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Saints

New Orleans · rank #6 of 32

B
DraftLedger grade
At a 40% bust line
Rounds 1–3 · 2000–2025 drafts. Change settings
73
Picks graded
22%
Hit rate
25%
Bust rate
101%
Value vs slot (100% = par)
By draft class
Grade for each year
C
C
C
F
D
C
A
C
C
A
C
C
A
A
C
D
A
A
F
C
A
B
C
F
B
B
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Each bar compares this class with the other 31 teams’ classes that same year.

The ledger
Every pick, scored against its slot
Year
Player
Pick
Pos
Value vs slot
Status
Grade
2025
Kelvin Banks
Round 1 · Texas
#9
OL
51%
FAIR
C
2025
Tyler Shough
Round 2 · Louisville
#40
QB
84%
FAIR
C
2025
Vernon Broughton
Round 3 · Texas
#71
DT
14%
BUST
F
2025
Jonas Sanker
Round 3 · Virginia
#93
SAF
133%
FAIR
B
2024
Taliese Fuaga
Round 1 · Oregon St.
#14
OL
66%
FAIR
C
2024
Kool-Aid McKinstry
Round 2 · Alabama
#41
DB
70%
FAIR
C
2023
Bryan Bresee
Round 1 · Clemson
#29
DT
65%
FAIR
C
2023
Isaiah Foskey
Round 2 · Notre Dame
#40
DL
22%
BUST
D
2023
Kendre Miller
Round 3 · TCU
#71
RB
22%
BUST
D
2022
Chris Olave
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#11
WR
65%
FAIR
C
2022
Trevor Penning
Round 1 · Northern Iowa
#19
T
33%
BUST
D
2022
Alontae Taylor
Round 2 · Tennessee
#49
DB
120%
FAIR
C
2021
Payton Turner
Round 1 · Houston
#28
DE
10%
BUST
F
2021
Pete Werner
Round 2 · Ohio St.
#60
LB
109%
FAIR
C
2021
Paulson Adebo
Round 3 · Stanford
#76
CB
152%
HIT
B
2020
Cesar Ruiz
Round 1 · Michigan
#24
C
98%
FAIR
C
2020
Zack Baun
Round 3 · Wisconsin
#74
LB
137%
FAIR
B
2020
Adam Trautman
Round 3 · Dayton
#105
TE
181%
HIT
B
2019
Erik McCoy
Round 2 · Texas A&M
#48
C
132%
FAIR
B
2018
Marcus Davenport
Round 1 · Texas-San Antonio
#14
DE
37%
BUST
D
2018
Tre'Quan Smith
Round 3 · Central Florida
#91
WR
111%
FAIR
C
2017
Marshon Lattimore
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#11
CB
106%
FAIR
C
2017
Ryan Ramczyk
Round 1 · Wisconsin
#32
T
116%
FAIR
C
2017
Marcus Williams
Round 2 · Utah
#42
S
160%
HIT
B
2017
Alvin Kamara
Round 3 · Tennessee
#67
RB
231%
HIT
A
2017
Alex Anzalone
Round 3 · Florida
#76
LB
167%
HIT
B
2017
Trey Hendrickson
Round 3 · Florida Atlantic
#103
OLB
312%
HIT
A
2016
Sheldon Rankins
Round 1 · Louisville
#12
DT
83%
FAIR
C
2016
Michael Thomas
Round 2 · Ohio St.
#47
WR
156%
HIT
B
2016
Vonn Bell
Round 2 · Ohio St.
#61
S
175%
HIT
B
2015
Andrus Peat
Round 1 · Stanford
#13
T
108%
FAIR
C
2015
Stephone Anthony
Round 1 · Clemson
#31
ILB
31%
BUST
D
2015
Hau'oli Kikaha
Round 2 · Washington
#44
OLB
25%
BUST
D
2015
Garrett Grayson
Round 3 · Colorado St.
#75
QB
0%
BUST
F
2015
P.J. Williams
Round 3 · Florida St.
#78
CB
92%
FAIR
C
2014
Brandin Cooks
Round 1 · Oregon St.
#20
WR
150%
HIT
B
2014
Stanley Jean-Baptiste
