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New Orleans, La The New Orleans Saints did what they had to do in filing needs on the O-line & secondary on NFL Draft Weekend. The next move by the Black & Gold is to sign NFL college free-agents in hopes of finding a diamond in the rough to add depth. The Saints have been very fortunate in finding talent in this manner guys like: DL Taylor Stallworth, WR Keith Kirkwood & TE Josh Hill have contributed. This year New Orleans is at again with a Super Bowl or Bust mentality, searching for talent that can perhaps challenge for what few spots are open on this team.

So below is a list of the New Orleans Saints 2019 undrafted college free-agents with breakdown. List is updated with new signees at the top.

CB Darius Williams, 6-0 193 Colorado State-Pueblo played four seasons at Colorado State-Pueblo. He played in all 13 games with 12 starts at cornerback in 2018 and collected 51 tackles, three interceptions, 11 passes defensed, nine tackles for loss, three sacks, one forced fumble and a fumble recovery.

RB Darnell Holland, Kennesaw State- 5-10 210 Last season Holland had 80 carries for 949 yards (that’s a whopping 11.9 yards per carry) and nine touchdowns. He added nine receptions for 182 yards (20.2 YPC) and two more scores. Over four seasons that works out to 244 carries for 2,435 (9.98 YPC) and 23 TDs. Holland also had 35 receptions for 606 yards (17.3 YPC) and three scores as a senior, Holland had 13 kick returns for 437 yards and a touchdown.

WR Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Texas- 6-4 210 Humphrey cementing one of the most successful showings from any Longhorn receiver ever. 86 receptions for 1,176 yards later, Humphrey’s 2018 contributions respectively rank as the fifth and third-most for a single season in school history.

RB Devine Ozigbo, Nebraska 5-11 225 averaged 7.0 yards per carry on his way to 1,082 rushing yards and 12 touchdowns this past season.

WR/KR Deonte Harris, Assumption College 5-6 171 finished his All-American career at Assumption ranked third all-time in receptions and receiving yards, and really made his mark as a sensational return specialist (14 career return touchdowns) Harris holds the NCAA all-division record. He set Assumption career records with 6,173 all-purpose yards and 45 total touchdowns.

TE Jake Powell, Monmouth 6-6 230  led all tight ends in the Big South in receptions (15), yards (165) and touchdowns (2) last season. Powell is a big target, but wasn’t deployed much as a receiver, catching just 54 passes in his college career.

OL Ethan Greenidge, Villanova 6-4 335 two-time All-Conference selection and a STATS FCS preseason All-American heading into this season. He became known as one of the top linemen in the CAA and FCS. Gained starting role amid a 2015 season that was hampered by injuries on the offensive line. Greenidge proved himself, starting in seven of the nine games he played that year. After that, he never left his post as a full-time starter for the rest of his career.

OL Mike Herndon, Pittsburgh 6-4 310 saw action in all 26 of the Panthers’ games between 2017 and 2018 and started in 15 of those games. He also played an increasingly important role on the offensive line after a brief stint as a defensive lineman in 2016, and for his efforts, he was selected as a member of the All-ACC third team as a senior.

OL Derrick Kelly, Florida State 6-5 320 displayed the ability to play all over the place as a Seminole. After redshirting in 2014, Kelly played on the interior and exterior of the OL, starting 28 games from 2015-2018, with at least two in every season.

 WR Emmanuel Butler, Northern Arizona 6-3 217 was named 1st team All-Big Sky and 2nd team All-American. Butler followed that up with another 1st team All-Big Sky junior year with 1,008 yards and 9 TDs. He was considered one of the top players to watch in the FCS going into his senior season, but was sidelined for the year with a shoulder injury in the second game. He received a medical red-shirt and returned in 2018 to catch for 676 yards and 7 TDs over 8 games.

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RB A.J. Ouellette, Ohio 5-10 209 He was the leading rusher in the MAC this season (1306 yards 12 TDs . He’s just the fourth player in the history of the program to rush for 1,000 yards twice. Ouellette forced more missed tackles (48) that any other running back in the MAC this season.

OL Matt Kauffman, Towson 6-5 309 First Team All-CAA at right tackle in 2018 starting all 12 games…helped Towson rank #1 in the CAA in each points scored per game and total offense.

