The New Orleans Saints made a surprise pick to lead off Day 3 of the 2021 NFL Draft, grabbing a quarterback. The Saints selected Notre Dame signal caller, Ian Book, with the 133rd pick of the draft.
From Irish Breakdown:
Book has a lot of intangible traits that you want in a backup quarterback. He’s a leader, he’s mentally tough, he’s experienced, he’s smart, he’s gritty and he has enough arm talent to be a more effective thrower than we’ve seen. When you combine that with his mobility and playmaking ability out of the pocket and it would be easy to see a team or two falling in love with him in the later rounds.