New Orleans uses its final pick in 2025 NFL Draft on Syracuse’s Fadil Diggs
NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) – The Saints added to the trenches to cap off their nine-pick draft class: selecting Syracuse edge rusher Fadil Diggs 254th overall, during the seventh round of the 2025 NFL Draft.
After three years at Texas A&M, Diggs took a one-year trip to New York and dominated on the Orange’s defensive line. The pass rusher racked up a career-high 45 tackles, 14 tackles for a loss and 7.5 sacks.
Diggs also recorded a forced fumble and fumble recovery, alongside one pass defended.
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