20 best NFL draft prospect fits on offense and defense for Saints on Day 3

We’re on to Day 3 of the 2023 NFL draft. Here are the 20 best prospects who fit what the Saints look for, from Darius Rush to Dorian Thompson-Robinson:

We’re on to Day 3 of the 2023 NFL draft. We’ve already broken down the top 50 available players, but the New Orleans Saints tend to take a fine-toothed comb to the draft class while looking for their best fits.

With that in mind, here are 20 prospects who best fit what the Saints look for, athletically and schematically, ranging from South Carolina cornerback Darius Rush to UCLA quarterback Dorian Thompson-Robinson. The team has met with many of these players either privately on campus or in formal visits at the team facility. With five picks left to them in 2023, expect them to target some of these prospects:

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1 OT Daniel Faalele, Minnesota

CFN Ranking Overall: 27

2 QB Sam Howell, North Carolina

CFN Ranking Overall: 40

3 LB Damone Clark, LSU

CFN Ranking Overall: 41

4 QB Carson Strong, Nevada

CFN Ranking Overall: 57

5 OG/OT Darian Kinnard, Kentucky

CFN Ranking Overall: 60

6 DT Perrion Winfrey, Oklahoma

CFN Ranking Overall: 68

7 CB Coby Bryant, Cincinnati

CFN Ranking Overall: 69

8 DT Neil Farrell, LSU

CFN Ranking Overall: 75

9 LB Malcolm Rodriguez, Oklahoma State

CFN Ranking Overall: 76

10 WR Calvin Austin, Memphis

CFN Ranking Overall: 80

11 TE Isaiah Likely, Coastal Carolina

CFN Ranking Overall: 81

12 RB Isaiah Spiller, Texas A&M

CFN Ranking Overall: 83

13 TE Charlie Kolar, Iowa State

CFN Ranking Overall: 89

14 EDGE Kingsley Enagbare, South Carolina

CFN Ranking Overall: 92

15 S Tycen Anderson, Toledo

CFN Ranking Overall: 95

16 CB Zyon McCollum, Sam Houston

CFN Ranking Overall: 96

17 LB Aaron Hansford, Texas A&M

CFN Ranking Overall: 99

18 CB Damarri Mathis, Pitt

CFN Ranking Overall: 100

19 CB Taiq Woolen, UTSA

CFN Ranking Overall: 101

20 LB Mike Rose, Iowa State

CFN Ranking Overall: 102

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21 S Verone McKinley, Oregon

CFN Ranking Overall: 104

22 OT Kellen Diesch, Arizona State

CFN Ranking Overall: 105

23 OG Jamaree Sayler, Georgia

CFN Position Ranking: 13 (IOL)

24 S Smoke Monday, Auburn

CFN Position Ranking: 13

25 CB Josh Jobe, Alabama

CFN Position Ranking: 13

26 OT Max Mitchell, Louisiana

CFN Position Ranking: 10

27 S Bubba Bolden, Miami

CFN Position Ranking: 14

28 C/OG Zach Tom, Wake Forest

CFN Position Ranking: 11 (IOL)

29 S Quentin Lake, UCLA

CFN Position Ranking: 15

30 DT Eyioma Uwazurike, Iowa State

CFN Position Ranking: 8

31 DT Matthew Butler, Tennessee

CFN Position Ranking: 9

32 CB Joshua Williams, Fayetteville State

CFN Position Ranking: 15

33 TE Cade Otton, Washington

CFN Position Ranking: 5

34 DT Otto Ogbonnia, UCLA

CFN Position Ranking: 10

35 LB Jesse Luketa, Penn State

CFN Position Ranking: 15

36 OG Marquis Hayes, Oklahoma

CFN Position Ranking: 15 (IOL)

37 DT Jayden Peevy, Texas A&M

CFN Position Ranking: 11

38 OT Rasheed Walker, Penn State

CFN Position Ranking: 11

39 DT Thomas Booker, Stanford

CFN Position Ranking: 12

40 OT Thayer Munford, Ohio State

CFN Position Ranking: 12

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41 DT Kalia Davis, UCF

CFN Position Ranking: 13

42 P Matt Araiza, San Diego State

CFN Position Ranking: 1

43 RB Kyren Williams, Notre Dame

CFN Position Ranking: 4

44 WR Khalil Shakir, Boise State

CFN Position Ranking: NR

45 RB Zamir White, Georgia

CFN Position Ranking: 5

46 DT John Ridgeway, Arkansas

CFN Position Ranking: 14

47 OT Vederian Lowe, Illinois

CFN Position Ranking: 14

48 OT Obinna Eze, TCU

CFN Position Ranking: 15

49 EDGE JoJo Doman, Nebraska

CFN Position Ranking: NR

50 DE Myron Tagovailoa-Amosa, Notre Dame

CFN Position Ranking: NR

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2022 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings, Analysis
QBs | RBs | WRs | TEs | OTsOGs & Cs | DEs & Edge | DTs
LBs | Ss | CBs | 50 Greatest Value Draft Picks Ever
NFL Draft by college over last 5 years: 1-130 rankings
2023 NFL Draft: Top 15 Prospects By Position
2023 NFL Draft: Top 32 Overall Prospects