The New Orleans Saints grew impatient as the 2021 NFL draft wore on, and chose to trade up from their sixth-round pick at No. 218 to the Indianapolis Colts’ choice at No. 206, giving up one of their two seventh rounders (No. 229, originally bagged in the Jacksonville Jaguars-Malcom Brown trade) to make it happen. And they selected Kentucky’s Landon Young, a three-year starter at left tackle.
Young started 30 of the 49 games he appeared in for Kentucky and posted a great Relative Athletic Score at the Wildcats’ pro day. He’s a candidate to compete for a spot on the depth chart behind Terron Armstead and James Hurst as one of the Saints’ immediate backups.