By Gee Bino | The Who Dat Daily

The New Orleans Saints are taking another look at the available wide receiver market as they prepare to open the season against Detroit.

Saints tryouts:

WR Tru Edwards
WR Courtney Jackson
WR Cam Ross
WR Kyrese Rowan

— Katherine Terrell (@Kat_Terrell) September 8, 2026

New Orleans hosted Tru Edwards, Courtney Jackson, Cam Ross and Kyrese Rowan for workouts Tuesday, September 8, according to NFL Trade Rumors, which cited the NFL transaction wire. The report identifies four tryout participants; it does not announce that any of them signed with the Saints. Source: NFL Trade Rumors

The group offers different options: Edwards brings size and a productive Louisiana Tech background, while Jackson, Ross and Rowan have college special teams experience alongside their receiving work.

For a team navigating a thin active receiver group, evaluating those options makes sense. The question is whether anyone from this workout can offer enough to earn a contract and eventually contribute.

Why the Saints are evaluating more receivers

In its September 3 report on Bryce Lance, the Saints’ official website identified four receivers on the active roster: Chris Olave, Devaughn Vele, Bryce Lance and Barion Brown. It also listed Kevin Austin Jr., Cedric Tillman, Trey Palmer and Jalen Moreno-Cropper on the practice squad.

First-round pick Jordyn Tyson was placed on injured reserve with a return designation following a hamstring injury, leaving him unavailable for at least the first four games. That absence makes receiver depth an immediate consideration heading into the opener. Source: Saints’ official receiver-depth report

Tuesday’s workouts give the coaching staff another set of players to evaluate. They do not establish that the Saints have lost confidence in their rookies or decided to replace an existing receiver.

The four receivers at a glance

The statistics below cover each player’s final college season, allowing a consistent comparison. Measurements reflect the cited NFL listings; listed weights can vary by source.

Receiver	Height	Weight	Final college season	Receptions	Receiving yards	Receiving TDs
Tru Edwards	6-foot-3	211 pounds	Louisiana Tech, 2024	85	989	6
Courtney Jackson	5-foot-11	195 pounds*	Arkansas State, 2024	42	494	2
Cam Ross	5-foot-10	186 pounds	Virginia, 2025	53	543	2
Kyrese Rowan	5-foot-10	185 pounds	Utah State, 2024	44	526	3

*Jackson’s CBS Sports profile lists 195 pounds; Tennessee’s May signing announcement listed 189 pounds. Sources for measurements: Rams—Edwards, CBS Sports—Jackson, Broncos—Ross, Broncos—Rowan. Statistical sources appear in the profiles below.

Tru Edwards: Louisiana connection and a productive final season

Edwards offers the largest frame of the four workout participants. His Louisiana Tech résumé also gives Saints fans a familiar regional connection.

The Bulldogs’ official biography credits him with 85 receptions for 989 yards and six touchdowns in 2024, when he earned first-team All-Conference USA honors. He added 23 catches for 284 yards and two touchdowns in 2023, following five catches for 37 yards at Hawaii in 2021. Those seasons total 113 FBS receptions for 1,310 yards and eight touchdowns.

He also returned eight punts for 87 yards in his final Louisiana Tech season. Edwards is the son of former NFL receiver and Biletnikoff Award winner Troy Edwards. Source: Louisiana Tech player biography

His size makes him an intriguing outside-receiver candidate. For New Orleans, the evaluation would be whether he can turn that frame and college production into reliable separation, catches and blocking against NFL competition.

Courtney Jackson: Receiving experience with a return-game résumé

Jackson played at Syracuse before finishing his college career at Arkansas State. His final season produced 42 receptions for 494 yards and two receiving touchdowns. Tennessee’s player biography also credits him with 15 punt returns for 277 yards and two touchdowns in 2024—production that adds another dimension to his candidacy. Source: Titans player biography

His professional path has included Denver, Seattle, the Giants and Tennessee. The Titans’ May announcement confirmed that he had spent the previous season on Seattle’s practice squad after entering the NFL with Denver as an undrafted free agent. Source: Titans transaction announcement

Jackson’s appeal is versatility. A receiver competing for a depth role can strengthen his case by contributing to the return game, although the workout report does not identify a specific role the Saints have in mind for him.

Cam Ross: Virginia production and kickoff-return ability

Ross finished his college career at Virginia after previous stops at UConn and James Madison.

Virginia’s official 2025 statistics credit him with 53 receptions for 543 yards and two touchdowns. He also delivered a 100-yard kickoff-return touchdown against Coastal Carolina, illustrating the special teams ability that accompanies his receiving résumé. Source: Virginia’s official 2025 season statistics

At 5-foot-10 and 186 pounds, Ross presents a different physical profile from Edwards. His final college season gives evaluators both receiving production and an example of a game-changing return.

The relevant question for New Orleans is whether that versatility translates into a useful depth role. A strong college return does not guarantee NFL success, but it gives the staff another skill to assess during a tryout.

Kyrese Rowan: Utah State production and special teams experience

Rowan, who played in college under the name Kyrese White, attended Utah before transferring to Utah State.

Utah State’s official biography lists 50 career appearances with 12 starts, along with 47 receptions for 534 yards and three touchdowns across his college career. He also recorded eight kickoff returns for 188 yards, averaging 23.5 yards per return, and blocked a punt. Source: Utah State player biography

Most of his receiving production came in his final season. Denver’s August 8 announcement confirming his return to the Broncos noted that he caught 44 passes for 526 yards and three touchdowns in 2024 and had spent time on Denver’s practice squad in 2025. Source: Broncos transaction announcement

His receiving and special teams background gives the Saints multiple areas to examine. Earning a job would require showing that he can provide dependable value beyond the workout itself.

What comes next for New Orleans?

The next development to watch is a contract announcement. A tryout gives a team information and a player an opportunity, but it does not guarantee a place on either the active roster or practice squad.

From a roster-building perspective, New Orleans has several possible reasons to keep evaluating receivers: adding competition, preparing for another injury or identifying a player whose special teams skills justify a depth spot. Those are possible benefits of the workouts, rather than confirmed explanations from the Saints.

Edwards’ size, Jackson’s punt-return production, Ross’ receiving and kickoff-return experience, and Rowan’s broader special teams background give the staff different profiles to compare.

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