The wild lead-up to the NFL draft could be setting a more favorable table for the New Orleans Saints.
With the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia Eagles trading up for the first two picks, it seems safe to assume that California quarterback Jared Goff and North Dakota State’s Carson Wentz will be the first players selected Thursday night.
It always seemed safe to presume those players would be selected before the Saints come on the clock at the 12th pick. What those trades might have changed is which players are selected next.
Before the Rams and Eagles jumped up the board, there was a chance that Wentz or Goff would slip to other quarterback-needy teams, like the San Francisco 49ers or the Eagles, who previously picked eighth.