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Damn.
The Saints have come to the conclusion that anyone they were looking at is likely to be no more than a STer, and will struggle to ever break the starting lineup.
With the Saints weakness at WILL, they considered Jordon Dizon, but feel he'll never be more than a ST specialist.
CB was considered for a brief moment, but felt that unless there was an absolute steal there, that it wasn't worth over-crowding an already crowded defensive backfield. The have McKensie, Gay, Rodgers-Cromartie, spent a ton of money on Jason David, and a 3rd rounder last year on Usama Young. It's highly unlikely that Dwight Lowery or Terrence Wheatley would see any PT over that group for the next few years.
Tom Zbikowski was considered briefly as well, as a punt returner and special teams ace. Not sure that he translates well to the NFL at the safety position.
So....
That leaves the one guy that the Saints feel can make the biggest impact on the team.
The New Orleans Saints select Dexter Jackson, WR, Appalachian State
He'll likely never be more than a 4th WR in the league, but has the potential to be the next Devin Hester, Dante Hall or Deion Sanders type return man. A serious threat every time he touches the ball.
The Jags are on the clock.
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