ESPN’s Mel Kiper mocks Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart to Saints at #9

BBarnes said

I clearly said I don’t want a QB in the first, although Darts ceiling is way higher than Sanders in my opinion. I don’t want any of the top QBs in this draft. I’d take the kid from Syracuse over all of them later. That’s if I had to take a QB

Beware of late rising QBs?

Lamar Jackson - late riser

Justin Hebert - late riser

Jordan Love - late riser

Jayden Daniels - later riser

JJ McCarthy - late riser

Michael Penix Jr - late riser

Philip Rivers - late riser

Joe Burrow - wasn’t ever considered a first round pick till his senior year which is still a late riser

But then there’s also the likes of Daniel
jones and Zach Wilson that were late risers so it goes both ways.

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Lamar Jackson actually fell to #28. Herbert was always seen as a high first round pick. Love fell to #24. Daniels was clearly going to be a high first round pick by the middle of his senior year. Same with Penix, Rivers, and Burrow.

None of those guys are late risers other than McCarthy and he hasn't played a down in the NFL so who knows if he will be good or another in a long list of first round busts.

But, sure just because a guy is a late riser doesn't mean he won't be good, but all I said was to beware. If the Saints had a high grade on him and think he's worth the #9 pick then fine take him. But that doesn't appear to be the case. They have him graded below Sanders and as you said, they have a 2nd round grade on Sanders.