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The new New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore speaks during a press conference at the Saints Practice Facility in Metairie, La., Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025.
(Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save With the ninth pick of the 2025 NFL draft, the New Orleans Saints select ____________ . NFL commissioner Roger Goodell will step to the podium in Green Bay on Thursday night and fill in that blank on Day One of the draft. Some Saints' fans will love the pick.
Some will hate it. Regardless of whose name Goodell calls, it’ll be a name that will fill one of the many holes on the roster. Saints’ general manager Mickey Loomis knows it’s a pick they need to get right.
"If we're picking in the top 10, we're looking for somebody that, man, we're gonna count on this guy for the next 8 to 10 years,” Loomis said Wednesday in his pre-draft media session. “And he's going to fill that spot and we're not going to have to worry about it. For me, that's a goal.
" There are plenty options available, which was quite evident by the various responses from local media members when asked to give their prediction on who the Saints will take. We had 32 media members respond to our poll asking who they thought the Saints would pick with their No 9 pick. We got 13 different answers.
You name the position and a media member likely mentioned it, another indication of the many needs first-year head coach Kellen Moore’s team has. Penn State tight end Tyler Warren got the most votes, receiving 8 of the 32 votes. Warren would be just the second ever tight end selected in the first round by the Saints.
The only other time the Saints picked a tight end with a first round pick was Irv Smith (Notre Dame) in 1993. The other popular choice by local media members was Texas offensive lineman Kelvin Banks. He received six votes.
If Banks is the choice, it would be the second consecutive year the Saints used their first round pick on a tackle. Last season, the Saints elected Taliese Fuaga from Oregon State with the 14th overall pick. Outside of Warren and Banks, no other player got more than two votes.
Here's a look at who each media member predicts will be the Saints’ No. 9 pick. Madeline Adams (Fox 8) Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss Jeff Duncan (Times-Picayune) Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas Les East (Crescent City Sports) Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State Kendall Duncan (WDSU) Ashton Jeanty, RB, Boise State Zach Ewing (Times-Picayune) Mason Graham, DT, Michigan Sean Fazende (Fox 8) Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State Marco Garcia (Jambalaya Radio) Jaylon Walker, Edge, Georgia Steve Geller (WWL Radio) Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State Garland Gillen (Fox 8) Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State Meagan Glover (WGNO) Will Campbell, OT, LSU Jeff Haeger (Fox 8) Will Johnson, CB, Michigan John Hendrix (NewOrleans.
Football) Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas Mike Hoss (WWL Radio) Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona Sharief Ishaq (WDSU) Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas Ross Jackson (Locked on Saints/LouisianaSports.Net) Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas Andre Johnson (Fox 8) Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado Luke Johnson (Times-Picayune) Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State Jared Joseph (WGNO) Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State Ricardo LeCompte (WWL-TV) Will Johnson, CB, Michigan Seth Lewis (WWL-TV) Mason Graham, DT, Michigan Fletcher Mackel (WDSU) Jaxson Dart, QB, Ole Miss Richie Mills (WGNO) Mykel Wlliams, Edge, Georgia Doug Mouton (WWL-TV) Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas Jeff Nowak (WWL Radio) Mike Green, Edge, Marshall Sara Palczewski (WVLA/WGMA) Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State Matt Paras (Times-Picayune) Jalon Walker, Edga, Georgia Jon Sokoloff (WGNO) Mykel Williams, Edge, Georgia Katherine Terrell (ESPN) Will Campbell, OT, LSU Brandon Thomas (NewOrleans.Football) Tyler Warren, TE, Penn State Mike Triplett (NewOrleans.
Football) Kelvin Banks, OT, Texas Nick Underhill (NewOrleans.Football) Josh Conerly, OT, Oregon Rod Walker (Times-Picayune) Shedeur Sanders, QB, Colorado.
