When the New Orleans Saints selected Tyler Shough in the second round of the 2025 National Football League Draft, questions immediately picked up about when he would get an opportunity to start. With Derek Carr retiring,

The surprising retirement of New Orleans Saints quarterback Derek Carr this past spring resulted in rookie Tyler Shough being penciled in atop the depth chart as the club's new starter heading into training camp.

Shough is competing with second-year quarterback Spencer Rattler and 2022 fourth-round pick Jake Haener for the starting job. He could become just the second rookie quarterback to start Week 1 for the Saints, and the first since Archie Manning did it more than 50 years ago in 1971.