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2025 draft

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    Saints
Draft Selections
Princely Umanmielen Head Shot
PICK: 9 RND: 1 (NO)
Princely Umanmielen
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
T.J. Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 40 RND: 2 (NO)
T.J. Sanders
DT South Carolina
Jared Ivey Head Shot
PICK: 71 RND: 3 (NO)
Jared Ivey
DE-EDGE Ole Miss
Connor Colby Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Connor Colby
OG Iowa
Elijah Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Elijah Roberts
DE-EDGE SMU
Tez Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Tez Johnson
WR Oregon
Jack Kiser Head Shot
PICK: 184 RND: 6 (NO)
Jack Kiser
LB Notre Dame
Akili Arnold Head Shot
PICK: 248 RND: 7 (NO)
Akili Arnold
S USC
Ja'Quinden Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 254 RND: 7 (NO)
Ja'Quinden Jackson
RB Arkansas
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Saints.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Connor Colby at pick 93 is 88 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Jackson steal is the beam this whole class leans on. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 5 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with cornerback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick9 Rnd1 Princely Umanmielen
In pick No. 9 they get a bendy edge with upside, though the board says they badly overpaid. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick40 Rnd2 T.J. Sanders
T.J. Sanders at slot 40 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick71 Rnd3 Jared Ivey
Jared Ivey at Round 3, Pick 7 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick93 Rnd3 Connor Colby
A big swing on Connor Colby at No. 93, well ahead of any board in the building. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick112 Rnd4 Elijah Roberts
Elijah Roberts at the 112th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Tez Johnson
A top-tier wide receiver at a bargain, Tez Johnson in the 131st overall pick, plain and simple. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick184 Rnd6 Jack Kiser
A reasonable price with a little left over, Jack Kiser in pick 184. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick248 Rnd7 Akili Arnold
Somehow Akili Arnold was still sitting there in the 248th overall pick, and they pounced on premier safety value. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick254 Rnd7 Ja'Quinden Jackson
A running back of that caliber at slot 254 is the definition of value, full stop. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.