Tyler Shough , the 40th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft and the third quarterback taken after Cam Ward and Jaxson Dart , will make his first career start for the New Orleans Saints on Sunday.

This isn't necessarily a surprise; rookie quarterbacks taken in the early rounds often find themselves on the field, if not to start the season, usually no later than Halloween. And while Spencer Rattler , the Saints' 2024 fifth-round pick, played well in his eight starts, he didn't do enough -- especially the last two weeks -- to keep head coach Kellen Moore from making the switch to Shough one series into the second half of the Week 8 game against the Buccaneers .

Tampa Bay would cruise to a 23-3 win, and the stat line for both Saints quarterbacks, frankly, looked pretty similar;

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