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

If Jeanty or Graham isn't their at 9, I'd say trade back into the Teens and take a look at Omarion Hampton or Tyler Warren. I was watching Cam Newton's podcast and he's like, want to know a young QB's best friends? OL, TE, and a RB. He said foget the WR's, make sure you have a running game to take pressure off him, good blocking and a security blanket in the form of a big TE.

I'd list RB ahead only because Johnson stayed healthy all season and came on late w/ Rattler at QB. Considering the FA class for TE's is weak, you'd probably resign him and still draft a TE since you were down 2 (Taysom/Moreau) at the end of the season, but I'd put RB as my #1 upgrade for the offseason. Kamara and Miller ended season injured. Next year, for different reasons, I'd consider a 17 game season from either as Lagniappe and so drafting a RB between rounds 1-3 would be high on my list.

Jeanty would be nice at 9. Especially if you get somone like McCarthy who's proven he'll run the ball (Eddie Lacy) if he's comfortable w/ knowing the runner will average 4ypc>