The New Orleans Saints don’t seem to be done adding pieces to the offense, given their research into the wide receivers in this draft. Recently, they met with Maryland’s Rakim Jarrett that could be a solid option in the middle of the draft. The Saints recently hosted him at the team facility on an official pre-draft visit.
Jarrett is a versatile, 6-foot-0 192 pound receiver that offers a ton of after the catch ability. To use a cliché, he’s quicker than he is fast. He can get open and create separation in the short-to-intermediate range, but struggles down the field at times. He would fit well being used down low when the Saints and Derek Carr want Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed to stretch the field.
The resume is a little uneven. He’s a former five-star recruit that opted to stay home and go to Maryland to be close to his family, than to chase a bigger offense having once been widely expected to go to the LSU Tigers. It hurt his production, only getting over 500 yards in one season as a Terrapin. He finished his career with 1,552 yards and 10 touchdowns.
He’s a high-ceiling prospect that could easily be found in Day 2 of the draft and maybe fall into Day 3. The way the board falls, that could be the perfect time for the Saints to dip into this year’s pool of receivers.
