In the looming days before the NFL trade deadline, could the New Orleans Saints be in search of another playmaking tight end?

In the 11th season of his career, Jared Cook finds himself on his 5th team and one in desperate need of a second playmaking tight end. As we know, New Orleans Saints’ head coach Sean Payton is a big fan of two tight end sets.

The New Orleans Saints used to be the epicenter of the magnificent Jimmy Graham and his abilities. In five years with the Saints, Graham totaled 4,752 total yards with 51 touchdowns on 386 receptions making him one of the most targeted Saints tight ends in history.

In the four full years since the days of former Pro Bowl TE Jimmy Graham, the New Orleans Saints have seen a combined three different TE’s lead in receiving yards at their position for the season and only combine for 1,981 yards and 12 touchdowns.

That is a 2,771 yards and 39 touchdown difference between the five years of Graham and the four years after his departure.

This just goes to show that the New Orleans Saints are in desperate need of not only a great blocking and receiving tight end, but also they are in need of a consistent tight end, before the NFL trade deadline on October 29, 2019.

Here are three potential tight ends that might bring the Jimmy Graham style, tight end dominating era back to the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.