Saints Eye Michigan LB Rolder for Draft

0:00On April 9th, the New Orleans Saints are deep into rebuilding their defense with a youth infusion over the past couple off-seasons setting them up, solid for 2026 after a strong 2025. Now they're eyeing Michigan linebacker Jimmy Rollder, who just had a private workout with the team as they stopped pile draft picks. Rollder exploded onto the scene last year with the Wolverines, racking up 73 tackles, seven tackles for loss, two sacs, one interception, two past deflections, and a fumble recovery. That kind of output turned heads quick. Before that break out, he spent three seasons mostly riding the bench at Michigan, but when he got his shot, he owned every snap like a vet. At the combine, this 6 foot 2, 238 pound beast posted a 36 inch vertical, a 9 foot 11 broad jump, seven. Seconds in the three cone drill and a 4.26 in the 20 yard shuttle numbers that scream upside. Saints could slot him in as a starter before long, layering more talent onto an already

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