4. Zack Baun, No. 40

This is atrocious. It’s terrible. Awful, folks, it’s no good.

Linebackers should not wear jerseys in the 40’s. With apologies to Alex Anzalone (No. 47 himself), it’s just inappropriate. Those numbers should be reserved for safeties, fullbacks, and long snappers. You can tell that No. 40 knows it’s got no business attaching itself to a highly-drafted rookie linebacker just by looking at it. It’s a guilty number.

Baun wore No. 56 in college, which All-Pro Saints linebacker Demario Davis already said isn’t for sale — advising Baun to, in the words of the modern American thinker Marshawn Lynch, “save your chickens” instead.

But that’s no excuse to go with a sorry number like 40. Both Nos. 58 and 59 were available for Baun to choose, as was No. 53.

And thankfully, an update to the roster on the official Saints website shows Baun as having chosen No. 53 instead. Maybe the Saints digital team jumped the gun, or cooler heads prevailed on Baun’s side. It might be a typo. Hopefully it’s the truth, because Baun will rocket up the second-best spot in our rankings if so. A.J. Klein had a solid three years in New Orleans wearing No. 53, and it would fit Baun perfectly.

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