The Saints selected five players on defense and two offense with their seven picks in the 2017 NFL draft. The franchise believes they found a lock down cornerback for the next decade with their first round pick of Marshon Lattimore of Ohio State. But Coach Sean Payton says Lattimore will have to earn his spot on the field…:
Cut 17 (22) “outside corner”
New Orleans took a running back in the third round, Alvin Kamara. The Saints had a big need to draft a pass rusher and they waited until the sixth round, defensive end Al-Quadin Muhammad.

Defensive tackle Davon Godchaux of LSU was the fifth round pick of the Miami Dolphins. Tigers wide receiver Malachi Dupre was picked in the seventh round by the Packers. In all, LSU finished the 2017 NFL Draft with eight players selected.

11th-ranked LSU picked up a 4-3 11th inning win over Alabama Saturday to complete the sweep. The victory was LSU’s first in extra innings this season.

20th-ranked UL-Lafayette came up empty handed in a doubleheader against UT Arlington falling 10-2 and 9-3 on Sunday. Its the Ragin Cajuns first series sweep since 2013.

ULM was dealt a 6-1 defeat by Georgia State in the teams’ Sun Belt Conference series finale in Atlanta.

McNeese State, who remain with the lead in the Southland standings, came up short against Sam Houston Sunday as the Cowboys fall 8-6.

Nicholls clinched the series against Lamar with a 5-4 victory Sunday.

Southeastern erased an early Stephen F. Austin lead and cruised to a sweep of the Lumberjacks with an 11-7 win Sunday.

Louisiana Tech completed the three-game sweep over WKU on Sunday afternoon with a 5-1 victory for the Diamond Dogs.

Former Nicholls State offensive lineman Chris Bordelon and defensive back B.T. Sanders signed rookie free agent contracts after the NFL draft.

Louisiana Tech wide receiver Carols Henderson was taken in the 3rd round by the Broncos.