If the New Orleans Saints were to win Sunday’s matchup with the Washington Commanders, sophomore quarterback Jake Haener would do something that hasn’t been done in over 25 years.
Haener could become the first quarterback drafted by the Saints to win a game since all the way back in 1998, per New Orleans-based statistician Drew Porche.
The last Saints quarterback to do so was Danny Wuerffel against the Indianapolis Colts. Wuerffel, like Haener was a fourth-round selection. He played in New Orleans for three years before jumping around the league for a couple more seasons.
Of course, this is extended by Drew Brees’ presence as a free agent signing, but the history of drafted quarterbacks has been quite poor in that time.
Ian Book, Spencer Rattler and now Haener are the only quarterbacks drafted by the Saints to even attempt passes in a start for New Orleans in that time. Book and Rattler did not have much success in their outings, Haener will try to curb the trend.
