NFL Draft History All Years
| Results | ||||||
| YEAR | ROUND | PK(OVR) | TEAM | NAME | POSITION | SCHOOL |
| 2013 | 1 | 15(15) | Saints | Kenny Vaccaro | S | Texas |
| 2013 | 3 | 13(75) | Saints | Terron Armstead | OT | Arkansas-Pine Bluff |
| 2013 | 3 | 20(82) | Saints | John Jenkins | DT | Georgia |
| Pick Note | from Miami via Chicago | |||||
| 2013 | 5 | 11(144) | Saints | Kenny Stills | WR | Oklahoma |
| 2013 | 6 | 15(183) | Saints | Rufus Johnson | DE | Tarleton State |
| 2012 | 3 | 26(89) | Saints | Akiem Hicks | DT | Regina |
| 2012 | 4 | 27(122) | Saints | Nick Toon | WR | Wisconsin |
| 2012 | 5 | 27(162) | Saints | Corey White | S | Samford |
| 2012 | 6 | 9(179) | Saints | Andrew Tiller | OG | Syracuse |
| Pick Note | from Miami | |||||
| 2012 | 7 | 27(234) | Saints | Marcel Jones | OT | Nebraska |
| 2011 | 1 | 24(24) | Saints | Cameron Jordan | DE | California |
| 2011 | 1 | 28(28) | Saints | Mark Ingram | RB | Alabama |
| Pick Note | From New England | |||||
| 2011 | 3 | 8(72) | Saints | Martez Wilson | OLB | Illinois |
| Pick Note | from Washington | |||||
| 2011 | 3 | 24(88) | Saints | Johnny Patrick | CB | Louisville |
| 2011 | 7 | 23(226) | Saints | Greg Romeus | DE | Pittsburgh |
| 2011 | 7 | 40(243) | Saints | Nathan Bussey | OLB | Illinois |
| Pick Note | Compensatory | |||||
| 2010 | 1 | 32(32) | Saints | Patrick Robinson | CB | Florida State |
| 2010 | 2 | 32(64) | Saints | Charles Brown | OT | USC |
| 2010 | 3 | 31(95) | Saints | Jimmy Graham | TE | Miami (FL) |
| 2010 | 4 | 25(123) | Saints | Al Woods | DT | LSU |
| Pick Note | from Baltimore through Arizona | |||||
| 2010 | 5 | 27(158) | Saints | Matt Tennant | C | Boston College |
| Pick Note | from Oakland through Dallas, New England, Denver, and Jacksonville | |||||
| 2010 | 7 | 32(239) | Saints | Sean Canfield | QB | Oregon State |
| 2009 | 1 | 14(14) | Saints | Malcolm Jenkins | CB | Ohio State |
| 2009 | 4 | 16(116) | Saints | Chip Vaughn | S | Wake Forest |
| 2009 | 4 | 18(118) | Saints | Stanley Arnoux | ILB | Wake Forest |
| Pick Note | from N.Y. Jets | |||||
| 2009 | 5 | 28(164) | Saints | Thomas Morstead | PT | Southern Methodist |
| Pick Note | from N.Y. Giants through Philadelphia | |||||
| 2008 | 1 | 7(7) | Saints | Sedrick Ellis | DT | USC |
| Pick Note | From 49ers through Patriots | |||||
| 2008 | 2 | 9(40) | Saints | Tracy Porter | CB | Indiana |
| 2008 | 5 | 9(144) | Saints | DeMario Pressley | DT | North Carolina State |
| Pick Note | From Lions | |||||
| 2008 | 5 | 29(164) | Saints | Carl Nicks | OT | Nebraska |
| Pick Note | From Patriots | |||||
| 2008 | 6 | 12(178) | Saints | Taylor Mehlhaff | PK | Wisconsin |
| 2008 | 7 | 30(237) | Saints | Adrian Arrington | WR | Michigan |
| Pick Note | From Packers | |||||
| 2007 | 1 | 27(27) | Saints | Robert Meachem | WR | Tennessee |
| 2007 | 3 | 2(66) | Saints | Usama Young | DB | Kent State |
| Pick Note | from Detroit | |||||
| 2007 | 3 | 24(88) | Saints | Andy Alleman | OG | Akron |
| 2007 | 4 | 8(107) | Saints | Antonio Pittman | RB | Ohio State |
| Pick Note | from Houston | |||||
| 2007 | 4 | 26(125) | Saints | Jermon Bushrod | OT | Towson |
| Pick Note | from Philadelphia | |||||
| 2007 | 5 | 8(145) | Saints | David Jones | DB | Wingate |