QB Kyle Kempt, Iowa State 6-4 207 Kempt proved to be a smart quarterback during his time at Iowa State, one who could make reads in the pocket and manage a game. While he improved his arm strength prior to his senior season 66.7 percent passer with a 5-4 record.

OL Troy Bacon, Rocky Mountain 6-4 310 center with the footwork of a tight end, Bacon is the starter for the offense of a Rocky Mountain College football program that is ascending in the Frontier Conference.

OL Elijah Rodriguez, Texas 6-5 305  Played in and started all 14 games … named honorable mention All-Big 12, Can play guard & center.

DE Porter Gustin USC 6-5 260 He missed 16 games over the last two seasons. It’s that same injury record which appears to have kept him from rising higher up the draft charts. If he can stay healthy, Gustin could become one of the steals of draft weekend as a UDFA. His seven sacks in six games ranked third in the Pac-12 for the entire season (2018).

DE Corbin Kaufusi, BYU 6-9 275 Kaufusi improved at defensive end during each of his three years on the football field. For his career, he totaled 154 tackles, 19.5 TFLs, 17 sacks and many blocked and altered field goals.

DE Carl Granderson, Wyoming 6-5 265 started all 13 games in 2017 and earned first-team All-Mountain West honors after racking up 77 tackles, 16 for loss, 9.5 sacks, two interceptions, and two pass breakups.

DE Stacy Keely, Alabama-Birmingham 6-7 250 He recorded 13 tackles and 1 sack in 11 games for the Blazers.

DT Shy Tuttle, Tennessee 6-3 300 has tons of upside dealt with injuries that derailed promising college career.

NT Kenny Bigelow, West Virginia 6-4 307 Started all 12 games finished with 20 tackles, including 15 solo tackles, two sacks, 4.5 tackles for loss and a forced fumble. Also named All-Big 12 Second Team (DL), All-Big 12 Honorable Mention (Defensive Newcomer of the Year)

DT Tank Terrell, Northern Colorado 6-2 280 finished the 2018 season with the Bears with 26 tackles 5 for loss 1 forced fumble & 2 QB hits.

LB Chase Hansen, Utah 6-3 222 He started eight games for the Utes in 2017 (51 stops, 2.5 for loss, one interception) but missed the rest of the year due to injury. Hansen returned to start all 14 contests at linebacker his senior year, earning first-team All-Pac-12 honors by recording 114 tackles, 22 for loss (which ranked fifth in the FBS), and five sacks. He also intercepted two passes and broke up four others.

CB Jordan Wyatt, SMU 6-0 195 Wyatt was a ballhawk for the Mustangs in his time at the school, and he also was able to show the ability to make plays with the ball in his hands, scoring four touchdowns as a junior profiles best as a slot-corner, but he’s played on the outside with SMU

S Ed Paris, LSU 6-0 208 versatile defensive back that lined up at safety and cornerback during his career at LSU, also contributed regularly on special teams, saw action in 52 games as a Tiger, starting twice,  finished collegiate career with 29 tackles, six passes defended and an interception.

S Reid Miller, Montana 5-10 208 played in all 11 games in 2018, made eight starts, Montana’s fourth-leading tackler with 68 total takedowns (38 solo) Tied for a team-high two interceptions, recovered two fumbles, four pass deflections and two pass breakups.

S Robbie Grimsley, North Dakota State 6-0 191 Played in all 59 games during his four-year career, made 54 starts at strong safety including the last 52 straight…member of three NCAA FCS national championship teams and four Missouri Valley Football Conference titles on Bison teams that went 54-5 overall.

K Cole Tracy, LSU 5-11 188 Tracy was named first-team All-SEC, second-team All-American and a Lou Groza Award finalist. He participated in the Senior Bowl in January. Before arriving at LSU in 2018 as a graduate transfer, Tracy made 68 total field goals at DII Assumption College. All combined, Tracy made 97 field goals and scored 502 total points, both NCAA records for all divisions. For his career, Tracy connected on 82.9 percent of his total field goals, missing only five of 77 attempts inside 40 yards and hitting 7-of-10 opportunities over 50.

Long snapper: Nick Moore, Georgia 6-3 250 Played in all 14 games as the Bulldogs’ snapper…one of three winners of Special Teams Most Improved Player at team’s postseason awards ceremony.