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

Some of Ruiz's weaknesses are listed in his draft profile below. A few takeaways, he was small 6'3" 307lbs, now PFR has him at 6'4"314lbs, that's still on the smaller side. It also stated that he had/has a high ceiling, but his floor is low. He could benefit of being a backup while he develops. He needed to get stronger. He needed to develop more. Fast forward 5 seasons and he was thrust into starting while at a position change with no real offseason before his rookie season putting him behind the development curve. Some of that lack of strength/size and development shows up on Sundays while some of this athleticism also shows up. It looks like he's still incomplete and not fully developed which make sense, he's still only 25 y/o and not even in his prime for a offensive lineman in the NFL. Maybe another offseason of development with our legit OL coaching staff could work wonders for him as he starts to enter his prime years. He won't get taller, but he can get stronger and refine his technique.

I still think we draft a LG and another interior offensive lineman to develop as depth. If we strike gold, that player could be as y'all are discussing the RG allowing Ruiz to be that interior O-line position versatile depth player.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles...0-scouting-report-for-new-orleans-saints-pick