Bleacher Report's Brent Sobleski saying Marcus Yarns landed in "the perfect situation with the New Orleans Saints" is a bold assertion when Devin Neal was drafted by the team in the sixth round in the same year. Sixth round isn't a huge investment, but it's a higher investment than being an undrafted free agent.
Additionally, Neal has arrived with more fanfare than your typical sixth round selection. That doesn't even begin to incorporate Alvin Kamara and Kendre Miller into the equation. Making the roster will be tough for Yarns, but that didn't stop Sobleski from crowning him the Saints most exciting undrafted free agent addition.
Sobleski doesn't fear overcrowding in the New Orleans Saints running back room. He actually believes the more the merrier because of uncertainty at the quarterback. Whether it's Tyler Shough or Spencer Rattler, you're not walking into 2025 with a grizzled veteran at the helm. You aren't even walking into the season with one on the roster.
Understanding where the Saints are at the most important position on the field has many expecting a greater reliance on the ground game, so there's less pressure on the quarterback.
In order for Yarns to be a part of that rotation, he'll have to beat out Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Velus Jones Jr. and possibly Neal. The last part depends on if the Saints want to keep three or four running backs on roster.
Marcus Yarn's best route to the Saints roster is on special teams
If Yarn wants to make the roster, his best bet is through special teams. Showing value in the third phase of the game will push the Saints to keep him as the fourth running back on the roster. Rashid Shaheed your second leading receiver. You may not want to use him as your top return specialist as well.
A potential transition in Shaheed's role and the growing emphasis on kick returns creates an immediate opportunity. From there, Yarns would have the opportunity to to expand his role into the offense. That's how Shaheed did it.
Yarns will likely find himself competing with Jones Jr. for this role as well. Someone has to emerge as a special teams threat. If Yarns can step into that role, he'll have a chance to live up to Sobleski's hype.