Who is the best defensive back in Saints history? Here are the top 12, ranked by their rating in 17-0 — the free game where you draft an all-time roster and simulate whether it can go a perfect 17-0 season. Marshon Lattimore (2020s) tops the list at 84.
The ranking
Best Saints defensive backs ever · rating out of 100
- 1Marshon Lattimore
Saints · 2020s84 - 2Tyrann Mathieu
Saints · 2020s84 - 3Darren Sharper
Saints · 2000s83 - 4Sammy Knight
Saints · 1990s80 - 5Mike McKenzie
Saints · 2000s78 - 6Eric Allen
Saints · 1990s78 - 7Tommy Myers
Saints · 1970s76 - 8Dave Waymer
Saints · 1980s76 - 9Jabari Greer
Saints · 2000s76 - 10Roman Harper
Saints · 2000s76 - 11Malcolm Jenkins
Saints · 2010s76 - 12Marcus Williams
Saints · 2010s76
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