With the 9th Pick in the 2025 draft, who should the Saints select? (merged)

Your lack of football knowledge is showing. Now we are in agreeance about Ruiz, but Fuaga and Penning were healthy al 17 games and played well as neither was a turnstile.
FWIW, Penning gave up 54 pressures as of last week, which was most in the league for a tackle. Fuaga gave up 39, which is 10th most (although he is a rookie).