Mike Detillier: Saints will have options at No. 24
I like Mike. He does a great job with the insight he provides on players. The Saints will have a ton of options at 24! Maybe move up if there is a player falling out of say the top 12 that they think highly of, or dropping back, because there are a number of players they like and can grab later in the 1st. They could stay at 24. This article really doesn’t do anything for me, as far as providing anything of significance that most of us do not already know.
By Mike Detillier / Sports Correspondent
With the NFL draft less than a week away, I am taking a look at a few players that could be there for the New Orleans Saints in first-round.
The Saints will have the 24th pick in the first round of the draft.
Justin Jefferson, Wide Receiver, LSU
It’s a long shot that Jefferson would still be available at #24, but I have seen bigger longshots get to this point.
The former Destrehan High School standout was the best slot-wide receiver in the nation in 2019, catching 111 passes for 1,540 yards, he averaged 13.9 yards per catch and scored 18 touchdowns.
While Ja’Marr Chase emerged as a star wide-out for the Tigers, it was Jefferson who quarterback Joe Burrow trusted the most to get open in certain down and distance situations. If LSU needed a big-play, Jefferson got it for the Tigers.
I have Jefferson off the board by the time the Saints pick in the first round, but if he is there, I don’t see how New Orleans could pass on him.
Whoever selects the 6-1, 200-pound end is getting a first-rate route runner. He is a terrific set-up guy to gain separation downfield. He is sure-handed, quick to get into and out of his cuts and breaks, he has excellent foot speed and he is a competitor at the highest level.
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