Tre’Quan Smith for Ted Ginn Jr.

Ginn is a near-certainty to not return to the Saints in 2020, thanks to the downward trend that’s developed since his breakout 2017 season. As such, his role in helping stretch the field vertically with his speed will need to be replaced. While the wide receiver draft class is incredibly deep this year, the Saints do have an internal candidate for that role in Smith, a 2018 draft pick.

Smith will be entering his third season in 2020, and each year so far has brought renewed promise that it could be his “breakout” season. However, an injury-ravaged 2019 season prevented him from having that type of success. Now, he has the opportunity to have a clearly defined role in the offense, and that breakout season might come in 2020 as Ginn’s replacement. If not, he risks running out of time to stick around in the NFL.

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