Saints Second and Third-Round Draft Pick History Since 2017

A brief look back at the player the Saints have drafted in Round 2 and Round 3 since that stellar 2017 class.

John Hendrix | Apr 28, 2023

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The Saints are scheduled to make two picks on Day 2 of the NFL Draft. Currently, New Orleans has picks No. 40 and No. 71. Whether they make them or not remains to be seen, as they could be active on the trade front Friday. Before things get started, let's re-visit the team's draft history in the Rounds 2-3 since 2017.

Saints' Second-Round Picks Since 2017

2022 (49th): Alontae Taylor, CB, Tennessee
2021 (60th): Pete Werner, LB, Ohio State
2019 (48th): Erik McCoy, C, TAMU
2017 (42nd): Marcus Williams, S, Utah

The Saints have found some real gems in the Round 2, and we can't forget about 2016 when they drafted Michael Thomas (47th) and Vonn Bell (61st). There was a period between 2010-2015 where the picks weren't so good, and New Orleans only made three selections in that span.

Saints' Third-Round Picks Since 2017

2021 (76th): Paulson Adebo, CB, Stanford
2020 (74th): Zack Baun, LB, Wisconsin | 105th: Adam Trautman, TE, Dayton
2018 (91st): Tre'Quan Smith, WR, UCF
2017 (67th): Alvin Kamara, RB, Tennessee | 76th: Alex Anzalone, LB, Florida | 103rd: Trey Hendrickson, DE, Florida-Atlantic

Jimmy Graham (2010), Akiem Hicks (2012), and Terron Armstead (2013) also deserve some love here. New Orleans has been able to find some good prospects in this round, but 2017 will be the gold standard. This would be a great time for the Saints to be able to hit again.

Published Apr 28, 2023

JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net