Mickey Loomis’ Saints Blasted for Draft Malpractice After Drafting Tyler Shough Over Shedeur Sanders and Jalen Milroe

Somebody call the football feds—Mickey Loomis just pulled off what folks are calling straight-up draft malpractice. After a wild first round that saw Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders slide out of Day 1 and Jalen Milroe waiting patiently in the digital green room, the New Orleans Saints had a golden ticket at No. 40. All signs pointed to redemption. A QB room begging for depth. Derek Carr is nursing that sketchy shoulder. Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener? Nah. They needed a gunslinger. But instead?

Tyler Shough. The 26-year-old college journeyman with a bingo card of injuries and just one full season as a starter somehow leapfrogged Coach Prime’s golden boy and Bama’s dual-threat dynamo. The Internet lost its mind. NFL insider John Frascella hit X with flames: “Tyler Shough being taken before Shedeur Sanders, Jalen Milroe and Kyle McCord is Saints malpractice.”

And the receipts don’t lie. Shough’s story is a wild one—bounced from Oregon to Texas Tech to Louisville, racked up three brutal injuries (collarbone, shoulder, fibula), and still cashed in on every ounce of eligibility like a man on a mission. In 2024, sure, he threw for over 3,100 yards and 23 touchdowns with a clean 62.7% completion rate. But let’s be real—he was also in the same 2018 recruiting class as Trevor Lawrence and Justin Fields. That’s prehistoric by college standards.

Tyler Shough being taken before Shedeur Sanders, Jalen Milroe and Kyle McCord is Saints malpractice https://t.co/ruCvOkYCky

— John Frascella (Football) (@NFLFrascella) April 25, 2025

Meanwhile, Shedeur Sanders—who had pre-draft convos with the Saints, mind you—is still waiting on that phone call. Milroe’s upside? Still chillin’ untouched. Loomis might’ve liked Shough’s frame and NFL tools, but skipping two younger, more explosive QBs? In a division begging for the future? That ain’t it. Not in this lifetime.

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