Defensive ends

Locks:

• Cameron Jordan
• Marcus Davenport
• Trey Hendrickson

On the bubble:

• Mario Edwards
• Carl Granderson
• Noah Spence
• Margus Hunt

Long shots:

• Gus Cumberlander

The Saints only carried four or five edge rushers last year (with Granderson joining them near the midway point), so this one is nearly settled. But it’s no sure thing that the same group will return from last year, especially with the unique skills sets Spence and Hunt have to offer.

And Cumberlander is interesting. If he hadn’t gone down with a season-ending injury, he might have been drafted early on the third day. He was disruptive in a handful of games at Oregon much like Arik Armstead and DeForest Buckner once were. He also fits the prototype the Saints have favored lately of a lanky pass rusher whose size lends them natural strength in run defense. He could climb the ladder if his body is right and if the veterans ahead of him stumble out of the gate.