Saints 2024 NFL Draft Guide: When do they pick and who could they select?
This year, the New Orleans Saints could add nine more players to the team through the draft.
The New Orleans Saints could add nine more players to the team during the 2024 NFL Draft.
The first round will take place on Thursday, April 25, followed by the second and third rounds on Friday, April 25, and the last three rounds will take place on Saturday, April 27.
If you want to watch the draft, it airs on ABC, ESPN, ESPN2, and NFL Network.
- Thursday, April 25: Round 1 (7 p.m. CT)
- Friday, April 26: Rounds 2-3 (6 p.m. CT)
- Saturday, April 27: Rounds 4-7 (11 a.m. CT)
Saints 2024 Draft Picks
Here are the Saints' current picks in this year's draft:
- Round 1, Pick 14 – Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State
- Round 2, Pick 41 (via GB) - Ga'Quincy ''Kool-Aid" McKinstry, CB, Alabama (Saints send picks 45, 168 & 190 to Green Bay)
- Round 5, Pick 150
- Round 5, Pick 170 - compensatory selections
- Round 5, Pick 175 - compensatory selections
- Round 6, Pick 199 (via PHI) - acquired in the Chauncey Gardner-Johnson
- Round 7, Pick 239 (via DEN) - Josiah Ezirim, OT, Kentucky (acquired in the Wil Lutz trade)
The Saints do not currently have a third or fourth-round pick. They traded their 2024 second-round pick in 2022 for Trevor Penning, and this year's third-round pick was included in the Sean Payton trade.
Three of the fifth-round picks are compensatory selections.
Potential Picks
Most media outlets predict the Saints will take an offensive tackle in the first round.
Here are a few players that mock drafts have the Saints selecting with their first-round pick
Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State
Olu Fashanu, OT, Penn State
Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma
Dallas Turner, Edger Rusher, Alabama
Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
Jared Verse, Edger Rusher, Florida State
Bo Nix, QB, Oregon
Rome Odunze, Wide Receiver, Washington
Terrion Arnold, Cornerback, Alabama
JC Latham, OT, Alabama
Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU
These potential picks were featured in mock drafts from ESPN, CBS Sports, The Athletic, Sports Illustrated, NFL.com, and The Ringer.
Betting Odds
Now that you know who the Saints may pick, here is a look at the odds.
Position of the New Orleans Saints first drafted player
- Offensive Lineman -270
- Defensive lineman/edge - +500
- Wide Receiver - +900
- Quarterback - +1300
- Cornerback - +1300
- Tight End - +3000
Odds provided by Fanduel
Offseason signings
The Saints had a slow start to free agency. They started by signing Super Bowl-winning linebacker Wille Gay. They also signed signed fullback Zander Horvath. The team also extended Tyrann Mathieu and Demario Davis' contracts.
Their most notable signing has been free-agent pass rusher Chase Young. Young was selected No. 2 in the 2020 NFL draft by the Washington Commanders. He won 2020 Defensive Rookie of the Year and spent his four seasons with them before being traded at the deadline to the San Fransico 49ers.
The New Orleans Saints also added another quarterback to their roster after losing Jameis Winston.
Nathan Peterman was signed to a one-year deal. He was Derek Carr's backup for two seasons in Oakland and worked with Saints quarterback coach Andrew Janocko previously. Peterman is expected to compete with Jake Haener for the backup position.
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