USC's Cushing moving up the draft board.

per Kiper:

Saints could find Bush's running mate


"They're only a step away from being one heck of a football team," Kiper said. So what's that next step?



The Saints, who pick 14th, are already loaded on offense, led by Drew Brees, Reggie Bush and Marques Colston. But the addition of a power running back would make an already potent offense even deadlier, especially after the loss of Deuce McAllister. One possible pick for New Orleans is Chris "Beanie" Wells, the powerful running back from Ohio State. He would compliment Bush and make him a better player.



However, there are holes on defense that need to be addressed. Darren Sharper was signed in the offseason to fill the gap at free safety and, though he's getting old, he's the best option because there are no free safeties to consider in the middle of the first round, Kiper said. So if they go with defense, an outside linebacker would be ideal to compliment Jonathan Vilma and Scott Fujita. A good option would be USC's Brian Cushing, who has been skyrocketing up draft boards in recent months.