The initial New Orleans Saints practice squad was largely filled with familiar faces: recent undrafted rookies, still-progressing draft picks, and holdovers from last season. But the Saints did bring in two new names (details beneath the full list), announced in a release on the team website:

DE Alex Jenkins (through International Pathway exemption)

DT Woodrow Hamilton IV

LB Vince Biegel (via Green Bay Packers)

OL Nate Wozniak

OL Rick Leonard

QB J.T. Barrett

RB Dwayne Washington (via Detroit Lions)

RB Jonathan Williams

TE Deon Yelder

TE Garrett Griffin

WR Keith Kirkwood

Linebacker Vince Biegel was a fourth round selection out of the Wisconsin Badgers program by Green Bay in the 2017 NFL Draft. Biegel had a productive collegiate resume with 28.5 sacks and 15 other tackles for loss over a four-year career, the last three seasons spent in the starting lineup. He measured out well at the NFL Scouting Combine (6-foot-3, 246-pounds with a 4.68-second 40-yard dash) but missed the first two months of the 2017 season with an aggravated foot injury dating back to college. He’s since recovered from it and bulked up, but was pushed off the Packers’ roster by new players selected by first-year general manager Brian Gutekunst.

Running back Dwayne Washington was a Detroit Lions seventh round selection in the 2016 NFL Draft. While Washington has all the measurables teams covet (weighing in at 6-foot-2, 222-pounds with a 4.44-second 40-yard dash) he has struggled to produce as a runner even in college for the Washington Huskies, with his highest yards-per-attempt (7.1) coming as a true freshman on just 47 rushes. Taking on a larger share of carries continued to be difficult for him as a pro, as he barely eclipsed the 300-yards mark over a two-year stint with Detroit. It’s interesting that the Saints brought both Washington and Jonathan Williams onto the practice squad, as Williams was projected by many observers to start in Pro Bowl running back Mark Ingram’s absence.