By Ross Jackson
The New Orleans Saints will begin rookie minicamp Friday, going through the weekend. Media will be present on Saturday, but the Saints have already given a glimpse at which players are expected to be in attendance.
In addition to the full rookie class (drafted and undrafted), there will be five “first-year” Saints players participating, among those that did not accrue a year by being active for six or more games in a single season. There will also be several tryouts players which will consist of a group that includes rookie and veteran talent.
Here is the list of 41 players that are expected to participate this weekend.
Drafted rookies
- Texas OT Kelvin Banks Jr.
- Louisville QB Tyler Shough
- Texas DL Vernon Broughton
- Virginia S Jonas Sanker
- Oklahoma LB Danny Stutsman
- Louisville CB Quincy Riley
- Kansas RB Devin Neal
- UCLA TE Moliki Matavao
- Syracuse EDGE Fadil Diggs
Undrafted rookies
- SDSU CB Dalys Beanum
- Alabama P James Burnip
- Wake Forest EDGE Jasherm Davis
- UTSA S Elliott Davison
- SMU WR Moochie Dixon
- Kansas State OL Easton Kilty
- Rutgers LB Tyreem Powell
- South Carolina OL Torricelli Simplins III
- Tennessee DE Omari Thomas
- Virginia WR Chris Tyree
- Delaware RB Marcus Yarns
Rostered players
- T Josaiah Ezirim
- CB Travion Flullen
- TE Michael Jacobson
- RB Xazavian Valladay
- TE Treyton Welch
Tryout rookies
- Villanova LB Brendan Bell
- UTSA DL Brandon Brown
- NIU CB JaVaughn Byrd
- UTSA WR Chris Carpenter
- Ottawa CB Eric Cumberbatch
- SMU WR Roderick Daniels Jr.
- Iowa Western QB Hunter Dekkers
- Tulane DL Patrick Jenkins
- USD OL Joey Lombard
- Langston DB Travis Martin
- New Mexico DB Cameron Watts
- Middle Tennessee TE Holden Willis
Tryout veterans
- DB Terrell Burgess
- WR Leon Johnson III
- LS Logan Flusman
- WR Donovan Peoples-Jones
