New Orleans Saints: Full 2020 NFL Draft first round simulation

In the upcoming NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints do not pick near the top, in fact, they are at the bottom leaving a lot of uncertainty on who will be available at that pick.

Pro Football Focus has created a 2020 NFL Draft mock simulator. The New Orleans Saints pick at the No. 24 position in the first round. We wanted to see who would potentially be off of the board for the Saints at that pick.

Below you will find what the simulator selected for picks No. 1 through No. 23 leading up to where the Saints pick at No. 24. However, it never truly plays out like this as trades will likely occur and managers will not always take the obvious choice.

That said, here is how the first round of the NFL Draft went.

1. Cincinnati Bengals … Joe Burrow
2. Washington Redskins … Jerry Jeudy
3. Detroit Lions … Jeff Okudah
4. New York Giants … Chase Young
5. Miami Dolphins … Tua Tagovailoa
6. Los Angeles Chargers … Josh Jones
7. Carolina Panthers … Kristian Fulton
8. Arizona Cardinals … Isaiah Simmons
9. Jacksonville Jaguars … Ceedee Lamb
10. Cleveland Browns … Henry Ruggs III
11. New York Jets … Xavier McKinney
12. Las Vegas Raiders … Grant Delpit
13. San Francisco 49ers … Andrew Thomas
14. Tampa Bay Buccaneers … Tee Higgins
15. Denver Broncos … Tristan Wirfs
16. Atlanta Falcons … Trevon Diggs
17. Dallas Cowboys … Derrick Brown
18. Miami Dolphins … Laviska Shenault
19. Las Vegas Raiders … Jedrick Wills Jr.
20. Jacksonville Jaguars … Jordan Elliot
21. Philadelphia Eagles … CJ Henderson
22. Minnesota Vikings … Michael Pittman Jr
23. New England Patriots … Curtis Weaver

Knowing now who is off the board for the New Orleans Saints at the No. 24 pick in the draft, as a New Orleans Saints fan, who are you drafting? Post your personal opinion for the selection in the comments of the article.

Let’s face it, the way the draft played out in the first 23 picks was odd. It left players like Patrick Queen, A.J. Epenesa, Justin Herbert, Denzel Mims, Brandon Aiyuk, and K’Lavon Chaisson were still left on the board with this pick.

The likelihood of that happen is near none, but to keep the integrity of our mock simulation, we went with it. With the 24th pick in the 2020 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints select Kenneth Murray, Linebacker, Oklahoma University.

The New Orleans Saints have no glaring need on their team so they are at a best available kind of scenario. Murray would add immediate depth and talent to a linebacking core that is very often underperformed and injured.

Also, it’s key to note the bulk of the Saints’ linebackers will become free agents this next offseason. Murray or Queen, whichever is chosen, would add solid depth to the position.

Who would you draft?