| Pick Note | from Miami through Detroit | |||||
| 2007 | 7 | 10(220) | Saints | Marvin Mitchell | LB | Tennessee |
| Pick Note | from Atlanta | |||||
| 2006 | 1 | 2(2) | Saints | Reggie Bush | RB | USC |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 2005 (1st) | |||||
| 2006 | 2 | 11(43) | Saints | Roman Harper | DB | Alabama |
| Pick Note | from Cleveland | |||||
| 2006 | 4 | 11(108) | Saints | Jahri Evans | OT | Bloomsburg |
| Pick Note | from Philadelphia | |||||
| 2006 | 5 | 2(135) | Saints | Rob Ninkovich | DE | Purdue |
| 2006 | 6 | 2(171) | Saints | Mike Hass | WR | Oregon State |
| 2006 | 6 | 5(174) | Saints | Josh Lay | DB | Pittsburgh |
| Pick Note | from Green Bay | |||||
| 2006 | 7 | 2(210) | Saints | Zach Strief | OT | Northwestern |
| 2006 | 7 | 44(252) | Saints | Marques Colston | WR | Hofstra |
| 2005 | 1 | 13(13) | Saints | Jammal Brown | OT | Oklahoma |
| Pick Note | from Houston | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 2006 | |||||
| 2005 | 2 | 8(40) | Saints | Josh Bullocks | DB | Nebraska |
| Pick Note | from Washington | |||||
| 2005 | 3 | 18(82) | Saints | Alfred Fincher | LB | Connecticut |
| 2005 | 4 | 17(118) | Saints | Chase Lyman | WR | California |
| 2005 | 5 | 16(152) | Saints | Adrian McPherson | QB | Florida State |
| 2005 | 6 | 19(193) | Saints | Jason Jefferson | DT | Wisconsin |
| 2005 | 7 | 18(232) | Saints | Jimmy Verdon | DE | Arizona State |
| 2004 | 1 | 18(18) | Saints | Will Smith | DE | Ohio State |
| 2004 | 2 | 18(50) | Saints | Devery Henderson | WR | LSU |
| Pick Note | from Minnesota | |||||
| 2004 | 2 | 28(60) | Saints | Courtney Watson | LB | Notre Dame |
| Pick Note | from St. Louis | |||||
| 2004 | 5 | 7(139) | Saints | Rodney Leisle | DT | UCLA |
| Pick Note | from Washington | |||||
| 2004 | 5 | 24(156) | Saints | Mike Karney | RB | Arizona State |
| Pick Note | from Dallas | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro Second Team: 2006 | |||||
| 2004 | 7 | 39(240) | Saints | Colby Bockwoldt | LB | Brigham Young |
| 2003 | 1 | 6(6) | Saints | Johnathan Sullivan | DT | Georgia |
| Pick Note | from Arizona | |||||
| 2003 | 2 | 5(37) | Saints | Jon Stinchcomb | OT | Georgia |
| Pick Note | from Arizona | |||||
| 2003 | 3 | 22(86) | Saints | Cie Grant | LB | Ohio State |
| 2003 | 4 | 5(102) | Saints | Montrae Holland | OG | Florida State |
| Pick Note | from Arizona | |||||
| 2003 | 5 | 20(155) | Saints | Melvin Williams | DE | Kansas State |
| 2003 | 6 | 30(203) | Saints | Kareem Kelly | WR | USC |
| Pick Note | from Green Bay through Seattle | |||||
| 2003 | 7 | 17(231) | Saints | Talman Gardner | WR | Florida State |
| 2002 | 1 | 13(13) | Saints | Donte' Stallworth | WR | Tennessee |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Losses: XLII | |||||
| 2002 | 1 | 25(25) | Saints | Charles Grant | DE | Georgia |
| Pick Note | from Miami | |||||
| 2002 | 2 | 12(44) | Saints | LeCharles Bentley | C | Ohio State |
| 2002 | 3 | 17(82) | Saints | James Allen | LB | Oregon State |
| 2002 | 4 | 27(125) | Saints | Keyuo Craver | DB | Nebraska |
| Pick Note | from Miami | |||||
| 2002 | 5 | 15(150) | Saints | Mel Mitchell | DB | Western Kentucky |
| 2002 | 6 | 14(186) | Saints | J.T. O'Sullivan | QB | UC Davis |
| 2002 | 6 | 24(196) | Saints | John Gilmore | TE | Penn State |
| Pick Note | from N.Y. Jets | |||||
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Losses: XLI | |||||
| 2002 | 7 | 13(224) | Saints | Derrius Monroe | DE | Virginia Tech |
| 2001 | 1 | 23(23) | Saints | Deuce McAllister | RB | Mississippi |
| 2001 | 3 | 8(70) | Saints | Sedrick Hodge | LB | North Carolina |
| Pick Note | from Dallas | |||||
| 2001 | 3 | 19(81) | Saints | Kenny Smith | DT | Alabama |
| Pick Note | from Indianapolis through Dallas | |||||
| 2001 | 4 | 20(115) | Saints | Moran Norris | RB | Kansas |
| 2001 | 5 | 22(153) | Saints | Onome Ojo | WR | UC Davis |
| 2001 | 6 | 22(185) | Saints | Mitch White | OT | Oregon State |
| 2001 | 7 | 21(221) | Saints | Ennis Davis | DT | USC |
| 2000 | 2 | 2(33) | Saints | Darren Howard | DE | Kansas State |
| 2000 | 4 | 2(96) | Saints | Terrelle Smith | RB | Arizona State |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Losses: XLIII | |||||
| 2000 | 5 | 2(131) | Saints | Tutan Reyes | OT | Mississippi |
| 2000 | 5 | 29(158) | Saints | Austin Wheatley | TE | Iowa |
| Pick Note | from Indianapolis | |||||
| 2000 | 5 | 37(166) | Saints | Chad Morton | RB | USC |
| 2000 | 6 | 2(168) | Saints | Marc Bulger | QB | West Virginia |
| 2000 | 6 | 29(195) | Saints | Michael Hawthorne | DB | Purdue |
| Pick Note | from Indianapolis | |||||
| 2000 | 6 | 34(200) | Saints | Sherrod Gideon | WR | Southern Miss |
| 2000 | 7 | 22(228) | Saints | Kevin Houser | TE | Ohio State |
| Pick Note | from Kansas City | |||||
| 1999 | 1 | 5(5) | Saints | Ricky Williams | RB | Texas |
| Pick Note | from Carolina through Washington | |||||
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1998 (1st); All Pro First Team: 2002 | |||||
| 1998 | 1 | 7(7) | Saints | Kyle Turley | OT | San Diego State |
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 2000 | |||||
| 1998 | 2 | 10(40) | Saints | Cameron Cleeland | TE | Washington |
| 1998 | 4 | 5(97) | Saints | Fred Weary | DB | Florida |
| Pick Note | from Oakland | |||||
| 1998 | 4 | 7(99) | Saints | Julian Pittman | DT | Florida State |
| 1998 | 5 | 9(132) | Saints | Wilmont Perry | RB | Livingstone |
| 1998 | 6 | 8(161) | Saints | Chris Bordano | LB | Southern Methodist |
| 1998 | 7 | 15(204) | Saints | Andy McCullough | WR | Tennessee |
| Pick Note | from Seattle | |||||
| 1998 | 7 | 50(239) | Saints | Ron Warner | LB | Kansas |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: XXXVII | |||||
| 1997 | 1 | 10(10) | Saints | Chris Naeole | OG | Colorado |
| Pick Note | from Oakland | |||||
| 1997 | 2 | 3(33) | Saints | Rob Kelly | DB | Ohio State |
| 1997 | 2 | 9(39) | Saints | Jared Tomich | DE | Nebraska |
| Pick Note | from Oakland | |||||
| 1997 | 3 | 2(62) | Saints | Troy Davis | RB | Iowa State |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1996 (2nd) | |||||
| 1997 | 4 | 3(99) | Saints | Danny Wuerffel | QB | Florida |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1995 (3rd), 1996 (1st) | |||||
| 1997 | 4 | 20(116) | Saints | Keith Poole | WR | Arizona State |
| Pick Note | from Kansas City through Houston | |||||
| 1997 | 6 | 2(165) | Saints | Nicky Savoie | TE | LSU |
| Pick Note | from Atlanta through Houston | |||||
| 1996 | 1 | 11(11) | Saints | Alex Molden | DB | Oregon |
| 1996 | 2 | 10(40) | Saints | Je'Rod Cherry | DB | California |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX | |||||
| 1996 | 3 | 9(70) | Saints | Brady Smith | DE | Colorado State |
| 1996 | 4 | 8(103) | Saints | Ricky Whittle | RB | Oregon |
| 1996 | 5 | 4(136) | Saints | Mercury Hayes | WR | Michigan |
| Pick Note | from Baltimore | |||||
| 1996 | 5 | 13(145) | Saints | Tom Ackerman | OT | Eastern Washington |
| 1996 | 5 | 33(165) | Saints | Terry Guess | WR | Gardner-Webb |
| 1996 | 6 | 12(179) | Saints | Keno Hills | OT | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| 1996 | 6 | 37(204) | Saints | Toderick Malone | WR | Alabama |
| 1996 | 7 | 37(246) | Saints | Henry Lusk | TE | Utah |
| 1995 | 1 | 13(13) | Saints | Mark Fields | LB | Washington State |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Losses: XXXVI | |||||
| 1995 | 2 | 12(44) | Saints | Ray Zellars | RB | Notre Dame |
| 1995 | 3 | 11(75) | Saints | Mike Verstegen | OT | Wisconsin |
| 1995 | 4 | 10(108) | Saints | Dameian Jeffries | DE | Alabama |
| 1995 | 5 | 14(148) | Saints | William Strong | DB | North Carolina State |
| 1995 | 6 | 13(184) | Saints | Lee DeRamus | WR | Wisconsin |
| 1995 | 7 | 34(242) | Saints | Travis Davis | DB | Notre Dame |
| 1994 | 1 | 13(13) | Saints | Joe Johnson | DE | Louisville |
| Pick Note | from N.Y. Jets | |||||
| 1994 | 2 | 15(44) | Saints | Mario Bates | RB | Arizona State |
| 1994 | 3 | 14(79) | Saints | Winfred Tubbs | LB | Texas |
| Distinctions | All Pro Second Team: 1997 | |||||
| 1994 | 4 | 13(116) | Saints | Doug Nussmeier | QB | Idaho |
| 1994 | 5 | 11(142) | Saints | Herman Carroll | DE | Mississippi State |
| 1994 | 5 | 12(143) | Saints | Craig Novitsky | OG | UCLA |
| Pick Note | from N.Y. Jets | |||||
| 1994 | 6 | 15(176) | Saints | Derrell Mitchell | WR | Texas Tech |
| 1994 | 7 | 19(213) | Saints | Lance Lundberg | OT | Nebraska |
| 1993 | 1 | 8(8) | Saints | Willie Roaf | OT | Louisiana Tech |
| Pick Note | from Detroit | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1994, 1995, 2004; All Pro Second Team: 1996, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2005 | |||||
| 1993 | 1 | 20(20) | Saints | Irv Smith | TE | Notre Dame |
| Pick Note | from Phoenix through San Francisco* | |||||
| 1993 | 2 | 24(53) | Saints | Reggie Freeman | LB | Florida State |
| 1993 | 4 | 5(89) | Saints | Lorenzo Neal | RB | Fresno State |
| Pick Note | from Detroit | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 2006, 2007; All Pro Second Team: 2005; Super Bowl Losses: XXXIV | |||||
| 1993 | 4 | 25(109) | Saints | Derek Brown | RB | Nebraska |
| 1993 | 5 | 25(137) | Saints | Tyrone Hughes | DB | Nebraska |
| Distinctions | All Pro Second Team: 1993 | |||||
| 1993 | 6 | 25(165) | Saints | Ronnie Dixon | DT | Cincinnati |
| 1993 | 7 | 25(193) | Saints | Othello Henderson | DB | UCLA |
| 1993 | 8 | 25(221) | Saints | Jon Kirksey | DT | Sacramento State |
| 1992 | 1 | 21(21) | Saints | Vaughn Dunbar | RB | Indiana |
| 1992 | 3 | 16(72) | Saints | Tyrone Legette | DB | Nebraska |
| Pick Note | from L.A. Raiders through Tampa Bay | |||||
| 1992 | 4 | 11(95) | Saints | Gene McGuire | C | Notre Dame |
| Pick Note | from Seattle | |||||
| 1992 | 4 | 22(106) | Saints | Sean Lumpkin | DB | Minnesota |
| 1992 | 5 | 26(138) | Saints | Torrance Small | WR | Alcorn State |
| Pick Note | from Detroit | |||||
| 1992 | 6 | 24(164) | Saints | Kary Vincent | DB | Texas A&M |
| 1992 | 8 | 22(218) | Saints | Robert Stewart | DT | Alabama |
| 1992 | 9 | 21(245) | Saints | Donald Jones | LB | Washington |
| 1992 | 10 | 24(276) | Saints | Marcus Dowdell | WR | Tennessee State |
| 1992 | 11 | 23(303) | Saints | Mike Gisler | OG | Houston |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Losses: XXXI | |||||
| 1992 | 12 | 22(330) | Saints | Scott Adell | OT | North Carolina State |
| 1991 | 2 | 15(42) | Saints | Wesley Carroll | WR | Miami (FL) |
| 1991 | 5 | 15(126) | Saints | Reginald Jones | DB | Memphis |
| 1991 | 6 | 15(154) | Saints | Fred McAfee | RB | Mississippi College |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Losses: XXX | |||||
| 1991 | 7 | 15(182) | Saints | Hayward Haynes | OG | Florida State |
| 1991 | 8 | 15(210) | Saints | Frank Wainright | TE | Northern Colorado |
| 1991 | 9 | 14(237) | Saints | Anthony Wallace | RB | California |
| 1991 | 11 | 15(293) | Saints | Scott Ross | LB | USC |
| 1991 | 12 | 15(321) | Saints | Mark Drabczak | OG | Minnesota |
| 1990 | 1 | 14(14) | Saints | Renaldo Turnbull | DE | West Virginia |
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1993 | |||||
| 1990 | 2 | 19(44) | Saints | Vince Buck | DB | Central State |
| 1990 | 3 | 18(71) | Saints | Joel Smeenge | DE | Western Michigan |
| 1990 | 4 | 17(98) | Saints | DeMond Winston | LB | Vanderbilt |
| 1990 | 5 | 16(125) | Saints | Charles Arbuckle | TE | UCLA |
| 1990 | 6 | 19(156) | Saints | Mike Buck | QB | Maine |
| 1990 | 6 | 21(158) | Saints | James Williams | LB | Mississippi State |
| Pick Note | from Minnesota through Dallas and L.A. Raiders | |||||
| 1990 | 7 | 18(183) | Saints | Scott Hough | OG | Maine |
| 1990 | 8 | 14(207) | Saints | Gerry Gdowski | QB | Nebraska |
| Pick Note | from L.A. Raiders | |||||
| 1990 | 8 | 17(210) | Saints | Derrick Carr | DE | Bowling Green |
| 1990 | 9 | 13(233) | Saints | Broderick Graves | RB | Winston-Salem |
| Pick Note | from L.A. Raiders | |||||
| 1990 | 9 | 16(236) | Saints | Lonnie Brockman | LB | West Virginia |
| 1990 | 10 | 12(260) | Saints | Gary Cooper | WR | Clemson |
| Pick Note | from L.A. Raiders | |||||
| 1990 | 10 | 19(267) | Saints | Ernest Spears | DB | USC |
| 1990 | 11 | 11(287) | Saints | Webbie Burnett | DT | Western Kentucky |
| Pick Note | from L.A. Raiders | |||||
| 1990 | 12 | 16(320) | Saints | Chris Port | OG | Duke |
| 1989 | 1 | 19(19) | Saints | Wayne Martin | DE | Arkansas |
| 1989 | 2 | 18(46) | Saints | Robert Massey | DB | North Carolina Central |
| 1989 | 3 | 23(79) | Saints | Kim Phillips | DB | North Texas |
| 1989 | 4 | 22(106) | Saints | Mike Mayes | DB | LSU |
| 1989 | 5 | 21(133) | Saints | Kevin Haverdink | OT | Western Michigan |
| 1989 | 6 | 20(159) | Saints | Floyd Turner | WR | Northwestern State |
| 1989 | 7 | 19(186) | Saints | David Griggs | LB | Virginia |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Losses: XXIX | |||||
| 1989 | 8 | 18(213) | Saints | Fred Hadley | WR | Mississippi State |
| 1989 | 9 | 23(246) | Saints | Jerry Leggett | LB | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1989 | 10 | 22(273) | Saints | Joe Henderson | RB | Iowa State |
| 1989 | 11 | 21(300) | Saints | Calvin Nicholson | DB | Oregon State |
| 1989 | 12 | 20(327) | Saints | Mike Cadore | WR | Eastern Kentucky |
| 1988 | 1 | 24(24) | Saints | Craig Heyward | RB | Pittsburgh |
| 1988 | 2 | 25(52) | Saints | Brett Perriman | WR | Miami (FL) |
| 1988 | 3 | 26(81) | Saints | Tony Stephens | DT | Clemson |
| Pick Note | from Denver | |||||
| 1988 | 4 | 24(106) | Saints | Lydell Carr | RB | Oklahoma |
| 1988 | 5 | 3(112) | Saints | Greg Scales | TE | Wake Forest |
| Pick Note | from Kansas City | |||||
| 1988 | 5 | 25(134) | Saints | Keith Taylor | DB | Illinois |
| 1988 | 6 | 25(162) | Saints | Bob Sims | OG | Florida |
| 1988 | 7 | 25(190) | Saints | Brian Forde | LB | Washington State |
| 1988 | 8 | 25(218) | Saints | Glenn Derby | OT | Wisconsin |
| 1988 | 9 | 25(246) | Saints | Clarence Nunn | DB | San Diego State |
| 1988 | 10 | 25(274) | Saints | Todd Santos | QB | San Diego State |
| 1988 | 10 | 27(276) | Saints | Vincent Fizer | LB | Southern University |
| Pick Note | from Denver | |||||
| 1988 | 11 | 25(302) | Saints | Gary Couch | WR | Minnesota |
| 1988 | 12 | 25(330) | Saints | Paul Jurgensen | LB | Georgia Tech |
| 1987 | 1 | 11(11) | Saints | Shawn Knight | DE | Brigham Young |
| 1987 | 2 | 12(40) | Saints | Lonzell Hill | WR | Washington |
| 1987 | 3 | 11(67) | Saints | Mike Adams | DB | Arkansas State |
| 1987 | 4 | 12(96) | Saints | Steve Trapilo | OG | Boston College |
| 1987 | 5 | 11(123) | Saints | Milton Mack | DB | Alcorn State |
| 1987 | 6 | 12(152) | Saints | Thomas Henley | WR | Stanford |
| 1987 | 7 | 11(179) | Saints | Gene Atkins | DB | Florida A&M |
| 1987 | 8 | 12(207) | Saints | Toi Cook | DB | Stanford |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: XXIX | |||||
| 1987 | 9 | 11(234) | Saints | Scott Leach | LB | Ohio State |
| 1987 | 10 | 12(263) | Saints | Robert Clark | WR | North Carolina Central |
| 1987 | 11 | 11(290) | Saints | Arthur Wells | TE | Grambling State |
| 1987 | 12 | 12(319) | Saints | Tyrone Sorrells | OG | Georgia Tech |
| 1986 | 1 | 6(6) | Saints | Jim Dombrowski | OT | Virginia |
| Pick Note | from Indianapolis | |||||
| 1986 | 2 | 4(31) | Saints | Dalton Hilliard | RB | LSU |
| Distinctions | All Pro Second Team: 1989 | |||||
| 1986 | 3 | 2(57) | Saints | Rueben Mayes | RB | Washington State |
| Pick Note | from Tampa Bay | |||||
| Distinctions | Offensive Rookie of the Year: 1986 | |||||
| 1986 | 3 | 5(60) | Saints | Pat Swilling | LB | Georgia Tech |
| Pick Note | from Indianapolis | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1991, 1992; All Pro Second Team: 1989, 1990; Defensive Player of the Year: 1991 | |||||
| 1986 | 3 | 7(62) | Saints | Barry Word | RB | Virginia |
| 1986 | 4 | 6(88) | Saints | Kelvin Edwards | WR | Liberty |
| 1986 | 5 | 5(115) | Saints | Reggie Sutton | DB | Miami (FL) |
| 1986 | 6 | 4(142) | Saints | Robert Thompson | WR | Youngstown State |
