Featured Discussion DRAFT 2025 LIVE THREAD

Good pick.

Probably a Bo Davis endorsement.

[Rsanders24]

At least we finally addressed a major need.

[papz]

Broughton stacks blockers, tracks the ball well, sheds and wraps up. He is strong enough to press blockers with one arm and anchors well enough to fight through combo blocks and double teams. Broughton's 35-inch arm length is outstanding, and his ability to get to the quarterback branches off of his ability to get his hands inside. He can drive blockers and get off blocks when he shoots his hands and presses blockers off his frame. He can play defensive tackle in four-man fronts and defensive end in base three-man fronts. -- Steve Muench


I like what I’m reading. My favorite pick so far.

6’5, 311 lbs, and powerful.

[BakoSaint]

With a DT pick in the 3rd round, it will be interesting to see which interior defensive lineman can make the Saints team.

An NFL team typically carries 9-10 total dline/edge players on their 53 man roster. Just on interior dline the Saints have.

1. Khalen Saunders, most of whose 2025 salary was guaranteed via restructure, and carries a $4.8m dead cap hit.

2. Davon Godchaux, whose 2025 and 2026 salaries are guaranteed, and who carries a $7.5m dead cap hit.

3. Nathan Shepherd, whose 2025 salary was guaranteed via restructure, and carries a $10.3m dead cap hit.

4. Bryan Bresee, who was our 2023 1st round pick with a fully guaranteed contract, and carries a $7.2m dead cap hit.

5. Vernon Broughton, our new 2025 3rd round pick.

6. John Ridgeway, who was acquired at the cost of two late picks, and had better PFF ratings than Bresee, but has no guaranteed money.

7. Kristian Boyd, a 2024 6th round pick, who has no guaranteed money.

Ridgeway and Boyd seem certain to be cut unless there is a surprise cut, trade, or injury ahead of them. I can't see how we can carry more than 5 interior dline, even 5 may be a lot, especially if we run a 3-4 and these guys are not suited for the edge.

In addition at DE/Edge we have Carl Granderson, Chase Young, Cam Jordan, and Foskey.

At this point it seems like we have 9 dline spots locked up unless we cut or trade recent high draft picks or players with significant guaranteed money or dead cap cost.

I hope Broughton is good. If we could have got a player who was as good at oline, LB, DB, WR, RB, TE, etc it would have been much easier to make space on the roster. Or if we were going to draft dline, it might have made sense not to retain and restructure every veteran dline on our roster and trade for a 31yo veteran dline with $10m guaranteed.

[K Major]

Solid ^^^^^

[papz]

I wouldn’t mind an Emery Jones next and moving him inside. Then we can focus on skill positions the rest of the draft.

[papz]

How crazy would it be if we took Sanders here?

[frydaddy]

Ah yes, the yearly tradition of taking a safety.

[neugey]

It's strange we went safety when CB depth is the greater concern.

[hitta]

I think Shough could turn into a great NFL player, even though I have no idea why we took him in the second round. We almost certainly would’ve had other chances to get him. Maybe the upside was just too much for us to pass on. Either way, I believe he’s going to make waves. I think Dart will as well. I like Milroe too, though I think Shough and Dart will end up being better. As for Sanders, I get why we passed. There just isn't much on film that screams NFL quarterback. Most of his throws were short, quick passes—nothing that shows real anticipation or high-level traits. Nothing about him jumps off the screen to me.