New Orleans Saints, Sean Payton wowed by Oregon State receiver Brandin Cooks from the start
 

New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton and general manager Mickey Loomis knew they wanted Oregon State wide receiver Brandin Cooks.

So they had no problem dealing their 2014 third-round pick (No. 91 overall) to the Arizona Cardinals to move up from No. 27 to No. 20 to grab him.

Cooks was one of three players the Saints were targeting before the Cardinals came on the clock in the first round Thursday night. As the highest player left on the Saints' board, he was the only one they were willing to move up to get.

"He was the one remaining player in that group that was someone we identified that we might trade up to get if we felt it was necessary," Payton said.










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Re: New Orleans Saints, Sean Payton wowed by Oregon State receiver Brandin Cooks from the start
 

Wonder who else was in that group?