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USA Today
17-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
New projections don't have the Saints getting a comp pick in 2026
New projections don't have the Saints getting a comp pick in 2026 The NFL keeps a tight lid on its compensatory draft picks formula, but one of the analysts who has come closest to cracking the code is Over The Cap's Nick Korte. And while Korte initially projected the New Orleans Saints to receive a fourth-round comp pick in the 2026 draft for losing Paulson Adebo in free agency, his updated predictions don't have them getting that pick. What changed? "The Saints will have a decision on whether to play Isaac Yiadom as a starter or heavy contributor at cornerback, a position the team looks to be shallow in," Korte wrote at OTC. "But if they do, the tradeoff will be sacrificing a 4th rounder for a corner that left them in free agency, Paulson Adebo." Comp picks are calculated, in Korte's reverse-engineered formula, by two factors: contract value and playtime. If Yiadom hits a certain threshold for snaps played, which would happen if he starts 17 games this season, the Saints wouldn't get that fourth rounder in next year's draft. If he doesn't beat someone like Rico Payton or Quincy Riley (a rookie fourth-round pick) to run in the starting lineup with Alontae Taylor and Kool-Aid McKinstry? Then New Orleans should expect to get that fourth rounder after all. One complicating factor? The Saints have been looking into veteran cornerbacks still on the market like Asante Samuel Jr., who is expected to sign with a new team after medical rechecks in July. Samuel could expect to walk into the room and start right away over Yiadom, a career backup, and a couple of first- and second-year pros. The Saints took a big bet on Chase Young after his neck injury last year, so maybe they're willing to do so again with another veteran defender. At the same time, the Saints shouldn't let what may be the 138th or 140th pick in next year's draft decide who their starting cornerbacks should be. If Yiadom is a better option than his competition, roll with him. The Saints re-signed him for a reason. If he isn't able to cut the mustard? Go with someone else. But with the team in such a state of transition and with the corners playing under so much scrutiny after Adebo and Marshon Lattimore were let go in the last year, this decision is going to carry a ton of weight all season long. Here are the picks the Saints currently own in the 2026 draft, per Tankathon's projections:
Yahoo
13-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Saints add cornerback Isaac Yiadom, tight end Jack Stoll and lineman Will Clapp in free agency
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have signed cornerback Isaac Yiadom, tight end Jack Stoll and offensive lineman Will Clapp to free agent contracts, the club announced Thursday. Yiadom, who played for San Francisco last season, now returns to the club where he spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons. His new contract spans three years. The 6-foot-1, 188-pound Yiadom played 17 games for the 49ers last season, when he made a career-high 44 tackles to go with an interception, six pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Yiadom also played special teams, making two tackles and recovering a fumbled punt. The 2018 third-round draft choice out of Boston College has played in 87 games with 28 starts for Denver (2018-19), the New York Giants (2020), the Green Bay Packers (2021), the Houston Texans (2022), New Orleans and San Francisco. His career totals include 182 tackles, half a sack, three interceptions, 32 pass breakups, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 25 special teams stops and one fumble recovery on punt coverage. Stoll, who spent last season with Philadelphia and Miami, signed a one-year contract with New Orleans. The 6-4, 247-pound Stoll is a four-year NFL veteran who was began his pro career with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent out of Nebraska. In 61 regular-season games for the Eagles and Dolphins, Stoll has caught 22 passes for 193 yards and made seven special teams tackles. He also played in five postseason games for Philadelphia but was released by the Eagles last season before their Super Bowl run. The 6-5, 314-pound Clapp — a New Orleans native and former LSU player — returns to the team that drafted him in the seventh round in 2018. Clapp has appeared in 66 regular-season games with 22 starts at both guard positions, center or as a sixth offensive lineman for the Saints, Los Angeles Chargers (2022-23) and Buffalo Bills (2024). He has also played in four postseason games. Clapp was a reserve lineman for the Bills last season and appeared in both of Buffalo's playoff games. In 2023, Clapp started a career-high 11 games at center with the Chargers. ___ AP NFL:
Associated Press
13-03-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Saints add cornerback Isaac Yiadom, tight end Jack Stoll and lineman Will Clapp in free agency
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have signed cornerback Isaac Yiadom, tight end Jack Stoll and offensive lineman Will Clapp to free agent contracts, the club announced Thursday. Yiadom, who played for San Francisco last season, now returns to the club where he spent the 2022 and 2023 seasons. His new contract spans three years. The 6-foot-1, 188-pound Yiadom played 17 games for the 49ers last season, when he made a career-high 44 tackles to go with an interception, six pass breakups, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery. Yiadom also played special teams, making two tackles and recovering a fumbled punt. The 2018 third-round draft choice out of Boston College has played in 87 games with 28 starts for Denver (2018-19), the New York Giants (2020), the Green Bay Packers (2021), the Houston Texans (2022), New Orleans and San Francisco. His career totals include 182 tackles, half a sack, three interceptions, 32 pass breakups, three forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, 25 special teams stops and one fumble recovery on punt coverage. Stoll, who spent last season with Philadelphia and Miami, signed a one-year contract with New Orleans. The 6-4, 247-pound Stoll is a four-year NFL veteran who was began his pro career with the Eagles as an undrafted free agent out of Nebraska. In 61 regular-season games for the Eagles and Dolphins, Stoll has caught 22 passes for 193 yards and made seven special teams tackles. He also played in five postseason games for Philadelphia but was released by the Eagles last season before their Super Bowl run. The 6-5, 314-pound Clapp — a New Orleans native and former LSU player — returns to the team that drafted him in the seventh round in 2018. Clapp has appeared in 66 regular-season games with 22 starts at both guard positions, center or as a sixth offensive lineman for the Saints, Los Angeles Chargers (2022-23) and Buffalo Bills (2024). He has also played in four postseason games. Clapp was a reserve lineman for the Bills last season and appeared in both of Buffalo's playoff games. In 2023, Clapp started a career-high 11 games at center with the Chargers. ___
