The New Orleans Saints were eliminated from the playoffs a few weeks ago and coming off of one of their worst seasons in years.
For many fans, the 2025 NFL draft has been the only thing on their minds for a while. The good news is that they have a ton of draft capital to work with.
Jeff Kerr of CBS Sports recently compiled each draft pick that each team in the league has, and the Saints are tied for the sixth-most with eight selections.
The team with the most selections is the Jacksonville Jaguars with 10. The Minnesota Vikings have the fewest with three.
The final order is yet to be determined, but here is every pick that New Orleans owns in the 2025 draft:
- Round 1, Pick 9
- Round 2, Pick 40
- Round 3, Pick 71
- Round 3, Pick 91 (via Washington)
- Round 4, Pick 110
- Round 4, Pick 128 (via Washington)
- Round 6, Pick 182
- Round 7, Pick 251 (projected compensatory)
We won’t find out until they’re confirmed before the start of free agency in March, but the Saints may qualify for multiple seventh-round compensatory picks this year. Even if it’s a late-rounder, they could use the extra ammo. Nine picks would tie several other teams for the second-most behind Jacksonville.
With limited cap space this offseason, the Saints are going to need to build through the draft. It looks as though they will have the resources to have plenty of chances to find contributors. With so many holes on the roster, they will likely just go with the best player available at each chance. At the same time, general manager Mickey Loomis has earned a reputation as a gambler, and the possibility of bundling those later picks to trade up early in the draft has to be burning a hole in his pocket.
