Here is a cool statistic. For all criticisms taken from the Saint-Orleans saints After writing the former for Rookie Tyler Shough (a quarter-Arrière who will be 26 years old in September), the NFL des Saints draft class is not the oldest in the League. They are not in the first five either Per journalist of sports data Daniel Griffis. The saints and Houston Texans Having an average recruit age of 22.78, equal to the sixth row of the NFL. And it’s a enough level scale. THE Miami Dolphins have the youngest draft course at 21.5, while the Denver Broncos are the oldest at 23.14.
It is logical that the presence of Shough would incline the saints on the older side, but it is only one of the nine recruits they have written. On these nine choices, two are only 21 years old – the first -round offensive line Kelvin Banks Jr. and the sixth round Ballon Devin Neal. Three others are 22 years old at the moment, between the security of third round security, Jonas Sanker and the second round Danny Stutsman, plus the end of the seventh round Moliki Matavao. And three others are 23 years old between the third round defensive platform, Vernon Broughton, the fourth round corner of Quincy Riley and defender Edge of seventh round Fadil Diggs. Shough, 25 to September, is the only aberrant value.
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How much does it count? Who you ask, a lot or a little. Most NFL players do not approach their first athletics before the late 20s, so theoretically all have their best football in front of them. The quarters are a rare case where the role of the position and the rules in place to protect the passer can allow them to play in the 1940s. Thus, even if Shough can be more advanced than most, it is not necessarily a finished product for the moment. As long as he plays well and the saints help win football matches, this whole speech on his age will be left behind during the offseason.
This article originally appeared on saints Wire: 2025 NFL Draft: saints equally in sixth row among the oldest recruit classes
