Here’s an unconventional mock draft for the New Orleans Saints. The Draft Network’s Damian Parson recently completed a two-round projection that has the Saints selecting USC Trojans pass rusher Tuli Tuipulotu at No. 41 overall, bringing a potential heir-apparent for Cameron Jordan into the building. Jordan won the Saints sacks record last year but will turn 34 this summer, so and the team shouldn’t keep asking him to be their leading pass rusher.
Tuipulotu certainly fits New Orleans’ prototype at defensive end, being listed at 6-foot-4 and 290 pounds. He’s coming off the best year of his college career with 13.5 sacks and 17 tackles for loss across 14 games; Pro Football Focus charting found he generated 56 quarterback pressures, which led the Trojans by a wide margin.
