Saints trade back into 7th round, draft Mississippi State QB Tommy Stevens

SmashMouth · 04-26-2020, 12:33 AM

The New Orleans Saints traded back into the seventh round of the NFL draft, picking Mississippi State quarterback Tommy Stevens at No. 240.

Stevens, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound senior transferred to Mississippi State from Penn State for the 2019 season and led the Bulldogs to a 6-7 record.

To draft Stevens, the Saints dealt their 2021 sixth-round pick to the Houston Texans.

As a fifth-year senior at Mississippi State, Stevens played in nine games and completed 60.2% of his passes for 1,155 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions.

Stevens, who has been compared to Saints quarterback Taysom Hill on occasion, added 381 yards rushing with four ground scores for the Bulldogs in 2019.

While a backup at Penn State, he completed 58.5% of his passes for 304 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. He added 76 rushes for 506 yards in three years for the Nittany Lions with eight rushing touchdowns and 14 receptions for 62 yards with two receiving scores.

Stevens is the first quarterback drafted by the Saints since 2015 when they picked Garrett Grayson. The last Mississippi State Bulldog the Saints drafted was defensive end Herman Carroll in the fifth round of the 1994 draft.

The Saints ended up drafting four players in the 2020 NFL draft, picking center/guard Cesar Ruiz from Michigan in the first round at No. 24, linebacker Zack Baun from Wisconsin in the third round at No. 74 and tight end Adam Trautman from Dayton in third round at No. 105.

The Stevens trade marked the 20th time the Saints traded up in the last 14 years.

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SmashMouth I donated, did you? Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Mandeville, LA Posts: 38,477 Blog Entries: 29	Saints trade back into 7th round, draft Mississippi State QB Tommy Stevens The New Orleans Saints traded back into the seventh round of the NFL draft, picking Mississippi State quarterback Tommy Stevens at No. 240. Stevens, a 6-foot-5, 235-pound senior transferred to Mississippi State from Penn State for the 2019 season and led the Bulldogs to a 6-7 record. To draft Stevens, the Saints dealt their 2021 sixth-round pick to the Houston Texans. As a fifth-year senior at Mississippi State, Stevens played in nine games and completed 60.2% of his passes for 1,155 yards with 11 touchdowns and five interceptions. Stevens, who has been compared to Saints quarterback Taysom Hill on occasion, added 381 yards rushing with four ground scores for the Bulldogs in 2019. While a backup at Penn State, he completed 58.5% of his passes for 304 yards with four touchdowns and one interception. He added 76 rushes for 506 yards in three years for the Nittany Lions with eight rushing touchdowns and 14 receptions for 62 yards with two receiving scores. Stevens is the first quarterback drafted by the Saints since 2015 when they picked Garrett Grayson. The last Mississippi State Bulldog the Saints drafted was defensive end Herman Carroll in the fifth round of the 1994 draft. The Saints ended up drafting four players in the 2020 NFL draft, picking center/guard Cesar Ruiz from Michigan in the first round at No. 24, linebacker Zack Baun from Wisconsin in the third round at No. 74 and tight end Adam Trautman from Dayton in third round at No. 105. The Stevens trade marked the 20th time the Saints traded up in the last 14 years. NOLA Attached Thumbnails