Saints Eyeing Alan Herron for Offensive Line Depth

0:00It's March 27th. This is NFL News Today, your AI-powered source for everything NFL. The New Orleans Saints have locked in their starting offensive tackles for years to come, with first round picks, Tallye's Fwaga in 2024, and Kelvin Banks Jr. in 2025. Still, they need more depth up front, so they're eyeing prospects for the 2026 draft. One name gaining buzz is Maryland offensive tackle Alan Heron, a 6'5-308-pound lineman who's visiting the Saints for A, pre-draft 30 visit on April 1st. He transferred to Maryland from Division 2's shorter university, after starring there in 2022 and 2023. And Maryland last season, Heron started all 12 games, gave up just 3 sacks over 521 pass blocking snaps, and drew only 2 penalties, earning a big 10 honorable mention. He followed that up with invites to the American Bowl, the Penini Senior Bowl, and the 2026 NFL Scouting Combine.

1:00There, Heron clocked the 5.09 in the 40 yard dash, and leaped the 32 inch vertical, catching eyes for multiple teams as a, solid day 3 option. Analysts see him as a traits guy with NFL size, but room to grow in technique and quickness. With several late round picks and limited proven backups like awesome Richards, the Saints could grab Heron to build their reliable rotation and stay, ahead on the line.