The New Orleans Saints’ receiving corps is currently led by Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed. With Shaheed’s extension, that should remain the same through at least 2025. Bleacher Report’s Brent Sobleski would like to add one more receiver to the mix in his 2025 mock draft.
In this projection, the Saints used the 8th overall pick to select Tetairoa McMillan. The Arizona wide receiver provides a simple quality neither of the lead receivers possess: size. Here’s why Sobleski argues McMillan should be a top-10 pick:
The Saints can maximize Carr’s remaining time by surrounding him with the best possible talent. Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan can provide a Marques Colston-esque target. McMillan is a 6’5″ receiver who should fit in nicely alongside the smaller Chris Olave and speedy Rashid Shaheed.
McMillan does still provide a vertical threat with his speed and ability to track the ball in flight, but his height could easily allow him to be New Orleans’ go-to receiver for contested catches as a rookie. Olave and Shaheed are both just six feet tall, so he’d have a five-inch advantage over his running mates.
A.T. Perry could make this pick less likely with a strong Year 2. He’s the same height as McMillan and is only five pounds lighter. But he’ll need to do more than catch a dozen passes like we saw last season.
However, wide receiver doesn’t feel like the most likely pick if the Saints land inside the top 10. Quarterback feels like the appropriate selection in this situation. Sobleski suggested Colorado star Shedeur Sanders as another fit for the team, though Sanders was gone in this mock draft, so Sobleski went with a hypothetical in which the Saints kept Derek Carr for one more year. Would fans accept that after two seasons without a playoff berth?
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