Barring a trade or two, the New Orleans Saints are expected to make two picks in the second and third rounds of the 2023 NFL draft on Friday night in prime time, scheduled at Nos. 40 and 71 overall.
They started the draft by picking Clemson defensive tackle Bryan Bresee in the first round at No. 29, who was frequently projected to them in mock drafts from around the league’s media landscape. Who do those same experts link to New Orleans in Rounds 2 and 3? Here’s a quick look:
Touchdown Wire
Author: Doug Farrar (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: OG O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida
NFL.com
Author: Lance Zierlein (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: OG O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida
Pro Football Focus
Author: John Kosko (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: OG O’Cyrus Torrence, Florida
Round 3, Pick 71: DT Zacch Pickens, South Carolina
ESPN/Scouts Inc.
Author: Steve Muench (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: S/CB Brian Branch, Alabama
The Draft Network
Author: Justin Melo (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: DE Keion White, Georgia Tech
Sporting News
Author: Vinnie Iyer (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: S/CB Brian Branch, Alabama
SB Nation
Author: Mark Schofield (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: TE Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
Draft Countdown
Author: Shane Hallam (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: TE Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
Round 3, Pick 71: DE BJ Ojulari, LSU
Pro Football Network
Author: Ian Cummings (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: WR Josh Downs, North Carolina
Round 3, Pick 71: DE Isaiah McGuire, Missouri
Sports Illustrated
Author: Luke Easterling (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: OL Cody Mauch, North Dakota State
Round 3, Pick 71: TE Brenton Strange, Penn State
The Athletic
Author: Dane Brugler (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: WR Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
Round 3, Pick 71: DE Tuli Tuipulotu, USC
CBS Sports
Author: Chris Trapasso (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: LB Drew Sanders, Arkansas
Round 3, Pick 71: WR Jayden Reed, Michigan State
Behind The Steel Curtain
Author: Jeremy Betz and Andrew Wilbar (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: WR Cedric Tillman, Tennessee
Round 3, Pick 71: LB Noah Sewell, Oregon
Sportsnaut
Author: Andrew Buller-Russ (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: DL Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern
Round 3, Pick 71: LG Chandler Zavala, North Carolina State
Fantasy Pros
Author: Russell Brown (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: WR Jalin Hyatt, Tennessee
Round 3, Pick 71: LG Chandler Zavala, North Carolina State
The Score
Author: Andrew Dixon and Dan Wilkins (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: DE Keion White, Georgia Tech
Round 3, Pick 71: WR Jonathan Mingo, Ole Miss
Bleeding Green Nation
Author: Ben Natan (source)
Round 2, Pick 40: CB Julius Brents, Kansas State
Round 3, Pick 71: S Sydney Brown, Illinois
