Saints NFL draft picks 2025: Full list of New Orleans' draft picks for every round
QB Derek Carr still has two years remaining on the $150 million contract he signed with New Orleans in 2023. The Saints went 5-5 in Carr's 10 starts last season but were 0-7 in the games he missed due to injuries.
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New Orleans, which has not picked inside the top 10 since 2008, has the No. 9 pick in this year's draft. They have six picks in the first four rounds, which includes two picks they acquired from Washington in the Marshon Lattimore trade last season. Those picks could be used to shore up a defensive unit that ranked 30th in total defense last season.
New Orleans Saints 2025 NFL Draft Picks
Round 1: No. 9 - Kelvin Banks Jr., T, Texas
Round 2: No. 40 - Tyler Shough, QB, Louisville
Round 3: No. 71- Vernon Broughton, DT, Texas
Round 3: No. 93 (from WAS) - Jonas Sanker, S, Virginia
Round 4: No. 112
Round 4: No. 131 (from WAS)
Round 6: No. 184 (reacquired via WAS)
Round 7: No. 248 (from PHI via WAS)
Round 7: No. 254 (Compensatory)
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