Round 2 · Nebraska
#58
DB
2%
BUST
F
2013
Kenny Vaccaro
Round 1 · Texas
#15
DB
98%
FAIR
C
2013
Terron Armstead
Round 3 · Ark-Pine Bluff
#75
T
333%
HIT
A
2013
John Jenkins
Round 3 · Georgia
#82
DT
192%
HIT
B
2012
Akiem Hicks
Round 3 · Regina
#89
DE
266%
HIT
A
2011
Cameron Jordan
Round 1 · California
#24
DE
318%
HIT
A
2011
Mark Ingram
Round 1 · Alabama
#28
RB
126%
FAIR
B
2011
Martez Wilson
Round 3 · Illinois
#72
LB
18%
BUST
F
2011
Johnny Patrick
Round 3 · Louisville
#88
DB
22%
BUST
D
2010
Patrick Robinson
Round 1 · Florida St.
#32
DB
49%
FAIR
C
2010
Charles Brown
Round 2 · USC
#64
T
40%
BUST
D
2010
Jimmy Graham
Round 3 · Miami (FL)
#95
TE
457%
HIT
A
2009
Malcolm Jenkins
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#14
DB
178%
HIT
B
2008
Sedrick Ellis
Round 1 · USC
#7
DT
57%
FAIR
C
2008
Tracy Porter
Round 2 · Indiana
#40
DB
123%
FAIR
C
2007
Robert Meachem
Round 1 · Tennessee
#27
WR
42%
FAIR
C
2007
Usama Young
Round 3 · Kent St.
#66
DB
60%
FAIR
C
2007
Andy Alleman
Round 3 · Akron
#88
G
14%
BUST
F
2006
Reggie Bush
Round 1 · USC
#2
RB
86%
FAIR
C
2006
Roman Harper
Round 2 · Alabama
#43
DB
195%
HIT
B
2005
Jammal Brown
Round 1 · Oklahoma
#13
T
94%
FAIR
C
2005
Josh Bullocks
Round 2 · Nebraska
#40
DB
76%
FAIR
C
2005
Alfred Fincher
Round 3 · Connecticut
#82
LB
22%
BUST
D
2004
Will Smith
Round 1 · Ohio St.
#18
DE
115%
FAIR
C
2004
Devery Henderson
Round 2 · LSU
#50
WR
146%
FAIR
B
2004
Courtney Watson
Round 2 · Notre Dame
#60
LB
25%
BUST
D
2003
Johnathan Sullivan
Round 1 · Georgia
#6
DT
16%
BUST
F
2003
Jon Stinchcomb
Round 2 · Georgia
#37
T
101%
FAIR
C
2003
Cie Grant
Round 3 · Ohio St.
#86
LB
4%
BUST
F
2002
Donte' Stallworth
Round 1 · Tennessee
#13
WR
62%
FAIR
C
2002
Charles Grant
Round 1 · Georgia
#25
DE
116%
FAIR
C
2002
LeCharles Bentley
Round 2 · Ohio St.
#44
G
99%
FAIR
C
2002
James Allen
Round 3 · Oregon St.
#82
LB
51%
FAIR
C
2001
Deuce McAllister
Round 1 · Mississippi
#23
RB
89%
FAIR
C
2001
Sedrick Hodge
Round 3 · North Carolina
#70
LB
84%
FAIR
C
2001
Kenny Smith
Round 3 · Alabama
#81
DT
43%
FAIR
C
2000
Darren Howard
Round 2 · Kansas St.
#33
DE
115%
FAIR
C
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New Orleans Saints draft history, graded

At DraftLedger's default 40% bust line, the Saints grade B for their first-three-round picks from 2000 through 2025, ranking #6 of 32 teams. Of 73 picks, 22% were hits (at least 150% of what the slot usually produces) and 25% were busts. Move the bust line on the page above to see the ranking change.

Best picks for the slot: Cameron Jordan, Jimmy Graham, Terron Armstead, Malcolm Jenkins. Biggest misses: Johnathan Sullivan, Payton Turner, Marcus Davenport, Stanley Jean-Baptiste.

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