You won’t find many 2023 NFL draft prospects with more New Orleans Saints fans chanting his name than Pitt Panthers defensive tackle Calijah Kancey. The playmaking lineman drew a lot of attention last season with his high level of play, and the mind-boggling numbers he put up in athletic testing at the NFL scouting combine and Pitt’s pro day have only rallied his supporters further.
He would make a lot of sense for New Orleans, which has moved on from four of their top five defensive linemen this offseason. Despite signing Nathan Shepherd and Khalen Saunders while bringing back Malcolm Roach, they could use Kancey in the interior rotation as a pass-rushing defensive tackle. Pro Football Focus charting credited him with 47 pressures last season, more than anyone in New Orleans.
