The Saints select Louisville QB Tyler Shough with the 40th pick as the third quarterback off the board in the 2025 NFL draft. The Saints selected Louisville quarterback Tyler Shough with the 40th pick of the NFL draft, opting for him over Colorado quarterback Shedeur Sanders, who was still available when the Saints made their second-round selection. Shough was the third quarterback selected in the draft after Cam Ward (No. Shough, who turns 26 in September, is one of the oldest quarterbacks selected in the first two rounds in the common draft era. "I think the greatest part about this process is I've gotten a whole new perspective and humility with it," Shough said.