These five final games are just as much about competing each week as evaluating young players with the future in mind. Odds aren’t in the New Orleans Saints’ favor when it comes to the playoffs; with little to work with in the way of salary cap resources and draft picks, it’s even more important than usual that they better identify what they have out of players already under contract moving forwards.
So with that said, here are six young pros we’ll be watching closely as the Saints close out their season: