With the 2025 NFL Draft officially one week away, the Dallas Cowboys are still searching for a solution to their problems at wide receiver.
While respected names like Amari Cooper and Tyler Lockett are still braving free agency, all signs point to Dallas taking a WR early in the draft, potentially as high as the No. 12 overall pick.
Missouri's Luther Burden was an early favorite to get drafted by the Cowboys, but Arizona's Tetairoa McMillan and Texas' Matthew Golden have emerged as the team's likely targets over the last month.
McMillan's size, athleticism and expansive catch radius are seen as great fits with Dak Prescott. That profile is also an ideal complement for CeeDee Lamb. It's not a slam-dunk that the former Wildcat falls to Dallas, however.
In fact, draft expert Dane Brugler of The Athletic had McMillan coming off the board right before the Cowboys in his new seven-round mock draft. To add insult to injury, Brugler mocked McMillan to Kellen Moore and the Saints, who own the No. 9 pick.
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"Is this a quarterback landing spot? And if so, which one? New Orleans hasn’t drafted a first-round quarterback in 53 years (Archie Manning in 1971), but anything is possible with the recent Derek Carr injury news," Brugler writes. "However, I’m not sold that the Saints love their options here, so in this scenario they opt to upgrade the receiver depth chart."
Brugler makes a good point about the Saints' WR depth chart.
Chris Olave is arguably a top-15 player at the position, but he's sustained several concussions in his career dating back to college. That isn't to say his career is in jeopardy, but questions about his future will arise if he continues to succumb to the scary head injury.
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Beyond Olave, the Saints have Rashid Shaheed, who was on pace for a career year before he underwent season-ending knee surgery to repair his meniscus. For a WR whose game is framed around speed, it is fair to wonder what version of Shaheed the Saints get in 2025.
While Olave and Shaheed are a dynamic pairing, they are not without question marks, both in the short and long term.
Moore and New Orleans can absolutely justify taking McMillan at No. 9, especially if it means not reaching on Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders. There is certainly urgency in the building to add a young QB in light Derek Carr's shoulder injury, but that doesn't mean they should force drafting one early.
Cowboys fans probably didn't view the Saints as a threat to steal McMillan, but Brugler's mock suggests they are in the mix. That adds them to a group that includes the Patriots (No. 4), Jaguars (No. 5), Raiders (No. 6), Jets (No. 7) and Panthers (No. 8).