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Devin Neal is a fantasy football sleeper and value in 2025 fantasy football rookie drafts. Read the fantasy football outlook for the new Saints running back.
DRAFT PICK: 6th Round (#184 Overall Pick)
TEAM: New Orleans Saints
ROOKIE DRAFT ANALYSIS: A subpar combine performance cost Neal (5-foot-11, 213 pounds with a 4.58 40-yard dash) an opportunity to be selected on the first two days of the 2025 NFL Draft. However, he was still selected in the sixth round and landed on a depth chart that could maximize his rushing ability.
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Neal was a workhorse during his time with Kansas. He logged 602 carries for 3,635 yards and 41 touchdowns during his final three seasons (38 games) with the Jayhawks. He also carved out a role in the passing game, catching 70 passes for 654 yards and three scores.
The Saints' offense will certainly flow through Alvin Kamara once again, especially with second-round rookie Tyler Shough likely to start most of the games this season. But this offense needs to find a runner to take some stress off Kamara’s body as he gets older.
The Saints just stole RB Devin Neal at 6.184 — 220-pounder with nifty feet and a versatile game
— Thor Nystrom (@thorku) April 26, 2025
Neal will compete with Kendre Miller and Clyde Edwards-Helaire for touches in the Saints' backfield as a rookie. Given their ineffectiveness at the NFL level in their careers, there is a good chance that Neal will have fantasy value as soon as his rookie season. Whether he's a deep-league flex play as a handcuff with standalone value or gets pushed into the RB1 role due to a Kamara injury, he's a great pick in the late rounds of rookie drafts.
- Dan Fornek
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