New Orleans Saints 2019 NFL draft outlook: Wide receivers

SmashMouth · 04-05-2019, 07:18 AM

Michael Thomas continued his ascent to become one of the best wide receivers in the NFL in 2018, but his fellow New Orleans Saints receivers struggled to consistently provide help last season.

It was just two years ago the Saints had an enviable trio of receivers with Thomas, Brandin Cooks and Willie Snead, but after trading Cooks in 2017 and letting Snead leave in free agency last year, the team struggled to find suitable replacements.

Thomas had an incredible 2018 season with 125 catches for 1,405 yards, but the next most productive receiver was rookie Tre’Quan Smith, who had just 28 catches for 427 yards.

Ted Ginn Jr., Cook’s replacement, missed much of last season due to injury as did Cameron Meredith, the presumed free-agent replacement for Snead. Keith Kirkwood, another rookie, showed promise, but all in all, the receivers behind Thomas struggled to make an impact on a weekly basis.

WIDE RECEIVERS

Saints depth chart

Michael Thomas

Ted Ginn Jr.

Cameron Meredith

Tre’Quan Smith

Keith Kirkwood

Austin Carr

Simmie Cobbs

Travin Dural

Potential Day 1 (first round) selections

D.K. Metcalf, Ole Miss

Marquise Brown, Oklahoma

A.J. Brown, Ole Miss

Parris Campbell, Ohio State

Riley Ridley, Georgia

Potential Day 2 (rounds 2-3) selections

N’Keal Harry, Arizona State

Deebo Samuel, South Carolina

Kelvin Harmon, NC State

Hakeem Butler, Iowa State

J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Stanford

Andy Isabella, UMass

Emanuel Hall, Missouri

Anthony Johnson, Buffalo

Terry McLaurin, Ohio State

Potential Day 3 (rounds 4-7) selections

Mecole Hardman, Georgia

Jalen Hurd, Baylor

Miles Boykin, Notre Dame

KeeSean Johnson, Fresno State

Diontae Johnson, Toledo

Terry Godwin, Georgia

Jazz Ferguson, Northwestern State

Keelan Doss, UC-Davis

Hunter Renfrow, Clemson

David Sills V, West Virginia

Gary Jennings Jr., West Virginia

Darius Slayton, Auburn

Penny Hart, Georgia State

Jakobi Meyers, NC State

Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Texas

Tyre Brady, Marshall

Stanley Morgan Jr., Nebraska

Travis Fulgham, Old Dominion

Olabisi Johnson, Colorado State

Preston Williams, Colorado State

Greg Dortch, Wake Forest

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,479 Blog Entries: 29	New Orleans Saints 2019 NFL draft outlook: Wide receivers Michael Thomas continued his ascent to become one of the best wide receivers in the NFL in 2018, but his fellow New Orleans Saints receivers struggled to consistently provide help last season. It was just two years ago the Saints had an enviable trio of receivers with Thomas, Brandin Cooks and Willie Snead, but after trading Cooks in 2017 and letting Snead leave in free agency last year, the team struggled to find suitable replacements. Thomas had an incredible 2018 season with 125 catches for 1,405 yards, but the next most productive receiver was rookie Tre’Quan Smith, who had just 28 catches for 427 yards. Ted Ginn Jr., Cook’s replacement, missed much of last season due to injury as did Cameron Meredith, the presumed free-agent replacement for Snead. Keith Kirkwood, another rookie, showed promise, but all in all, the receivers behind Thomas struggled to make an impact on a weekly basis. WIDE RECEIVERS Saints depth chart Michael Thomas Ted Ginn Jr. Cameron Meredith Tre’Quan Smith Keith Kirkwood Austin Carr Simmie Cobbs Travin Dural Potential Day 1 (first round) selections D.K. Metcalf, Ole Miss Marquise Brown, Oklahoma A.J. Brown, Ole Miss Parris Campbell, Ohio State Riley Ridley, Georgia Potential Day 2 (rounds 2-3) selections N’Keal Harry, Arizona State Deebo Samuel, South Carolina Kelvin Harmon, NC State Hakeem Butler, Iowa State J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Stanford Andy Isabella, UMass Emanuel Hall, Missouri Anthony Johnson, Buffalo Terry McLaurin, Ohio State Potential Day 3 (rounds 4-7) selections Mecole Hardman, Georgia Jalen Hurd, Baylor Miles Boykin, Notre Dame KeeSean Johnson, Fresno State Diontae Johnson, Toledo Terry Godwin, Georgia Jazz Ferguson, Northwestern State Keelan Doss, UC-Davis Hunter Renfrow, Clemson David Sills V, West Virginia Gary Jennings Jr., West Virginia Darius Slayton, Auburn Penny Hart, Georgia State Jakobi Meyers, NC State Lil’Jordan Humphrey, Texas Tyre Brady, Marshall Stanley Morgan Jr., Nebraska Travis Fulgham, Old Dominion Olabisi Johnson, Colorado State Preston Williams, Colorado State Greg Dortch, Wake Forest more on NOLA Attached Thumbnails jeanpierre likes this.

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