Shough is something of a wildcard. He enters the NFL as a 26-year-old rookie after seven years at the collegiate level, but he was hand-picked by Moore, his staff and New Orleans' front office in the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

The four young and relatively inexperienced quarterbacks looking to earn playing time with the New Orleans Saints are portraying one another more as comrades than competitors as training camp gets going.

"It's always on point when he speaks, and people are going to listen," former Boise State coach Chris Petersen said about his onetime star quarterback.