With the 9th Pick in the 2025 draft, who should the Saints select? (merged) (7 Viewers)

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This probably won't happen, but if Cam Ward falls to 10, do you take him or try to get a ransom for the pick?
 
I feel like we should be able to get a 2nd or a 3rd and trade down to the late teens early 20s and draft Tyler Warren.

Then we could target an Edge like Jackson or Ezeiruaku or a WR like Evan Stewart or Tre Harris at 42 or Maybe OG Donavan Jackson falls that far.

If we got Tyler Warren, any of the ones above, and added an extra 2nd or 3rd, that's a great first 2 rounds in my book.
 
In an average draft, there’s usually around 12 to 15 bonafide true blue chip 1st RD talents. Which means picking in the top 10 usually means youre getting a franchise level talent at the position youre drafting. Unfortunately, this isnt one of those years.

This year, 2025, literally has like 8, maybe 10 of those guys. So if youre picking where we are, or in the teens, youre settling on a propsect who in anyother year would more than likely be a Day 2 guy. That being said, this draft happens to be loaded w/positions that we desperately need, EDGE, IDL, IOL, SAF, RB, TE & possession WR. The true value of this draft is between pick 25 & 100. Im pretty sure the FO & whoever we bring in as our HC will be well aware of this fact.

I would personally trade back multiple times to try & land us in the 20s, or maybe even out of the 1st RD completely. Loading up on Day 2 & future draft picks would/should be the focus. This way, we’d be picking at the strongest point of this draft, all while arming us w/more premium picks in the future to reload our roster w/talent.

But…if we end up picking where we are, id go w/Josh Simmons OT Ohio St. Had Simmons not been injured all season, he’d be the top rated OL in this draft & a legit top 5 prospect. Media outlets have been reporting that Simmons is recovering ahead of schedule & he’s projected to be cleared by the start of training camp. Drafting him would allow us to either move Tali back to RT, or have Simmons compete w/Penning to start on the right side.
 
The ultimate dilemma for my cloud of preferred players if they're all available at 10, if indeed the pick stays at 10....

--Mason Graham
--Ashton Jeanty
--Kelvin Banks
--Tet McMillan (probably gone before 10, though)

Another poster mentions trading down, possibly for Ty Warren, and I'd like that move, too, despite our needs in the main trench positions.
 
Joodas Avila said:
In an average draft, there’s usually around 12 to 15 bonafide true blue chip 1st RD talents. Which means picking in the top 10 usually mean you getting a franchise level talent at the position youre drafting. Unfortunately, this isnt one of those years.

This year, 2025, literally has like 8, maybe 10 of those guys. So if youre picking where we are, or in the teens, youre settling on a propsect who in anyother year would more than likely be a Day 2 guy. That being said, this draft happens to be loaded w/positions that we desperately need, EDGE, IDL, IOL, SAF, RB, TE & possession WR. The true value of this draft is between pick 25 & 100. Im pretty sure the FO & whoever we bring in as our HC will be well aware of this fact.

I would personally trade back multiple times to try & land us in the 20s, or maybe even out of the 1st RD completely. Loading up on Day 2 & future draft picks would/should be the focus. This way, we’d be picking at the strongest point of this draft, all while arming us w/more premium pick in the future to reload our roster w/talent.

But…if we end up picking where we are, id go w/Josh Simmons OT Ohio St. Had Simmons not been injured all season, he’d be the top rated OL in this draft & a legit top 5 prospect. Media outlets have been reporting that Simmons is recovering ahead of schedule & he’s projected to be cleared by the start of training camp. Drafting him would allow us to either move Tali back to RT, or have Simmons compete w/Penning to start on the right side.
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I think Simmons will slide because of the injury. After Campbell Banks and Williams are off the board, I dont think anyone else will use a 1st on an OT. Simmons might even be available when we draft at 42. I like him as a prospect, but I think the knee injury will really effect his draft position. I wholly agree with the trade back strategy though, and agree there is lot of value in day 2.
 
SWJJ said:
I think Simmons will slide because of the injury. After Campbell Banks and Williams are off the board, I dont think anyone else will use a 1st on an OT. Simmons might even be available when we draft at 42. I like him as a prospect, but I think the knee injury will really effect his draft position. I wholly agree with the trade back strategy though, and agree there is lot of value in day 2.
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You only trade down if Mason Graham is off the board.

Once you get out of the Top 10 this year the drop off is larger & more drastic than normal..
If you trade back out of the 9th or 10 pick this year you should be asking a higher price than past years!
 
Joodas Avila said:
In an average draft, there’s usually around 12 to 15 bonafide true blue chip 1st RD talents. Which means picking in the top 10 usually means youre getting a franchise level talent at the position youre drafting. Unfortunately, this isnt one of those years.

This year, 2025, literally has like 8, maybe 10 of those guys. So if youre picking where we are, or in the teens, youre settling on a propsect who in anyother year would more than likely be a Day 2 guy. That being said, this draft happens to be loaded w/positions that we desperately need, EDGE, IDL, IOL, SAF, RB, TE & possession WR. The true value of this draft is between pick 25 & 100. Im pretty sure the FO & whoever we bring in as our HC will be well aware of this fact.

I would personally trade back multiple times to try & land us in the 20s, or maybe even out of the 1st RD completely. Loading up on Day 2 & future draft picks would/should be the focus. This way, we’d be picking at the strongest point of this draft, all while arming us w/more premium picks in the future to reload our roster w/talent.

But…if we end up picking where we are, id go w/Josh Simmons OT Ohio St. Had Simmons not been injured all season, he’d be the top rated OL in this draft & a legit top 5 prospect. Media outlets have been reporting that Simmons is recovering ahead of schedule & he’s projected to be cleared by the start of training camp. Drafting him would allow us to either move Tali back to RT, or have Simmons compete w/Penning to start on the right side.
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I like the cascading/waterfall of accumulating picks by trading down multiple times in the 1st. If we came out of this draft with 12-14 players before UDFA, that would completely remake the roster. Seattle did this a few years back, they went into a draft with a few picks and came out with like 12+ IIRC.
 
MikeyF said:
You only trade down if Mason Graham is off the board.

Once you get out of the Top 10 this year the drop off is larger & more drastic than normal..
If you trade back out of the 9th or 10 pick this year you should be asking a higher price than past years!
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I dont think there is any way Graham falls to us at 10.

We would need a big stroke of luck to get him.
 

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