There’s no other way to look back on Marcus Davenport’s five years with the New Orleans Saints than as a disappointment. Between injuries and inconsistent play, he hasn’t lived up to the hype as a player they invested multiple draft picks in acquiring. After playing in 67 of 87 possible games, including the playoffs, Davenport has yielded just 21.5 sacks and 7 forced fumbles, with 26 tackles for loss. By year’s end he was playing behind former undrafted free agents who had outproduced him.
And the decision to trade up for Davenport was cited as the Saints’ worst draft-day mistake in the last five years by Pro Football Focus draft analyst Mike Renner, who gave the Saints a lot of credit for their success scouting other college prospects. But he can’t overlook their big miss on No. 92:
