Football is back, and the New Orleans Saints have put themselves in a tight spot. No team waited longer to draft a wide receiver this year, or in the years prior — three teams passed on the position in the loaded 2019 and 2020 cycles, with the Miami Dolphins investing a 2021 first-round pick in Jaylen Waddle while the Green Bay Packers cut their drought short at No. 85 with Amari Rodgers. The Saints didn’t address the position until the draft’s closing minutes, finally selecting Kawaan Baker at No. 255.
To illustrate it a little differently: the Saints didn’t pick a wide receiver between Tre’Quan Smith’s selection in 2018 (at No.