We have made it clear in many of our stories this week that we’re not even sure the Saints know how to trade down. It’s certainly not because they don’t know how to make phone calls, because General Manager Mickey Loomis has made many a trade UP in the first round in his nearly quarter century in New Orleans.
Cameron Jordan and Alvin Kamara are two of the greatest Saints in franchise history, but neither player is guaranteed to suit up for the organization next season.
As the NFL Draft finally arrives Thursday night, the New Orleans Saints seem confident there will be many options for them at their current No. 8 slot.
With such a swirl of positivity around the emergence of quarterback Tyler Shough with the New Orleans Saints, it sometimes is easy to forget the team has not won more than six games since the 2023 season, and they have had a winning record just once since Sean Payton abruptly left the organization in January 2022.
Since the year 2000, a total of 77 quarterbacks have been selected in the first round of the annual NFL Draft. How many of the 77 can you name in six minutes?
Reese very well may be the best defender in the 2026 class, and his ability to play as an off-ball linebacker as well as edge-rusher gives him immense value.
Teams are finalizing their Big Boards with much of NFL free agency in the rearview mirror. There's a look at the least first-round mock draft as of April 8, 2026.
Tyler Shough impressed after the Saints gave him the starting job around midseason last year, showing promise after losing a competition to Spencer Rattler in training camp.
When it comes to the NFL Draft, there are many polarizing topics among fans of the New Orleans Saints. No. 1 among those is whether to trade up. Throughout General Manager Mickey Loomis’ nearly quarter-century reign, he has never moved down, but loves to move up.
The New Orleans Saints could be a team to watch during the 2026 NFL Draft. New Orleans enters the draft with eight total selections, including the eighth overall pick.
It was 1967, and it was the first time the New Orleans Saints would ever participate in an NFL Draft. To say it was a different time and done with far less fanfare would be the understatement of the year.
The New Orleans Saints have their plan ready. Will it involve surprises during the 2026 NFL Draft? head coach Kellen Moore saw his team improve over the course of the 2025 season, but now, there’s pressure to continue that development and create a strong long-term roster.
The New Orleans Saints currently hold the eighth overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft. During the three-day process, could they actually trade away a quarterback to improve their overall capital for this year or next?
NFL prospects from major programs get most of the attention, but there are numerous examples of players drafted from small schools who have become difference-makers.
Thirty years later, it still sticks in the craw of many a Who Dat. If one were to cup their ear and listen hard enough, they might still hear then-Commissioner Paul Tagliabue say: “With the 11th selection in the 1996 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints select … Alex Molden, defensive back, University of Oregon.” Say what?!?
The New Orleans Saints want to get back into the postseason. Kellen Moore’s team took steps forward in 2025, but the 2026 NFL Draft can be a true launching point for his roster.
The New Orleans Saints quarterback isn’t settling after a strong rookie campaign. Instead, he is looking to improve with some of his teammates in black and gold right before this year’s NFL Draft.
The closer we get to NFL Draft Day, the better read we can get on which way a team might go early. For the New Orleans Saints, who currently hold pick No.
The New Orleans Saints hold the eighth overall pick in this year’s draft as of now. Their choice will impact a lot of teams in the first round. What does an anonymous scout think they may do with that selection?
With just a few days remaining until the NFL Draft kicks off in Pittsburgh later this week, New Orleans Saints fans are getting revved up like they’re 12 years old and they’re ready to unwrap the newest video game system on Christmas morning.
Here are five teams that could be poised for substantial improvements if they nail the draft.
The New Orleans Saints enter NFL Draft week at a bold spot. They can build around second-year quarterback Tyler Shough starting with a top 10 pick. But will it be a wide receiver or running back at No.
The eighth pick in the NFL Draft has sort of been owned by the NFC South as of late, and this year is no different. For the sixth straight NFL Draft, if the New Orleans Saints remain at No.
When it comes to the New Orleans Saints and the NFL Draft, one thing we know: They have no problems making bold moves in moving up. However, going the other way is a rarity.
While the feeling among fans of the New Orleans Saints is as high as it has been since possibly the final moments before Drew Brees walked off the field of the Superdome as that final playoff game ended in January 2021, it doesn’t mean the Black and Gold is ready to reassume their place at the top of the NFC South.
A quarterback significantly influences draft discussions, even if he isn’t the most prominent figure in the room, and this is the situation they finds itself in right now.
Recent whispers suggested that Miami edge-rusher Rueben Bain Jr. will not fall beyond the 10th overall pick of the 2026 NFL Draft even though it was learned this past weekend that he was involved in a fatal vehicular crash when he was a sophomore in March 2024.
Saints quarterback Tyler Shough impressed as a rookie in 2025 despite a less-than-stellar supporting cast.
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