The 2023 NFL draft is just days away, so we’re recapping every first-round pick the New Orleans Saints have made since Mickey Loomis was named general manager back in 2002. The Saints have hit on a lot of picks but also experienced some misses. If they’re going to get where they want to go in 2023, they’ll need to find someone who can help out right away.
But that’s a problem for another day. For now, let’s run through the list of first-round draft picks to come before in New Orleans:
2002, Pick 13: WR Donte' Stallworth, Tennessee
2002, Pick 25: DE Charles Grant, Georgia
2003, Pick 6: DT Johnathan Sullivan, Georgia
2004, Pick 18: DE Will Smith, Ohio State
2005, Pick 13: LT Jammal Brown, Oklahoma
2006, Pick 2: RB Reggie Bush, USC
2007, Pick 27: WR Robert Meachem, Tennessee
2008, Pick 7: DT Sedrick Ellis, USC
2009, Pick 14: BD Malcolm Jenkins, Ohio State
2010, Pick 32: DB Patrick Robinson, Florida State
2011, Pick 24: DE Cameron Jordan, California
2011, Pick 28: RB Mark Ingram, Alabama
2013, Pick 15: DB Kenny Vaccaro, Texas
2014, Pick 20: WR Brandin Cooks, Oregon State
2015, Pick 13: OT Andrus Peat, Stanford
2015, Pick 31: LB Stephone Anthony, Clemson
2016, Pick 12: DT Sheldon Rankins, Louisville
2017, Pick 11: CB Marshon Lattimore, Ohio State
2017, Pick 32: OT Ryan Ramczyk, Wisconsin
2018, Pick 14: DE Marcus Davenport, UTSA
2020, Pick 24: C Cesar Ruiz, Michigan
2021, Pick 28: DE Payton Turner, Houston
2022, Pick 11: WR Chris Olave, Ohio State
2022, Pick 19: OT Trevor Penning, Northern Iowa
