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Saints roll the dice on a first-round tight end in 2022 mock draft

The New Orleans Saints offense may have the blue-chip talent to compete with anyone, but there aren’t many reliable weapons waiting in line behind Alvin Kamara and Michael Thomas. They could use some more firepower, which was noted by Luke Easterling over at Draft Wire. Easterling’s latest two-round 2022 mock draft has New Orleans picking Texas A&M prospect Jalen Wydermyer, a big tight end listed at 6-foot-5 and 265 pounds.

He’s been an impact player for the Aggies in each of his first two years at College Station, posting 32 receptions for 447 yards as a freshman in 2019 (through 12 games) before leveling up with 46 catches for 506 receiving yards in 2020 (in just 10 games), grabbing a dozen touchdown passes along the way.