Saints selected Auburn C Jeremiah Wright with the No. 132 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft.
Wright (6’5/331) is a thickly built, power-driven interior lineman with over 2,000 career snaps and a play style rooted in physicality and finishing ability. Wright brings a broad frame with 33 1/8” arms, heavy 10” hands and a stout base, consistently generating movement at the point of attack while playing with violent intent in the run game. He’s at his best in downhill gap concepts, where his upper-body strength and competitive demeanor allow him to displace defenders and control reps once he’s latched. Wright’s 2025 production showed the limitations in his profile, as he allowed 22 pressures and 5 sacks on 449 pass-blocking snaps (96.8% efficiency) with a modest 67.1 PFF pass-block grade, highlighting issues against quicker interior rushers. His limited lateral mobility and lack of high-end athleticism show up when he’s forced to mirror or operate in space, where his effectiveness drops off significantly. With guard-only experience and a clear power-scheme fit, Wright projects as a stout interior mauler whose path to a starting role hinges on masking his movement limitations and maximizing his strength at the point of attack.
