Free agency is coming up quickly in March, and a dearth of quality defensive linemen in the market from around the league might be good news for some New Orleans Saints players looking for a payday. Just 13 of the 50 top free agents at Pro Football Focus play inside or outside along the defensive line, and several of them are career rotational players rather than reliable starters.
But Saints defensive linemen Marcus Davenport and David Onyemata have both been named “buyer beware” players ahead of 2023 free agency by PFF’s Sam Monson, seeing as they’re each coming off of a disappointing season with New Orleans. Here’s what Monson had to say about each of them: