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The Late Thirds Player File
Tyler
Shough
Shough
New Orleans Saints • QB • #6 • 6’5″, 219 lbs • Louisville • 2025 Round 2, Pick 40
Second-Half Breakout Bet
Kellen Moore Upside
2025 Round 2 Pick
67.6% Rookie Completion
186 Rush Yards
Older Rookie Clock
The Read: Shough is a volatile dynasty quarterback bet with a real ceiling hiding inside the risk. He was old for a rookie, already closing in on prime-age years, and the college file came with enough injuries and stops to make the market suspicious. Then the second half happened. Once New Orleans handed him the job in Week 9, he gave the Saints legitimate quarterback oxygen: accurate enough, functional enough, and more dangerous with his legs than the pre-draft caricature suggested. In a Kellen Moore offense, that combination matters. The useful outcome is not “developmental backup who hangs around.” The useful outcome is a late-blooming starter with rushing texture and play-action/shot-game juice. The miss case is just as real: age compresses patience, the roster has to help, and the league now gets an offseason to answer.
Dynasty UseUpside QB2 with sneaky QB1 spikesBest treated as a risky Superflex hold whose price can move fast if the rushing stays real and Moore builds around his second-half rhythm.
Risk ShapeCompressed runway, massive swingHe is not a normal young QB patience play. Age, durability history, and small NFL sample all matter. So does the fact that he already looked playable.
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