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

St. Widge said

You have no idea if we are a running team or passing team. We don't have a HC, much less an OC, so nobody knows that kind of team we will be. It is premature at best to claim that we need to draft a RB in the 1st because we are a running team.

And nobody is saying we don't need to draft a RB. We do need another RB, but you don't have to draft one at #9 to get a very good RB, especially in this draft.

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We would be borderline crazy to draft a RB at 9. Now, if we were one piece away for the next few years and it was RB, then by all means, go for it.

But, drafting Jeanty at 9 would make no sense with all the holes we have. Especially when we can get backs that likely will be as productive or close to it later on. If he was our target we could likely trade back a few spots and get him. Not many think he will go top 10. More like the 13-20 range.