Brock Bowers would have been in consideration for Saints at No. 14

Few prospects within the 2024 NFL draft induced extra dialogue amongst New Orleans Saints followers than Brock Bowers. The Georgia Bulldogs tight finish is an exceptional go catcher, and it was enjoyable to ascertain him bringing these expertise to New Orleans.

It simply wasn’t meant to be. The Las Vegas Raiders picked Bowers at No. 13, one spot forward of the Saints, making New Orleans’ choice simpler. Nevertheless it was a close to factor. If Bowers had lasted yet another choose, it might’ve led to a debate within the conflict room. Simply ask Dennis Allen.

“Brock Bowers was in consideration for us. And that he obtained all the best way to,  choose 13, wasn’t it, proper? So, I imply, definitely there was some dialogue occurring,” Allen mentioned throughout his press convention after Spherical 1. Bowers caught 175 passes for two,538 yards and 26 touchdowns in simply three years at Georgia. Neither Juwan Johnson nor Foster Moreau made a huge impact within the passing sport for the Saints final 12 months.

As an alternative, Bowers goes to Las Vegas, and Taliese Fuaga is coming to New Orleans. The Saints can be set at proper sort out. It’s simply tempting to consider the place issues would stand if they’d landed such a novel pass-catching menace at tight finish.