Saints trade up to No. 11 to draft Ohio State receiver Chris Olave

SmashMouth · 04-28-2022, 10:02 PM

Ohio State receiver Chris Olave could not stop smiling.

Olave was celebrating in the NFL draft’s green room in Las Vegas after his Buckeye teammate Garrett Wilson was selected at No. 10 by the New York Jets, and then his phone began to ring.

New Orleans — a team that wasn’t supposed to be on the clock until No. 16. But in typical New Orleans Saints fashion, general manager Mickey Loomis traded up to No. 11 with the Washington Commanders.

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"When I got the call right after my teammate got selected, that's when my dreams turned into realities," Olave said in a post-draft interview with local media, adding that he didn’t know the Saints were on the clock when they called.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 37,202 Blog Entries: 29	Saints trade up to No. 11 to draft Ohio State receiver Chris Olave Ohio State receiver Chris Olave could not stop smiling. Olave was celebrating in the NFL draft’s green room in Las Vegas after his Buckeye teammate Garrett Wilson was selected at No. 10 by the New York Jets, and then his phone began to ring. New Orleans — a team that wasn’t supposed to be on the clock until No. 16. But in typical New Orleans Saints fashion, general manager Mickey Loomis traded up to No. 11 with the Washington Commanders. Advertisement "When I got the call right after my teammate got selected, that's when my dreams turned into realities," Olave said in a post-draft interview with local media, adding that he didn’t know the Saints were on the clock when they called. more on NOLA Attached Thumbnails