ability to take the best player on the board.

The Saints are in a unique position as they enter the 2020 NFL Draft, and in their draft spot, they are perfectly set up to improve their roster with whoever they think would do that best.

Unlike with teams like Cincinnati and New York, the New Orleans Saints are not in desperate need of one position. They could use a wide receiver, cornerback or offensive lineman, but even then, those aren’t desperate needs for success this coming season.

When looking at Maurice Jones-Drew’s most recent mock draft for NFL.com, I noticed one thing. The Saints really don’t have a certain position that they need to be looking at with their first-round pick.

Jones-Drew has receivers being taken at 20, 21 and 22. Texas’ receiver Collin Johnson was then the Saints pick. But, to be frank, the Saints really don’t need to pick Johnson if they aren’t truly enamored with him.

Yes, they could use a 6-foot-6 receiver. But, at the same time, they could use a cornerback. Immediately after Johnson in MJD’s mock draft was C.J. Henderson from Florida, an elite junior corner.

With Andrus Peat potentially re-signing, there is hope that the Saints return the same offensive line. While Peat and the line didn’t help much in the team’s loss to Minnesota, there’s still reason to re-sign the versatile lineman.

But, with the Saints’ position in the draft and how they can shift between prospects, they are in a position in which they don’t have to overpay for talent. Re-signing Eli Apple or Vonn Bell isn’t of paramount importance if they can just replace them in the draft.

This will help New Orleans get exactly what they need to continue their dominance in 2020.