The New Orleans Saints brought in another hometown player in wide receiver Jontre Kirklin. Kirklin, Lutcher native, spent his college days as an LSU Tiger. His Louisiana roots run deep with a chance to go even deeper now with the Saints.
Though he’s listed as a wide receiver, that likely won’t be Kirklin’s path to a roster spot. Kirklin had just 20 catches for 313 yards during his career at LSU, he just didn’t have a ton of opportunities in that room behind future pros likeJustin Jefferson, Ja’Marr Chase, DJ Chark Jr., and Terrace Marshall Jr. He had a promising start to his XFL career but unfortunately fell to injury. During his four-game stint with the Houston Roughnecks he had 15 catches for 253 yards and four touchdown receptions.
