Target for each NFC South squad
By: Jake Rajala
The NFC South is wide-open. Hence, there is a lot of room to grow. I believe that each team should keep their foot on the pedal and add another player before the season. So, I’m going to create a trade target for each NFC South team.
New Orleans Saints: Jalen Ramsey
The Saints ranked 30th in passing yards allowed last season. To make matters worse, they let CB Paulson Adebo leave (after Marshon Lattimore left in the middle of last season). Jalen Ramsey has a few years left in him (just as Darius Slay is 34). I’d love to see him join a secondary with Tyrann Mathieu.
Atlanta Falcons: Evan Engram
The current Falcons TE is Kyle Pitts and he hasn’t exactly been sexy. PFF has dubbed him as the 19th best TE. Meanwhile, Engram is slotted as the 11th best TE. Pitts fell off a cliff after having 1k yards in his rookie season. Engram can improve the vertical passing attack.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Derwin James
Christian Izien isn’t a quality FS. I’d love to see Derwin James, who was second-team All-Pro last season, acquired and put across from Antoine Winfield Jr. Derwin had an 80.5 PFF grade last season. The Bucs ranked 30th in passing yards allowed last season. They are in desperate need for play-makers on their back-end.
Carolina Panthers: Trey Hendrickson
Trey Hendrickson would need to learn some new information as an OLB, but he could be utilized into a regular edge rusher. Hendrickson has had 17.5 sacks in each of the past two seasons! The Panthers were 29th in sacks last season, hence they need to swing big for a pass rusher.
The NFC South is one of the weaker divisions. A few of the teams don’t have a Pro Bowl-caliber QB just yet. They still have talent and can get over the hump with a block-buster trade for a prominent player.
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