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PFF's analytics-based mock draft throws Saints a curve ball at wide receiver

We’re starting to see some consensus picks for the New Orleans Saints in 2020 NFL mock drafts, with ESPN analysts Todd McShay and Mel Kiper Jr. both linking the Saints to Oklahoma linebacker Kenneth Murray. The huge free agent pickup of Emmanuel Sanders has pushed wide receiver down the list of roster needs in New Orleans, but it’s not off the board entirely.

That’s something George Chahrouri of Pro Football Focus kept in mind when he helped update the PFF Analytics Mock Draft, connecting the Saints to a pass-catching prospect. But it’s not someone commonly projected to be selected as high as No.