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Bresee

Lattimore didn’t practice at all this week, making him unlikely to take the field on Sunday. This is the latest in a long line of injuries for the veteran corner. Lattimore hasn’t played a full season since 2021, missing 17 games over the past two years. Tyrann Mathieu was cleared from the injury report while defensive linemen Bryan Bresee (illness) and Isaiah Foskey (back) were listed as questionable.

Bresee figures to see instant playing time with New Orleans losing David Onyemata, Shy Tuttle, and Kentavius Street in free agency. Khalen Saunders and Nathan Shepherd are the vets in the room next to Bresee at defensive tackle, and Malcolm Roach is the highest man on the depth chart who was here last season.

Bresee (6’5/298) has a monstrous frame, especially when compared to the rest of his interior defensive linemen prospects, where he is second-tallest. He uses this length to effectively keep blockers at arm’s length as he comes out of his stance square to the line. He tends to lean on his body and play leverage to win plays, as his hand leverage is often just a function of his length. With additional refinement, he can become a pocket-pushing pass rusher whether it’s from bulking up and playing the 1-Tech or a power 3-Tech. As of now, he is a plus run defender who can control two gaps from multiple alignments. There are also some concerns about injuries that ended his sophomore season at Clemson early and caused him to miss games his junior year, as well. Nevertheless, defensive tackles with Bresee’s length and a RAS of 9.07 are rare. Former No. 1 overall recruits, as Bresee was in 2020, at the position that racked up nine sacks and five passes defended at that size and pedigree are even rarer.