Tommy Stevens Fantasy Stats

The New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers engaged in a bidding war during the 2020 draft for Mississippi State quarterback Tommy Stevens. The Saints had traded their remaining picks late in the draft on Day 2, so they had to sit and wait. Offensive coordinator Joe Brady worked with Stevens in their time together at Penn State and had zeroed in on Stevens as a target in the draft. The Panthers were negotiating with Stevens before the draft was over, but the Saints said they'd match Carolina's offer and pitched Stevens the idea of being "Taysom Hill 2.0." Securing Stevens became head coach Sean Payton's "project." New Orleans traded into the seventh round to select him, and Stevens will now join a QB group that includes Drew Brees, Hill and Jameis Winston. Stevens will face an uphill battle to become a starter in the post-Brees era, but it's interesting to note how much the Saints and Payton wanted Stevens in the end.

With the 240th overall pick of the 2020 NFL Draft in the seventh round, the New Orleans Saints took Mississippi State quarterback Tommy Stevens. Is he the next Tom Brady? No. Is he the successor to Drew Brees? Probably not. Stevens had the looks of a swiss-army knife in his time at Penn State before he transferred, but he's not very physical despite his size (6-foot-5, 235 pounds), and he lacks the arm to become a realistic starting option in the NFL. In 2019, Stevens threw for 1,155 yards (60.2 completion percentage), 11 touchdowns and five interceptions in nine games.