The New Orleans Saints have placed both defensive end Marcus Davenport and defensive tackle Sheldon Rankins on injured reserve, according to Wednesday's transactions report.

Both Davenport and Rankins went down with injuries on Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers. Davenport had an apparent foot injury in the fourth quarter, while Rankins had an ankle injury in the first quarter. Rankins' injury is not related to the Achilles tendon injury he sustained last season.

In their places, the Saints signed defensive tackle T.Y. McGill and defensive end Noah Spence.

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McGill was an undrafted free agent out of North Carolina State in 2015. Since then, he's played for several teams. This season he's been with Washington and the Los Angeles Chargers. In the three games he's played for the Chargers this season, he had two tackles.

He was with the Chargers for Weeks 7-9 before he was waived.

Spence was a second-round draft pick in 2016, landing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was also briefly with Washington this season. In seven games played with Washington this season, he recorded one sack and three tackles.

His most productive season in the NFL came his rookie year in 2016, which was the last time he played in all 16 games. He had 5½ sacks, two tackles for loss and 12 quarterback hits for the Bucs that year.

Before going down with their injuries, Rankins totaled two sacks and 10 tackles in the 10 games that he played. For Davenport, those numbers were six sacks and 31 tackles.

Davenport has been with the Saints for two seasons after New Orleans drafted him with the No. 14 overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft. Rankins has been with the Saints for four seasons when New Orleans drafted him with the No. 12 overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.

Rankins and Davenport are the fourth and fifth players the Saints have placed on injured reserve so far this season. After Week 2, the Saints placed linebacker Alex Anzalone and wide receiver Keith Kirkwood on injured reserve. After Week 3, linebacker Kaden Elliss went on injured reserve.

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