Things are still in flux with various undrafted rookies still waiting to sign their contracts and some veteran players maybe on the way out to make room, but right now the New Orleans Saints have more names at wide receiver (13) than any other position group, unless you want to be pedantic and lump the offensive tackles, guards, and centers together or do the same for the defensive ends and tackles (Which you shouldn’t. Don’t do that).
But which of these players have a real shot at making the team? We’ve got a long summer to figure that out and see how everyone stacks up against each other in training camp, but it’s worth evaluating the team as it stands now to see if they need more help — which factors into the decision of whether New Orleans should make a harder pitch for free agent receiver Jarvis Landry, for example.
The Saints rarely keep more than six receivers for Week 1, so it’s a safe bet that more than half the players currently under contract won’t make it through final roster cuts. That doesn’t mean some of them won’t return to the practice squad, but odds are a receiver that fans take a liking to will hit the waiver wire. Let’s survey the Saints receiving corps: