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John Sigler

Every Round 7 draft pick the Saints have chosen since 2002

The seventh and final round of the annual NFL draft has brought mixed results to the New Orleans Saints — they hit home runs on both of their seventh-round picks back in 2006, giving fans hope that every subsequent seventh rounder could be the next Zach Strief or Marques Colston. But more often than not these late-round fliers haven’t panned out. The drop in prospect quality from earlier in the draft is often just too tough to overcome.

Still, with the Saints picking twice in the seventh round this year, it’s worth looking back on past results to set a realistic expectation for the upcoming rookies. Here’s the Saints draft history in Round 7 and every other phase of the draft under longtime general manager Mickey Loomis:

2002, Pick 224: DE Derrius Monroe, Virginia Tech

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2003, Pick 231: WR Talman Gardner, Florida State

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2004, Pick 240: LB Colby Bockwoldt, BYU

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2005, Pick 232: DT Jimmy Verdon, Arizona State

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2006, Pick 210: G Zach Strief, Northwestern

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2006, Pick 252: WR Marques Colston, Hofstra

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2007, Pick 220: LB Marvin Mitchell, Tennessee

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2008, Pick 237: WR Adrian Arrington, Michigan

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2010, Pick 239: QB Sean Canfield, Oregon State

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2011, Pick 236: DL Greg Romeus, Pittsburgh

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2011, Pick 243: LB Nate Bussey, Illinois

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2012, Pick 234: OL Marcel Jones, Nebraska

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2015, Pick 230: RB Marcus Murphy, Missouri

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2016, Pick 237: RB Daniel Lasco, California

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2018, Pick 245: C Will Clapp, LSU

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2019, Pick 231: TE Alize Mack, Notre Dame

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2019, Pick 244: LB Kaden Elliss, Idaho

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2020, Pick 240: QB Tommy Stevens, Mississippi State

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2021, Pick 255: WR Kawaan Baker, South Alabama

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