Saints Looking For More From DE Davenport

In 2018, the New Orleans Saints sold the proverbial farm to snag raw but talented Marcus Davenport. Injuries, however, have curtailed the defensive end from living up to the promise so far.

A turf toe injury relegated him to 13 games and 4.5 sacks during his rookie season. Last year, the pass rusher started 13 games, tallying six sacks. While he started slow, the young rusher began to come on strong. In Weeks 12 and 13 against division foes (Carolina and Atlanta), Davenport compiled three sacks, seven tackles, two tackles for loss and two forced fumbles. Then, as his luck would have it, he suffered a Week 14 Lanfranc injury that ended his year.

Heading into Year 3, the Saints expect the young edge rusher to be back at full force and improve in 2020.

“He definitely has room to get better and it’s there, the potential and the growth is there,” Saints defensive line coach Ryan Nielsen said, via The Times-Picayune. “I think he made a big step last season. There’s some games where he was playing lights-out. READ MORE….