We’re nearing the end of February, and NFL Mock Drafts are officially in overdrive. The New Orleans Saints have a variety of ways to address their 11th overall pick in the draft, but there are two distinct favorites of the 39 sampled mocks for the month.

Alabama’s Reuben Foster and Stanford’s Solomon Thomas were each selected nine times, representing 46.2 percent of the respective mocks. Tennessee’s Derek Barnett was the clear favorite in January, with 9-of-26 (35 percent) sampled mocks taking the edge defender.

Saints Mock Draft Central - February Analyst Site Date Round One - 11th Overall Round Two - 42nd Overall Round Three - 76th Overall Analyst Site Date Round One - 11th Overall Round Two - 42nd Overall Round Three - 76th Overall Kristopher Knox Bleacher Report 2/25 Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee Jared Dubin CBS Sports 2/24 Teez Tabor, CB, Florida Larry Holder NOLA.com 2/23 Reuben Foster, LB, Bama Tre'Davious White, CB, LSU Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE, Villanova Underhill/Erickson The Advocate 2/23 Reuben Foster, LB, Bama Takkarist McKinley, LB/DE, UCLA Pat Elflein, OL, Ohio State Lance Zierlein NFL 2/23 Sidney Jones, CB, Washington Dan Kadar SB Nation 2/22 Tim Williams, LB, Alabama Ryan Wilson CBS Sports 2/22 Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford Jeff Duncan NOLA.com 2/21 Takkarist McKinley, LB/DE, UCLA Patrick Mahomes, QB, Texas Tech Fabian Moreau, CB, UCLA Brad Weiss FanSided 2/17 Malik Hooker, S, Ohio State Kristopher Knox Bleacher Report 2/17 Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford Jared Dubin CBS Sports 2/17 Reuben Foster, LB, Bama Mel Kiper ESPN 2/15 Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford John Hendrix SB Nation - CSC 2/15 Reuben Foster, LB, Bama Carl Lawson, EDGE, Auburn Kevin King, CB, Washington Ty Anania Who Dat Dish 2/15 Reuben Foster, LB, Bama DeMarcus Walker, DL, Florida State Taylor Moton, G/T, Western Michigan Chad Reuter NFL 2/15 Reuben Foster, LB, Bama Jordan Willis, DE, Kansas State Cameron Sutton, CB, Tennessee Walter Cherepinsky Walter Football 2/15 Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee Gareon Conley, CB, Ohio State Dion Dawkins, G/T, Temple Andrew Juge Saints Nation 2/15 Reuben Foster, LB, Bama Carl Lawson, EDGE, Auburn Adam Shaheen, TE, Ashland John Sigler SB Nation - CSC 2/14 Charles Harris, DE, Missouri Curtis Samuel, RB, Ohio State Pat Elflein, OL, Ohio State Dan Kadar SB Nation 2/13 Reuben Foster, LB, Bama Connor Riley SEC Country 2/12 Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford Caleb Brantley, DT, Florida Charlie Casserly NFL 2/11 Sidney Jones, CB, Washington Herbie Teope NOLA.com 2/9 Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State Jordan Willis, DE, Kansas State Kevin King, CB, Washington Nicholas Goss NESN 2/8 Sidney Jones, CB, Washington Todd McShay ESPN 2/8 Taco Charlton, DE, Michigan Daniel Jeremiah NFL 2/8 Quincy Wilson, CB, Florida Chris Burke Sports Illustrated 2/8 Tim Williams, LB, Alabama Christian McCaffrey, RB, Stanford Tre'Davious White, CB, LSU Sean Fazende FOX 8 2/8 Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee Cameron Sutton, CB, Tennessee Duke Riley, LB, LSU Tyler Raymond Who Dat Dish 2/8 Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee John Sigler SB Nation - CSC 2/7 Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee Nate Davis USA Today 2/7 Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford Dean Mullen Who Dat Dish 2/7 Marshon Lattimore, CB, Ohio State D'Onta Foreman, RB, Texas Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE, Villanova Josh Katzenstein NOLA.com 2/7 Sidney Jones, CB, Washington T.J. Watt, EDGE, Wisconsin Jordan Willis, DE, Kansas State Dan Kadar SB Nation 2/6 Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford Tre'Davious White, CB, LSU Tyus Bowser, LB, Houston Matt Miller Bleacher Report 2/6 Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford Teez Tabor, CB, Florida Anthony Walker, LB, Northwestern Roy Anderson Who Dat Dish 2/4 Derek Barnett, DE, Tennessee Jarrad Davis, LB, Florida Gerald Everett, TE, South Alabama Kristopher Knox Bleacher Report 2/3 Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford Larry Holder NOLA.com 2/2 Reuben Foster, LB, Bama Ryan Anderson, EDGE, Bama Kevin King, CB, Washington Eddie Brown San Diego Tribune 2/1 Solomon Thomas, DE, Stanford Jourdan Lewis, CB, Michigan Duke Riley, LB, LSU Maurice Moton Bleacher Report 2/1 Teez Tabor, CB, Florida

Some 68 total mocks are in the current Saints compendium I’m tracking, and the top pick breakdown goes like this:

Tim Williams (Alabama), Teez Tabor (Florida), and Marshon Lattimore (Ohio State) have three picks each dating back to the end of December. The good thing to see is a common emphasis on focusing on the defense. With free agency set for less than two weeks away, the strategy could absolutely change for the end of April.