By Ross Jackson<\/p>\n
One of the many wide receivers the New Orleans Saints have checked in on this offseason is Ohio State wideout Carnell Tate<\/a>. After holding a dinner for him and other Ohio State teammates, much of the Saints\u2019 staff took in the team\u2019s Pro Day, which allowed for some closer looks at several Buckeyes prospects.<\/p>\n The Saints have had a long history now of drafting Ohio State players and this year\u2019s NFL Draft class is littered with extremely talented players from the blue-chip program.<\/p>\n As previously reported<\/a>, the Saints were expected to hold a top-30 visit with Tate this offseason and now, that visit has a timeline.<\/p>\n Per Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football<\/a>, Tate\u2019s visit is set for this week. Just over two weeks for this year\u2019s NFL Draft, the Saints are in line to host one of the top receivers in this year\u2019s class. That means that as the selection process rolls around on Thursday, April 23, Tate would be one of the more recently hosted players.<\/p>\n Tate stepped in at wide receiver for the Buckeyes the same offseason current New Orleans Saints wideout Chris Olave<\/a> was drafted. Now, the two have a chance to wind up as teammates.<\/p>\n New Orleans tends to put an emphasis on premium positions as high as they are selected in this year\u2019s draft (No. 8 overall). Tate is at one of those positions, but could be overshadowed by a falling edge rusher that could steal the Saints\u2019 attention.\u00a0<\/p>\n However, should one of those top defenders not be available when they are on the clock during the first round, Tate would be an excellent addition to the team.<\/p>\n