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Devin Neal may be steal of the Saints’ 2025 draft
By Ross Jackson -LouisianaSports.net
Drafting a running back in the sixth round of the NFL draft isn’t going to demand national attention. However, in a draft class of running backs as talented as this year‘s crop, many backs taken in the later rounds this year would have likely gone much earlier in previous drafts.
The New Orleans Saints may have selected one of those players on day three by taking Kansas running back Devin Neal with the No. 184 overall selection in the 2025 NFL draft.
It was a strong belief that the Saints needed to leave this year’s selection process with another running back. Star and starting running back Alvin Kamara had a career-high in rushing yards last year, but lacked consistent presence to complement his contributions. Neal has the opportunity to bring just that.
The 5-foot-11, 213-pound running back is versatile enough to run both inside and out and has the scheme flexibility necessary to thrive in Saints’ head coach Kellen Moore’s balanced offense. He also has proven to be a capable receiver out of the backfield. ...
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