There is perhaps no NFL team more aggressive about securing the specific players it wants in the NFL Draft than the New Orleans Saints. New Orleans has routinely traded up over the last several years, looking to nab high-quality players to fill holes on its roster who will become premium contributors.
In 2022, New Orleans did it again, trading up twice in the first round in order to land former Ohio State wide receiver Chris Olave at No. 11 overall and former Northern Iowa tackle Trevor Penning with the No. 19 pick. When you hear Saints director of college scouting Jeff Ireland’s pro player comparisons for the two players, you understand why they seemingly moved heaven and earth to get them.
For Olave, a 6-foot, 187-pound receiver who ran the 40-yard dash in 4.39 seconds after racking up 163 catches for 2,505 yards and 32 touchdowns in his three seasons as a starter for the Buckeyes, Ireland cited a Hall of Famer who spent his entire career in Indianapolis.
“I liked that he was a three-year starter at a major university,” Ireland told The Advocate of Olave. “I liked that he was very productive in each of those years. I like that he’s…
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