Saints 7-round mock draft after latest wave of NFL free agency: New Orleans gives Kellen Moore weapons & gets gritty on defense

With plenty of moves in their bag already, the New Orleans Saints continue to carve out clear needs for the 2025 NFL Draft class.

They've brought back a couple of their own big-time free agents and also grazed on the market to find some veteran help on both sides of the ball.

All that being said, I conducted a seven-round mock draft for the Saints following their biggest moves of free agency so far.

New Orleans Saints 7-round mock draft Round 1, Pick 7: Tetairoa McMillan, WR, Arizona After bringing back TE Juwan Johnson, that need seems like necessary in round one.

Tyler Warren was often the selection here recently, but taking him right after that extension would be a bit of a head-scratcher, based on needs elsewhere on New Orleans' roster.

Instead, they grab the ultra-talented, big-body wideout in Tet McMillan here.

Every NFL offense that doesn't have a true X WR is looking for one.

And in this year's draft, every team searching for it should have McMillan ranked high, if not at the top of their board.

You can't teach a WR to have his elite measurables and incredible production go along with it, making him one of the top WRs in this year's draft class.

His overall draft position probably comes down to the style of WR a team is targeting, but he should certainly hear his name called in the top half of the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft.

-- Destin Adams Arizona WR Tetairoa McMillan Since 2023: 90.5 PFF Grade (3rd) 173 Receptions (2nd) 2,712 Yards (1st) 35 Contested Catches (1st) 70 Explosive Plays (1st) pic.twitter.com/6NaY1xMCem Round 2, Pick 40: Donovan Jackson, OL, Ohio State The offensive line remains thin, on both the interior and exterior for the Saints.

Jackson has positional versatility but projects mostly as a guard at the pro level.

New Orleans is still searching for an answer at left guard since Lucas Patrick is still a free agent.

Jackson would immediately slide into a potential starting role, and I think he is one of the most NFL-ready interior OL prospects in this year's class.

Fully caught up on Donovan Jacksons tape & the shift he made in the playoffs was incredible.

W10-14 when he first moved to LT was an admirable performance from someone playing out of position.

Last 4 games was legitimately shutdown tackle tape.

Verified 36-in arms in HS btw pic.twitter.com/317jxT7CQj Round 3, Pick 71: Jacob Parrish, CB, Kansas State Adding Parrish to a secondary with Alontae Taylor , Justin Reid, and Tyrann Mathieu makes a ton of sense.

Where Parrish loses some leverage in height, he gains it back with energy and ferocity on a play-by-play basis.

Parrish's stature projects him as a slot defender at the pro level, but the Saints did play Alontae Taylor outside last year, so that role could be wide open in 2025.

Only time will tell if they will target an inside or outside CB early in this year's draft.

No matter what - love this fit for Brandon Staley's defense.

43.6% reception rate allowed in man coverage in 2024: Despite his smaller stature, Parrish fit right in with KSU's press man-heavy scheme.

44.2% of his coverage snaps were man-to-man and he made life difficult for receivers in one-on-one situations.

Only Colorado's Travis Hunter a likely top-3 pick and Oklahoma State's Korie Black played man more often and had a higher Pro Football Focus coverage grade in the scheme than Parrish's 64.8.

He also missed just one tackle on pass plays in either man or zone coverage last year.

-- John Sheeran Now that DJ Reeds officially gone, one guy I love as a Day 2 draft target for the #Jets is Kansas State CB Jacob Parrish Like Reed, this dudes a little undersized, but he plays physical and hes super sticky in man and zone pic.twitter.com/Z8gBnERaF9 Round 3, Pick 93: Terrance Ferguson, TE, Oregon While tight end does not project as a round one need for New Orleans now, they could use some legitimate depth there.

Ferguson dominated the NFL Scouting Combine and shows off his vertical threat ability on tape.

He's a great fit with Derek Carr , who will be the starting QB next season for the Saints.

Terrance Ferguson is a TE prospect in the 2025 draft class.

He scored a 9.84 #RAS out of a possible 10.00.

This ranked 20 out of 1218 TE from 1987 to 2025.

Pro day pending for remaining tests.

https://t.co/eU0MCtjPko pic.twitter.com/7oKBhuoKA7 Round 4, Pick 112: D.J.

Giddens, RB, Kansas State Value, value, value.

Giddens is one of my favorite RB prospects in this entire class.

He may hear his name called a bit earlier than this, but he fell to New Orleans in this scenario.

Giddens plays with impressive contact balance and patience, but he also has the burst to break out for long gains at the pro level.

Not to mention, he is a willing pass blocker who can continue to develop in that area in a backup role behind Alvin Kamara.

Kansas State RB DJ Giddens #31 has some pretty sick body control pic.twitter.com/BDdRJmRxCy Round 4, Pick 131: Jeffrey Bassa, LB, Oregon Willie Gay Jr.

is a free agent for the Saints.

The veteran was a depth piece last year when healthy, but they haven't replaced or brought him back quite yet.

With that, the LB3 spot seems like a competition between Nephi Sewell and Anfernee Orji, potentially.

Grabbing another young option makes a ton of sense for the defense here in round four.

Oregons Jeffrey Bassa remains one of my favorite LB prospects for the Rams.

He talked about the responsibility he takes on when wearing the Green Dot.

Says he models parts of his game after Fred Warner.

pic.twitter.com/WYpcxVjoSF Round 6, Pick 184: Jah Joyner, EDGE, Minnesota Bringing back Chase Young took EDGE rusher off my round one radar for the Saints - for now.

With how the board fell, I liked value at other spots on day two and early day three.

The Saints take a swing on athleticism and burst with Joyner here, who showed off some impressive pass rush moves in his final year as a Golden Gopher.

Minnesota's Jah Joyner finished among the top-2 edge rushers in top speed in nearly every on-field drill.

His speeds on the forty (22.58 mph), Pass Rush Drill (18.11) & Wave Drill (17.95) were all position bests.

: Combine IQ powered by @awscloud : https://t.co/6PLmvidvRf pic.twitter.com/Nu8LZ967WO Round 7, Pick 248: Trey Wedig, OT, Indiana Another depth pick along the Saints' offensive line here.

After an interior selection early on, New Orleans grabs a potential backup tackle option in Wedig.

He's a prospect with a ton of college experience.

Kicking off the Pro Day circuit today is one of the bigger combine snubs of 2025 in @IndianaFootball OT Trey Wedig A transfer from Wisconsin, Wedig started 13 games at right tackle in 2024 for the playoff bound #Indiana team.

Hes played in 45 career games played in college...

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