METAIRIE, La. (AP) Rookie tight end Alize Mack thinks playing with Drew Brees in New Orleans' prolific offense will help him fulfill the potential he never realized at Notre Dame.

"This offense really allows me to put my talents on display. And that's why I'm really excited. That's why I really wanted to come here," said Mack, who went from one of the highest rated tight ends in the country coming out of high school to an underachieving college player who nearly didn't get drafted.

"They're using me to stretch the field here, and they're using me as a mismatch in the routes that I'm running," Mack said following Saints rookie camp last week. "It's just to go out there and be a playmaker, use my athletic ability."