The New Orleans Saints are seemingly creating a pretty enormous big board for themselves with meetings given they have had an absolutely exceptional amount of discussions with prospects from all over the nation. While this is a common occurrence, it feels as though 2025 has been an exceedingly large group of players, potentially due to the new coaching staff coming in, or maybe just because it is being reported more often than ever.
One of the newest additions to the list was Virginia Tech wide receiver Jaylin Lane, who met with the Saints among multiple other teams and will continue to meet with more soon, as was reported by Ryan Fowler of The Draft Network. The group is a pretty mixed bag of draft positions, so it does not give any clear indications of where he may be drafted compared to some others where you may be able to infer things based on the group.
Lane is a relatively productive wide receiver and continued to show his talents at Virginia Tech after moving on from Middle Tennessee State after three seasons. The five-year receiver has had his ups and downs in that span of time, and 2024 was a somewhat down year but he was still efficient regardless. In 12 games he had 38 receptions for 466 yards (12.3 average) and 2 touchdowns, but he also had 18 rushes for 116 yards (6.4 average) and 2 touchdowns.
The versatility of his game extended to special teams, as in 2024 he had a conference-leading 24 punt returns for 245 yards and a touchdown. He had two punt return touchdowns in his collegiate career, as well as 54 attempts for 733 yards (10.9 average) which is quite impressive.
This is predominantly due to his athleticism, as he posted a 9.53 Relative Athletic Score as was calculated by Kent Lee Platte, including a 4.34-second 40-yard dash, and an extremely impressive 11-foot broad jump. Despite being on the smaller side at 5-foot-9 and 191 pounds, he has exceptional talent and has been able to utilize it to produce in college. As a likely Day 3 pick in the draft, he will be someone to keep an eye out for when it comes to the Saints' picks.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: 2025 NFL draft: Saints meet with Virginia Tech WR Jaylin Lane