ESPN analyst Todd McShay has the Saints taking Elijah Moore in his latest mock draft.
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By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer
METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints are one of only three teams that haven't drafted a wide receiver in the past two years, along with the Green Bay Packers and Miami Dolphins.
But this year, the Saints can’t afford to miss out on a class that might be even more loaded with talent than those exceptional 2019 and 2020 groups.
“It’s the strongest position overall in this draft,” said ESPN analyst Mel Kiper Jr., who has three receivers going in the top 11 picks of his latest mock -- and a total of 14 in the first two rounds.
That would break the all-time record of 13, which was set just last year.
ESPN’s Bill Connelly did a breakdown of why college football has been producing so many awesome receivers in recent years. And a total of 19 NFL teams have tried to take advantage by drafting at least one receiver in Rounds 1-3 over the past two years.
New Orleans, meanwhile, is extremely thin on proven talent behind star Michael Thomas after releasing veteran Emmanuel Sanders last month.
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