Shough’s football journey began as a 4-star pro-style quarterback prospect by Scout and 247Sports out of Chandler, Arizona. He saw limited time as a redshirt freshman in 2018 at Oregon and served as a backup to now Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert the following season. At Oregon, he was also teammates with Saints tight end Juwan Johnson.

If the Derek Carr era wasn’t already over in New Orleans, it would appear to be headed that way after the Saints snagged Louisville’s Tyler Shough with the highest pick the franchise has used on a quarterback since taking Archie Manning second overall in 1971.