Top 15 Misses of First Three Rounds in 2017 NFL Draft
9. player. 15. . Running Back. Tennessee Volunteers. Alvin Kamara
The New Orleans Saints have taken an interesting approach to the NFL Draft after missing out on Alabama Crimson Tide Reuben Foster in the first round. By drafting Tennessee Volunteers running back Alvin Kamara, it seems they may just look to outscore everybody again.
The Saints signed running back Adrian Peterson a few weeks back, they’ve already got Mark Ingram and Travaris Cadet in their running back stable as well.
Kamara, while underutilized at Tennessee, entered the NFL Draft as one of those sleeper picks. He had a strong NFL Combine and interviewed well in meetings. But it’s hard to call him a sleeper on a team with plenty of running backs on the roster. There were a lot of defensive needs for the Saints to address, yet through their first six picks, they’ve only addressed half of them.
They still have to address their defensive line and they need wide receivers. Kamara can be used as a passing option out of the backfield, but it may not be enough.