Marcus Davenport

In a Week 2 matchup against the Los Angeles Rams, Davenport sacked Jared Goff as the Saints lost 27–9. In a Week 5 game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Davenport sacked Jameis Winston twice in the 31–24 win. In week 13 against the Atlanta Falcons on Thanksgiving Day, Davenport sacked Matt Ryan twice, one of which was a strip sack that was recovered by teammate Vonn Bell, in the 26–18 win. On December 11, 2019, Davenport was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury. He finished the season with 31 tackles, six sacks, and three forced fumbles through 13 starts.

Davenport was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round (14th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft. He was the second defensive end to be selected that year, behind only Bradley Chubb. The pick used to select Davenport was acquired from the Green Bay Packers. On May 10, 2018, Davenport signed his rookie contract with the Saints. On June 11, 2018, it was reported that Davenport injured his thumb and that it would require surgery. In Week 3, against the Atlanta Falcons, Davenport recorded his first career sack in the victory. In Week 8, against the Minnesota Vikings, he recorded a two-sack performance in the victory.

Davenport attended John Paul Stevens High School in San Antonio, Texas, where he played high school football. Barely recruited out of high school, he chose to play college football at University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) over UNLV. Davenport graduated from UTSA in 2017.

Davenport played at UTSA from 2014 to 2017. As a senior in 2017, he was the Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year after recording 55 tackles and 8.5 sacks. During his career, he had 185 tackles and 21.5 sacks.

Marcus Davenport (born September 4, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at UTSA. He was drafted by the Saints in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.