Saints Draft Prospects’ Visits and Meetings (14 OL, 9 DB, 8 QB, 7 RB, 7 EDGE, 6 WR, 6 DL ..) [full reported list in OP]

[SonOfNOLA]

Saints draft prospects’ meetings, visits, and workouts during the Senior Bowl, Combine, Pro Days, Saints Local Day and Top-30 Visits. List will be updated as soon as they’re reported.

They’ll give us an idea of what players and positions the Saints are potentially targeting in the prospects’ projected rounds and in the draft in general.


Offensive Linemen (14)
[Combine] LSU T/G Will Campbell top 10 pick
[Combine] Texas T/G Kelvin Banks top 10 pick
[Top-30] Oregon LT Josh Conerly Jr. 2nd round
[Top-30] Minnesota LT/G Aireontae Ersery 2nd round
[Pro Day] William&Mary LT/G Charles Grant 2nd-3rd rd
[Dinner] Boston College T/G Ozzy Trapilo 2nd-3rd rd
[Dinner] Boston College C Drew Kendall 4th round
[Tropical] Wake Forest OT DeVonte Gordon 4th-5th rd
[Combine] Kansas T/G Logan Brown 5th round
[Senior Bowl+Combine] TTU T/G Caleb Rogers 5th rd
[Workout] Cincinnati G Luke Kandra 5th-7th round
[Local Day] BYU T/G Caleb Etienne 6th-7th round
[Workout] Cincinnati LT/G John Williams 7th rd-UDFA
[Shrine Bowl] Minn-Duluth G Aiden Williams 7th-UDFA

Defensive Backs (9)
[Dinner] Texas NCB/S Jahdae Barron 1st round
[Top-30] East Carolina CB Shavon Revel Jr. 1st-2nd rd
[Hula Bowl] Hawaii CB Cam Stone 2nd-3rd round
[Combine] Alabama S Malachi Moore 3rd round
[Pro Day] Ohio State S Lathan Ransom 4th round
[Senior Bowl] Kansas St. CB Jacob Parrish 4th-5th rd
[Workout] Oklahoma State CB Korie Black 4th-6th rd
[HBCU C] Jackson State S Robert McDaniel 5th-6th rd
[Workout] Tennessee S Will Brooks 7th round-UDFA

Quarterback (8)
[Combine] Miami QB Cam Ward projected #1 ovr pick
[Combine] Colorado QB Shedeur Sanders top 10 pick
[Dinner] Ole Miss QB Jaxson Dart 1st round
[Combine+Dinner] Texas QB Quinn Ewers 2nd-3rd rd
[Pro Day] Ohio State QB Will Howard 3rd-5th round
[Workout] Syracuse QB Kyle McCord 4th-5th round
[Combine] Florida QB Graham Mertz 5th round
[Workout] South Dakota QB Hunter Dekkers 7th-UDFA

Running Back (7)
[Combine+Dinner] BSU RB Ashton Jeanty top 10
[Combine] Ohio State RB TreVeyon Henderson 2nd rd
[Dinner] Tennessee RB Dylan Sampson 3rd round
[Dinner] Georgia RB Trevor Etienne 4th-5th round
[Combine] USC RB Woody Marks 5th-6th round
[Tropical Bowl] Boston College RB Tre Ward 6th-7th rd
[Local Day] LSU RB Josh Williams 7th round-UDFA

Edge Rusher (7)
[Dinner] Georgia EDGE Mykel Williams top 20
[Workout] Tennessee EDGE James Pearce Jr. top 20
[Combine]Texas A&M EDGE Shemar Stewart 1st round
[Combine] Ohio State EDGE J.T. Tuimoloau 1st-2nd rd
[Combine] Michigan EDGE Josaiah Stewart 2nd-3rd rd
[Dinner] Miami EDGE Tyler Baron 4th-5th round
[Workout] BYU EDGE Tyler Batty 4th-7th round

Wide Receiver (6)
[Combine] Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan top 10
[Dinner] Texas WR Matthew Golden top 15 pick
[Combine] Ole Miss WR Tre Harris 2nd round
[Local Day] Colorado WR Will Sheppard 3rd-5th round
[Dinner] Georgia WR Arian Smith 4th-7th round
[Dinner] Georgia WR Dom Lovett 4th-7th round

