CHICAGO – The New Orleans Saints may have landed Drew Brees' eventual successor.
They used a third-round draft pick (75th overall) on Friday night to select Colorado State quarterback Garrett Grayson, who started his upward pre-draft trajectory with a strong Senior Bowl performance and worked out for the Saints on Monday.
Brees, 36, is entering his 15th NFL season and had a trying season in 2014, when the Saints finished 7-9. Since then, the Saints have made significant personnel changes, including a trade of tight end Jimmy Graham and an investment in running back C.J. Spiller.
Last season, Grayson led Colorado State to its first 10-win season since 2002 and was Mountain West player of the year, starting all 13 games and completing 64.