It’s finally here: the 2023 NFL draft’s first round is just hours away, and the New Orleans Saints are scheduled to make their pick at No. 29 overall. But it’s a seven-round event, and the Saints are prone to trading picks in future years to maneuver around their competitors and go get prospects they value highly.
So it’s important to keep track of their picks in each round as well as what’s in play for future years. The Saints are projected to receive a couple of compensatory draft picks in 2024 after their free agency losses this spring, and that’s going to be burning a hole in Mickey Loomis’s pocket when it comes time to negotiate with other teams. Knowing he’ll get back some of the picks he can trade away might make him more reckless than usual.