Defensive Linemen (6)
[Combine] Michigan DT Mason Graham top 10
[Pro Day] Ole Miss DT Walter Nolen 1st round
[Dinner] Tennessee DT Omarr Norman-Lott 3rd round
[Dinner] Texas DT Vernon Broughton 3rd-5th round
[Local Day] Tulane DT Adin Huntington 6th-7th round
[Dinner] Tennessee DT Elijah Simmons 7th round

Tight End (6)
[Combine] Penn State TE Tyler Warren top 10
[Pro Day] LSU TE Mason Taylor 2nd-3rd round
[Pro Day] Bowling Green TE Harold Fannin Jr. 3rd rd
[Top-30] Nebraska TE Thomas Fidone II 5th round
[Combine] Texas Tech TE Jalin Conyers 6th-7th round
[Dinner] Pitt TE Gavin Bartholomew 7th round

Linebacker (3)
[Senior Bowl] Auburn LB Eugene Asante 2nd-3rd rd
[Hula Bowl] Iowa LB Nick Jackson 3rd-4th round
[Workout] Oklahoma State LB Nick Martin 5th rd-UDFA

Kicker (1)
[Shrine Bowl] Miami K Andres Borregales

Punter (1)
[Hula Bowl] Florida State P Alex Mastromano

 

[TruSaint]

Good stuff

 

[SonOfNOLA]

 

[SonOfNOLA]

 

[meily]

Josiah Stewart is poised to be an impactful player for a team that knows how to utilize his skills. As a stand-up rush end, he would fit perfectly into our hybrid 4-2-5 (3-4) defense. His ability to serve as a rush end in the 3-4 alignment and a defensive end in the 4-2-5 scheme aligns well with his experience at Michigan.

Go Blue!

 

[BreesHOF2024]

Josiah Stewart is poised to be an impactful player for a team that knows how to utilize his skills. As a stand-up rush end, he would fit perfectly into our hybrid 4-2-5 (3-4) defense. His ability to serve as a rush end in the 3-4 alignment and a defensive end in the 4-2-5 scheme aligns well with his experience at Michigan.

Go Blue!

I like him as a mid round 3-4 stand up LB but at 6’2 with cleats and 240lbs he’s just plain small for a hand in the dirt DE imo

 

[meily]

I like him as a mid round 3-4 stand up LB but at 6’2 with cleats and 240lbs he’s just plain small for a hand in the dirt DE imo

Not for our hybrid scheme he's not.

 

[BreesHOF2024]

Not for our hybrid scheme he's not.

Can you explain? Not arguing I just don’t see how a guy with those measurements wouldn’t be significantly undersized for any duties a DE has like setting an edge in the running game

 

[Joodas Avila]

JT plays a lot like Cam Jordan. Shemar Turner gets tons of hype, but i think JT’s the best power based EDGE in the class. Would be a solid get for us on Day2.

 

[meily]

Can you explain? Not arguing I just don’t see how a guy with those measurements wouldn’t be significantly undersized for any duties a DE has like setting an edge in the running game

In a hybrid 4-2-5 defense, the defensive tackle (DT), such as Breese, can be positioned a bit wider as a 5-technique. This alignment places him between the guard and the tackle. Meanwhile, the player who typically serves as a stand-up rush end in a 3-4 defense is now positioned with his hand on the ground, outside the tackle. When the snap occurs, the tackle must account for the 5-technique, which allows the hybrid rush end the flexibility to rush around the end or loop around the 5-technique.

 

[TribuneUK]

In a hybrid 4-2-5 defense, the defensive tackle (DT), such as Breese, can be positioned a bit wider as a 5-technique. This alignment places him between the guard and the tackle.

FYI That sounds like a 4i-technique rather than a 5- although it doesn't change your point.

 

[SonOfNOLA]

 

[bleedit1960]

 

[Tulsa Saint]

Per reports in the article it appears Ewers played with a torn oblique in 2024 and not just a strain