Fleur-de-links, April 3: What positions should the Saints focus on in the draft?

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - DECEMBER 06: Ohio State Buckeyes LB Arvell Reese (8) during the Big Ten Championship football game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Ohio State Buckeyes on December 6, 2025 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN. (Photo by James Black/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images) | Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Welcome to today’s roundup of New Orleans Saints and NFL news! The draft is nearly here, and of course, the Saints are being linked to many prospects.

Previewing Saints’ needs and potential targets ahead of draft Many options at 8. After last year’s success, the Saints might be ready to draft a new type of edge rusher Scouting changes need to be made, and if one of the top edge rushers is available, the team needs to strike. Raiders pass on Derek Carr, sign Kirk Cousins to help Fernando Mendoza An interesting decision by the Raiders, and bad news for the Saints.

Comp update: Kirk Cousins will sign a five-year, $172 million deal with the Raiders that in reality is a one-year, fully-guaranteed $20 million deal that also contains a club option for two years at $80M. The Falcons will pay Cousins $8. 7 million this season, the Raiders another… pic.

twitter. com/MHYqOOfBs7 — Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 2, 2026