Saints Eye LSU's Thomas for Rebuild

0:00It's April 21st. I'm Corey with The Story, and this is NFL News Today Football News powered by AI. The New Orleans Saints are just an hour and a half drive from LSU, making it easy to check out Tigers-wide receivers headed to the NFL Draft. This. Weekend. They're eyeing guys like Xavier on Thomas, a late-round prospect who could fit right in as they look to rebuild their receiving core. LSU has cranked out stars like Justin Jefferson, John Marchase, and last year's Malik neighbors, but this class isn't as stacked. Aaron Anderson leads the pack at number 186 on the bigboard with Thomas right behind at number 213, likely going. Late on day 3, Thomas, a Louisiana kid, has deep roots with Saints fans. His grandpa's a diehard. He swung by the team facility pre-draft, grabbed some haste to hook his granddad up, and you can bet the old man would lose it if New Orleans called. His name. On the field, Thomas hauled in 41 catches for 493 yards and four scores last season, holding

1:02his own in a packed room. Then he blazed a 4.2840 yard dash at the combine, screaming speed. Saints hold the 190th pick to kick off round 6, so they might slide back or grab him undrafted to fill the Rashid Shaheed. Void perfect local story if it clicks, come Draft Night.