USM Golden Eagles QB Braylon Braxton invited to Saints rookie minicamp

Here's another quarterback who will be trying out at the New Orleans Saints' upcoming rookie minicamp. Southern Mississippi quarterback Braylon Braxton has been invited to attend the three-day minicamp, along with Division-III passer Kaleb Blaha (Wisconsin-River Falls). Braxton, 6-foot-2 and 220 pounds, completed 63.5% of his passes and led the Sun Belt with 24 touchdown passes last season after a breakout campaign at Marshall in 2024. He also averaged 28 rushing yards per game at the college level and was an honorable mention on the Sun Belt All-Conference team.

Both Braxton and Blaha have a chance to be offered a quarterback. The Saints will need a fourth quarterback to keep drills running smoothly at training camp later this summer, and with Hunter Dekkers nursing an injury in the UFL, they have a vacancy behind Tyler Shough, Spencer Rattler and Zach Wilson.

Braxton's college career began at Tulsa, where he spent three years competing for snaps before transferring to Marshall. He followed his coach Charles Huff to USM last spring and helped the Golden Eagles win more games than in the two previous years put together. Good luck to him and the many other young pros competing in New Orleans at this minicamp.

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