Interior offensive line

Locks:

• Andrus Peat
• Erik McCoy
• Cesar Ruiz

On the bubble:

• Nick Easton
• Will Clapp
• Cameron Tom

Long shots:

• Adrian Magee
• Calvin Throckmorton
• Jordan Steckler

The Saints don’t often carry many interior linemen on the final roster, and they might keep even fewer than before with two starting-quality centers on hand between Ruiz and McCoy. That would limit the opportunities for players limited to one spot, like Easton, who was pushed out of the battle to play center early in camp last year; he focused on lining up at left guard while McCoy and Tom snapped the ball on the first- and second-team offenses.

Throckmorton and Steckler each spent some time at guard in college, and could compete for a roster spot as a backup almost anywhere along the line. They might have a leg up on Magee because of that, but none of these prospects can be overlooked so early in the process.