With the 9th Pick in the 2025 draft, who should the Saints select? (merged) (130 Viewers)

[ShortFuzed9]

Tetairoa Mcmillan - WR

THEY BETTER RUN TO THE PODIUM IF TET MCMILLAN IS STILL THERE!!!

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

I agree we are stuck with Ruiz for 2025.

Patrick is going to be 32 next year & he is a UFA.

Just feels like we can find something at LG. Some form of Patrick, Young, or Saldi.

Whereas we have next to nothing at WR, TE, iDL, Edge if Chase leaves, FS, or SS.

 

[St. Widge]

They have directly invested three 1st and a 3rd - We are at three 1st and a 2nd...

That's my count... In any case... It's more than enough.... Play better with what's already invested, and get me some playmakers before I literally die from boredom.

It's obviously not enough because the OL is still bad. They tried the play better approach this year and it didn't work even with two of the best OL coaches in the NFL coaching them.

And I'm sorry to break this to you, but alleviating your boredom is not a particularly sound draft strategy.

I don't think OL is a must this year the way it was last year (but I also think value lined up with that must in Fuaga) but if the right guy is there, you can't exclude drafting an OL in the first if he is BPA. The same is true for any other position. We shouldn't force it, but it's not like we don't need help on the OL or really every other position.

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

Tetairoa Mcmillan - WR

Praying he runs a slow 40. 4.6 ish

That's the only reason he might drop.

 

[SWJJ]

I just really want to turn pick number 9 into multiple picks. I am a fan of the trading back cascade. if we could trade down to the mid teens and then again to the mid 20s and come away with a couple extra 2nd day picks, I would be ecstatic.

 

[WilliamBrees]

Points and big plays. They don’t like points and big plays.

They like fat guys that don’t score points and big defensive players that can’t stay healthy or tackle.

Many of them were picked last in pickup games.

Defenses stacked the box forcing the QB to beat them. If that happens again and the WR issues continue it's not good.

 

[WilliamBrees]

Unless one of the 2 can catch a back shoulder throw in the end zone while getting 2 feet down…. Or turn a screen play into a house call…. Need is a strong word.

This team needs to score points consistently to have any chance of competing on a regular basis anytime soon.

You have no chance of doing that when your top 3 backs are either 30 + years old or perpetually unavailable or both…. And your top WRs weigh a buck fifty and are one hit away from the ambulance…. And your best TE is actually a QB…. Or RB…. Or FB…. Or wait…. He’s in that first group I mentioned…. What was the question?

Oh yeah…. I like points.

I don't understand why we extended Kamara then. But we really need a big physical back...a plower.

 

[Infoman]

 

[TruSaint]

If we can land any of Tet, Jeanty, Graham, Carter ill be happy.

 

[WilliamBrees]

Bowers didn't stop the Raiders from losing *checks notes* 13 games so your logic is unbelievably flawed.

It's also worth noting BOWERS WAS SELECTED BEFORE WE PICKED.


The best teams in the NFL are lead by their "fat guys".

Lions
Eagles
Ravens
Bills
Chiefs

I hope our fat guys don't have to just protect Olave, Shaheed, MVS, and Foster. And Kamara.

It seems there is no clear consensus on what the Saints need. I do not believe we are that bad though as people think.

 

[SWJJ]

how about 9 picks in the top 100 trading down!

 

[BreesusSaves]

Whoever the most talented football player is should be the pick, and if he is not, it should be because they traded back to accumulate more picks.

The offense died in week three because a Center and 34 year old gadget player got hurt.

The defense never really lived as they finished the year ranked 19th in scoring and 30th in points.

Acting like there is any one area that needs more than the other to me is a bit silly, they just flat out need football players everywhere.

9 picks in one draft... I assume the Saints fired Loomis and hired Gutekunst?

 

[Infoman]

how about 9 picks in the top 100 trading down!

I wouldn't be against it... But you will never convince me that it's a realistic scenario until ML is gone... Felt odd picking 9 players overall in my mock draft...

I also don't see Warren sliding to 26 (could be wrong) - I want nothing to do with Beck - And I want 4 offensive skill players in the first 6 picks (before 150 overall)

 

[MikeyF]

Just feels like we can find something at LG. Some form of Patrick, Young, or Saldi.

Whereas we have next to nothing at WR, TE, iDL, Edge if Chase leaves, FS, or SS.

Possibly but this year neither Saldi nor Young stepped up.
We need an X-WR! That is a must in this draft.
We need a run stuffing DT. Another must!
We need LBs that can cover TE & RB on pass plays.
S is a position of need.
J. Williams is probably done as a Saint & K. Miller can't stay healthy so RB is a need...

Our TE are better than the credit they get from most of our fans.
J. Joshnson is rated as the 27th best UFA in 2025. F. Moreau plays hard, blocks well, & is descent in pass game.
T. Hill is one of our best players on the team. Yes, he is coming off a major injury & getting older but the way he takes care of himself, he should be back to his usual standards.

It is hard to say about DE or Edge rusher until we hire a new coach & they decide on whether we run a 4-3 or 3-4 base D...
If we go to a 3-4 C. Young will definitely leave for a new team.

It is outstanding that we have accumulated so many picks in the 2025 draft.
Hopefully we get multiple players that can contribute immediately!

 

[SWJJ]

I wouldn't be against it... But you will never convince me that it's a realistic scenario until ML is gone... Felt odd picking 9 players overall in my mock draft...

I also don't see Warren sliding to 26 (could be wrong) - I want nothing to do with Beck - And I want 4 offensive skill players in the first 6 picks (before 150 overall)

better?