Saints tap Notre Dame QB as potential Brees successor on NFL draft’s final day

• Saints select Notre Dame quarterback in first post-Brees draft
• Friday: More QBs and SEC dominance in rounds two and three
• Thursday: Patriots tee up Jones as Brady's successor on day one
• The NFL draft is more proof of the Mahomesification of football

As the NFL celebrated the conclusion of an in-person draft on the shores of Lake Erie that went swimmingly one year after a virtual event caused by the Covid-19 pandemic, several facts emerged.

For sure, the Southeastern Conference is the place to be for college football players. From 12 out of the SEC in the first round six from national champion Alabama to a total of 65 through the seven rounds that finished Saturday in Cleveland, the SEC dominated the selections the way it tends to dominate the college game.