2025 NFL Draft Thread | Saints Talk Edition | Saints draft OT K. Banks, Jr. Texas (1/9/9)

Thursday night marks the start of the newest batch of Saints being selected.

The 2025 NFL Draft is being held in Green Bay, Wis.

Saints 2025 Draft Picks:
Round 1 - Pick 9 - 9 Overall | Kelvin Banks, Jr., OT, Texas
Round 2 - Pick 8 - 40 Overall
Round 3 - Pick 7 - 71 Overall
Round 3 - Pick 29 - 93 Overall
Round 4 - Pick 10 - 112 Overall
Round 4 - Pick 29 - 131 Overall
Round 6 - Pick 8 - 184 Overall
Round 7 - Pick 32 - 248 Overall
Round 7 - Pick 38 - 254 Overall

Saints In-Draft Trades
None

The Extra Draft Picks:
Round 3- The Saints acquired pick #93 from the Washington Commanders in the trade which sent CB Marshon Lattimore to Washington.

Round 4- The Saints acquired pick #131 from the Washington Commanders in the aforementioned Marshon Lattimore trade.

Round 6- The Saints actually traded a pick away... and got it back. Pick #184 was sent to the Washington Commanders in order to acquire DT John Ridgeway III & pick #248 (Round 7). Washington sent this pick back to the Saints in the aforementioned Marshon Lattimore trade.

Round 7- The Saints acquired pick #248. That pick originally belonged to the Philadelphia Eagles, but was traded to the Washington Commanders in order to acquire WR Jahan Dotson. The Commanders traded this pick to the Saints in the aforementioned Ridgeway III trade in order to get pick #184 (Round 6) which Washington sent back to the Saints in the aforementioned Lattimore trade.

The Missing Draft Picks:
Round 5- The Saints should have #147 overall, but it now belongs to the San Francisco 49ers. The Saints sent this draft pick to the Washington Commanders along with CB Marshon Lattimore. Washington used this pick in a trade with San Francisco in order to obtain WR Deebo Samuel.

Round 6- The Saints actually traded a pick away... and got it back. Pick #184 was sent to the Washington Commanders in order to acquire DT John Ridgeway III & pick #248 (Round 7). Washington sent this pick back to the Saints in the aforementioned Marshon Lattimore trade.

Round 7- The Saints should have pick #223, but it now belongs to the Seattle Seahawks. The Saints originally had this pick, but traded it to the Philadelphia Eagles in the trade which also sent DB C.J. Gardner-Johnson to Philly. The Eagles would use this pick in a trade with the Pittsburgh Steelers to get QB Kenny Pickett. The Steelers then moved this pick on to the Seattle Seahawks in order to acquire WR D.K. Metcalf.