The New Orleans Saints joined the National Football League (NFL) as an expansion team in 1967 and first participated in the 1967 NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting, more commonly known as the NFL Draft.[1] In the NFL Draft, each NFL franchise annually seeks to add new players to its roster. Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second-worst picking second and so on. The team which wins the Super Bowl receives the last pick in the subsequent Draft, with the penultimate pick going to the losing team. Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof. Thus, it is not uncommon for a team's actual draft pick to differ from their assigned draft pick, or for a team to have extra or no draft picks in any round due to these trades.[2]
In the 1967 NFL Draft, the Saints had two first-round picks; first and last. They traded away the first overall pick to the Baltimore Colts,[3] while with the 26th pick, they selected Leslie Kelley, a running back from Alabama.[4] The Saints have selected first overall once, drafting George Rogers in 1981,[5] second overall twice, drafting Archie Manning in 1971 and Reggie Bush in 2006,[6] and third overall once, drafting Wes Chandler in 1978.[4] The team's most recent first-round selections were Cameron Jordan, a defensive end from California and Mark Ingram, Jr., a running back from Alabama in the 2011 NFL Draft.
Player selections[]
* | Selected number one overall |
† | = Pro Bowler[7] |
Footnotes[]
- A Each year is linked to an article about that particular NFL Draft.
- a The Saints traded their #1 overall pick to the Baltimore Colts for Gary Cuozzo. The #26 pick still remained in their possession.[3]
- b The Saints traded their #5 overall pick to the Green Bay Packers and acquired this pick from the Minnesota Vikings.[8]
- c The Saints traded their #7 overall pick to the San Francisco 49ers and acquired this pick from the Minnesota Vikings.[9]
- d The Saints traded their #2 overall pick to the Baltimore Colts.[10]
- e The Saints acquired this pick from the Detroit Lions.[11]
- f The Saints acquired this pick from the New York Jets.[12]
- g The Saints relinquished their 1st round pick after taking a supplemental pick in 1981. They acquired this pick from the Green Bay Packers.[13]
- h The Saints traded their #11 overall pick to the Green Bay Packers.[14]
- i The Saints traded their #15 overall pick to the New York Jets.[15]
- j The Saints traded their #11 overall pick to the Houston Oilers and acquired the #24 overall pick from the Washington Redskins.[16]
- k The Saints traded their #4 overall pick to the Baltimore Colts for this pick.[17]
- l The Saints traded their #14 overall pick to the Dallas Cowboys. [18]
- m The Saints acquired this pick from the Detroit Lions.[19]
- n The Saints acquired this pick from the San Francisco 49ers.[19]
- o The Saints acquired this pick from the New York Jets.[20]
- p The Saints acquired this pick from the Oakland Raiders.[21]
- q The Saints traded their #12 overall pick to the Washington Redskins as well as their 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th round picks, and their 1st and 3rd round picks in 2000 for this pick.[22]
- r The Saints traded their #2 overall pick to the Washington Redskins as part of a trade during the 1999 Draft.[22]
- s The Saints acquired this pick from the Miami Dolphins as well as a 4th round pick and a 1st round pick in 2003, for Ricky Williams and a 3rd round pick.[23]
- t The Saints acquired this pick from the Arizona Cardinals along with a 2nd and 4th round picks, for their #17 and #18 overall picks and a 2nd round pick.[24]
- u The Saints traded their #16 overall pick to the Houston Texans as well as a 3rd round pick in 2006 for this pick.[24]
- v The Saints traded their #10 overall pick to the New England Patriots as well as a 3rd round pick for this pick.[25]
- w The Saints acquired this pick from the New England Patriots for a 2nd round pick and a 1st round pick in 2012.[26]
References[]
- General
- "databasefootball.com – New Orleans Saints Draft History". databasefootball.com. http://www.databasefootball.com/draft/draftteam.htm?tm=NOR&lg=nfl. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- "NFL Draft History: First Round by Team: New Orleans Saints". National Football League official Web site. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teambyteam?team=New+Orleans+Saints. Retrieved 2007-12-12.
- "New Orleans Saints". drafthistory.com. http://www.drafthistory.com/teams/saints.html. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- "Pro Football Draft History". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/index.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- Specific
- ↑ Branch, John (2000-04-09). "The 2000 Liars Club/ Draft makes Broncos coach cloak intentions". Colorado Springs Gazette (findarticles.com). http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4191/is_20000409/ai_n9969057. Retrieved 2008-05-29.
- ↑ Pittman, Andrew; John Otto Spengler, Sarah J. Young (2008). Case studies in sport law. Human Kinetics. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-7360-6821-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=vdsjeA3ji8UC.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Duncan, Jeff (2004-07-30). Tales from the Saints Sideline. Sports Publishing LLC. p. 174. ISBN 1-58261-770-8. http://books.google.com/books?id=brRoHOyJkE8C. Retrieved 2008-03-14.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "NFL Draft History: First Round by Team". NFL's Official Website. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/teambyteam?team=New+Orleans+Saints. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "All Time Number 1 Draft Picks". NFL's Official Website. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/alltimeno1. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ↑ "All Time Number 2 Draft Picks". NFL's Official Website. http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/alltimeno2. Retrieved 2008-01-13.
- ↑ Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History 1968". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1968.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History 1969". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1969.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History 1973". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1973.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History 1974". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1974.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History 1975". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1975.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History 1982". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1982.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History 1983". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1983.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History 1984". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1984.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History 1985". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1985.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History 1986". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1986.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History 1991". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1991.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 "Pro Football Draft History 1993". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1993.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History 1994". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1994.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "Pro Football Draft History 1997". profootballhof.com. http://www.profootballhof.com/history/general/draft/1997.jsp. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 "NCAA leader Williams second running back chosen". sportsillustrated.cnn.com. 1999-04-18. http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/1999/nfldraft/news/1999/04/17/williams_draft/. Retrieved 2008-01-29.
- ↑ "Ricky Williams". miamidolphins.com. http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/team/roster/playerBio.asp?docid=9631. Retrieved 2008-01-06.
- ↑ 24.0 24.1 "NFL Draft Tracker". fftoday.com. http://fftoday.com/nfl/drafttracker.php?o=by_team&TeamID=9026. Retrieved 2008-01-04.
- ↑ "NFL Draft Tracker". nfl.com. Archived from the original on 2008-04-22. http://web.archive.org/web/20080422152111/http://www.nfl.com/draft/tracker#tab:dt-by-round&?icampaign=TripleWide_0426. Retrieved 2008-04-26.
- ↑ "Patriots trade 28th pick to Saints". ESPN.com. April 28, 2011. http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-england-patriots/post?id=4695468. Retrieved 2011-05-01.
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