It’s finally here: the 2023 NFL draft will kick off on Thursday night with the first round of selections, and the New Orleans Saints are positioned to make some noise even if they’re not scheduled to pick until No. 29 overall. The Saints have traded up before, and they could do it again. Still, it’s worth looking at the full slate of prospects who could be considered in Round 1.
To that end, here are our top 50 potential Saints draft picks. We’ll update this list throughout Rounds 2 and 3 and deeper into the draft in the days ahead:
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1. QB Bryce Young, Alabama
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2. DE Will Anderson Jr., Alabama
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3. DL Jalen Carter, Georgia
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4. HB Bijan Robinson, Texas
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5. QB C.J. Stroud, Ohio State
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6. CB Christian Gonzalez, Oregon
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7. DE Tyree Wilson, Texas Tech
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8. CB Joey Porter Jr., Penn State
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9. CB Devon Witherspoon, Illinois
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10. QB Anthony Richardson, Florida
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11. DE Myles Murphy, Clemson
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12. OT Peter Skoronski, Northwestern
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13. WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Ohio State
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14. Paris Johnson Jr., Ohio State
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15. LB Nolan Smith, Georgia
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16. CB Deonte Banks, Maryland
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17. DE Lukas Van Ness, Iowa
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18. TE Dalton Kincaid, Utah
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19. OT Broderick Jones, Georgia
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20. S Brian Branch, Alabama
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21. DL Calijah Kancey, Pittsburgh
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22. TE Michael Mayer, Notre Dame
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23. WR Jordan Addison, USC
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24. DL Bryan Bresee, Clemson
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25. WR Zay Flowers, Boston College
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26. DL Mazi Smith, Michigan
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27. OT Darnell Wright, Tennessee
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28. QB Will Levis, Kentucky
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29. O'Cyrus Torrence, Florida
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30. DE Will McDonald IV, Iowa State
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31. WR Quentin Johnston, TCU
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32. TE Darnell Washington, Georgia
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33. HB Jahmyr Gibbs, Alabama
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34. WR Josh Downs, UNC
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35. OT Anton Harrison, Oklahoma
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36. CB Emmanuel Forbes, Mississippi State
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37. CB DJ Turner, Michigan
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38. LB Jack Campbell, Iowa
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39. CB Cam Smith, South Carolina
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40. OT Dawand Jones, Ohio State
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41. DE Felix Anudike-Uzomah, Kansas State
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42. OC John Michael Schmitz, Minnesota
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43. WR Nathaniel Dell, Houston
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44. OG Steve Avila, TCU
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45. QB Hendon Hooker, Tennessee
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46. TE Luke Musgrave, Oregon State
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47. OT Cody Mauch, North Dakota State
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48. DE Adetomiwa Adebawore, Northwestern
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49. DE BJ Ojulari, LSU
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50. HB Zach Charbonnet, UCLA
