Will we see another exodus of talent from the New Orleans Saints this offseason? Last year they lost top free agents like left tackle Terron Armstead and free safety Marcus Williams, both of whom were ranked highly in the annual free agent rankings. A couple of their former teammates are listed in the early top-50 list from Pro Football Focus analyst Brad Spielberger, both of whom play along the defensive line: Marcus Davenport and David Onyemata.
There could be a lot of upheaval for the Saints defense up front. Davenport and Onyemata are joined on the list of pending free agents by Shy Tuttle, Kentavius Street, Tanoh Kpassagnon, Malcolm Roach, and Albert Huggins. Their only defensive linemen under contract for 2023 are Cameron Jordan, Carl Granderson, Payton Turner, plus practice squad holdovers Jabari Zuniga and Prince Emili. But here’s what Spielberger had to say about Onyemata and Davenport: