This is interesting. Myles Murphy helped his draft stock in a big way at his pro day workout, but this mock draft from USA Today’s Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz has the Clemson Tigers defensive end falling all the way to the New Orleans Saints at No. 29 overall. Here’s what Middlehurst-Schwartz wrote of the match in his first-round mock draft:
In the wake of Marcus Davenport’s departure, it would behoove the playoff-hungry Saints to find a dynamic threat opposite Cam Jordan – or someone who could eventually take over for the 33-year-old defensive cornerstone. Murphy would be the Saints’ second first-round edge rusher in three years, but Payton Turner has managed to tally just three sacks while playing in 13 games in two years.
