First-round pick Malcolm Jenkins will start out at cornerback, fourth-round pick Chip Vaughn will start out at free safety, and third-year veteran Usama Young will be moved to free safety.
So the depth chart now looks like this, with a lot of wiggle room in the pecking order:
CB - Tracy Porter, Jabari Greer, Randall Yag, Malcolm Jenkins, Leigh Torrence, Jason David
FS - Darren Sharper, Pierson Prioleau, Chip Vaughn, Usama Young
SS - Roman Harper, Chris Reis
Wow. That's drastically different from a year ago. That unit has undergone quite a makeover. Throw in new defensive coordinator Gregg Williams and second-year secondary coach Dennis Allen, and you can see that the Saints have placed a huge emphasis on shoring up their biggest weakness.
Among other topics Payton just addressed:
Fellow fourth-round pick Stanley Arnoux will start out at weakside linebacker in New Orleans, with the versatility to move inside if necessary.