Call it proximity bias if you want, but Alontae Taylor had a bold prediction ready when asked about the recent performance of his New Orleans Saints teammates Kool-Aid McKinstry and Quincy Riley.

“Those are going to be, I think, the best duo in the league next season,” Taylor said.

Maybe best in the league is a tad ambitious, but the point remains: The future feels very bright at the moment for the Saints’ young outside corner tandem.

McKinstry is 23 years old and Riley is 24. Both have had moments this season where teams have taken advantage of their inexperience, but as the season has progressed, both are contributing in big ways to a suddenly stingy defense.

Coming into this Sunday’s game against the Carolina Panthers, the Saints have the NFL’s No. 6 pass defense, and they’ve b

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