New Orleans Saints Draft History
448 total draft picks | 56 first-round picks | 1967–2025
Since 1980, the New Orleans Saints franchise has drafted 375 players in the NFL Draft, 47 of them in the first round. 3 of those picks are in the Pro Football Hall of Fame: Rickey Jackson (1981), Morten Andersen (1982) and Willie Roaf (1993). By career Approximate Value, the most productive pick was Jahri Evans (T, Bloomsburg), taken in round 4 of the 2006 draft. The biggest value pick was Morten Andersen, a round-4 selection in 1982 who made 7 Pro Bowls. Of the picks made through 2025, 49 (13%) made at least one Pro Bowl and 83% appeared in at least one NFL game. The most common school was Ohio St., with 14 picks.
Figures cover the 1980–2026 drafts. Source: nflverse.
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