The Saints currently hold the No. 9 pick in the 2025 NFL draft. Recent rumors suggest they won't target Colorado's Shedeur Sanders, and Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer has them passing on a quarterback entirely in his first-round mock draft. Elsewhere, Ole Miss's Jaxson Dart has been floated as an option for New Orleans.

NFL Network's Ian Rapoport says the Saints did not receive the clarity on Derek Carr's injured throwing shoulder going into the 2025 draft's first round "as the parties had hoped" for, which adds ...