| 1986 | 7 | 7(173) | Saints | Gill Fenerty | RB | Holy Cross |
| 1986 | 8 | 6(200) | Saints | Filipo Mokofisi | LB | Utah |
| 1986 | 9 | 5(226) | Saints | Merlon Jones | LB | Florida A&M |
| 1986 | 10 | 4(253) | Saints | Jon Dumbauld | DE | Kentucky |
| 1986 | 11 | 7(284) | Saints | Pat Swoopes | DT | Mississippi State |
| 1986 | 12 | 6(311) | Saints | Sebastian Brown | WR | Bethune-Cookman |
| 1985 | 1 | 24(24) | Saints | Alvin Toles | LB | Tennessee |
| Pick Note | from Washington | |||||
| 1985 | 2 | 10(38) | Saints | Daren Gilbert | OT | Cal State Fullerton |
| 1985 | 3 | 12(68) | Saints | Jack Del Rio | LB | USC |
| 1985 | 4 | 11(95) | Saints | Billy Allen | DB | Florida State |
| 1985 | 7 | 11(179) | Saints | Eric Martin | WR | LSU |
| 1985 | 8 | 10(206) | Saints | Joe Kohlbrand | LB | Miami (FL) |
| 1985 | 9 | 12(236) | Saints | Earl Johnson | DB | South Carolina |
| 1985 | 12 | 12(320) | Saints | Treg Songy | DB | Tulane |
| 1984 | 2 | 14(42) | Saints | James Geathers | DE | Wichita State |
| 1984 | 3 | 12(68) | Saints | Terry Hoage | DB | Georgia |
| Pick Note | from Buffalo | |||||
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: XXVI | |||||
| 1984 | 3 | 13(69) | Saints | Tyrone Anthony | RB | North Carolina |
| 1984 | 4 | 13(97) | Saints | Joel Hilgenberg | C | Iowa |
| Pick Note | from New England | |||||
| 1984 | 5 | 11(123) | Saints | Jitter Fields | DB | Texas |
| 1984 | 6 | 16(156) | Saints | Don Thorp | DT | Illinois |
| 1984 | 8 | 14(210) | Saints | Clemon Terrell | RB | Southern Miss |
| 1984 | 9 | 13(237) | Saints | Brian Hansen | PT | Sioux Falls |
| 1984 | 10 | 12(264) | Saints | Paul Gray | LB | Western Kentucky |
| 1984 | 11 | 11(291) | Saints | Michel Bourgeau | DE | Boise State |
| 1984 | 12 | 16(324) | Saints | Byron Nelson | OT | Arizona |
| 1983 | 2 | 10(38) | Saints | Steve Korte | OG | Arkansas |
| 1983 | 3 | 9(65) | Saints | John Tice | TE | Maryland |
| 1983 | 3 | 10(66) | Saints | Cliff Austin | RB | Clemson |
| Pick Note | from Buffalo through St. Louis | |||||
| 1983 | 4 | 14(98) | Saints | Gary Lewis | DT | Oklahoma State |
| 1983 | 8 | 10(206) | Saints | David Greenwood | DB | Wisconsin |
| 1982 | 1 | 13(13) | Saints | Lindsay Scott | WR | Georgia |
| Pick Note | from Green Bay through San Diego | |||||
| 1982 | 2 | 3(30) | Saints | Brad Edelman | C | Missouri |
| 1982 | 3 | 3(58) | Saints | Rodney Lewis | DB | Nebraska |
| 1982 | 3 | 11(66) | Saints | Eugene Goodlow | WR | Kansas State |
| Pick Note | from Minnesota | |||||
| 1982 | 3 | 13(68) | Saints | Kenny Duckett | WR | Wake Forest |
| Pick Note | from Washington | |||||
| 1982 | 3 | 21(76) | Saints | John Krimm | DB | Notre Dame |
| Pick Note | from San Diego | |||||
| 1982 | 4 | 3(86) | Saints | Morten Andersen | PK | Michigan State |
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1986, 1987, 1995; All Pro Second Team: 1985, 1992; Super Bowl Losses: XXXIII | |||||
| 1982 | 5 | 3(114) | Saints | Tony Elliott | DE | North Texas |
| 1982 | 6 | 3(142) | Saints | Marvin Lewis | RB | Tulane |
| 1982 | 8 | 3(198) | Saints | Chuck Slaughter | OT | South Carolina |
| 1981 | 1 | 1(1) | Saints | George Rogers | RB | South Carolina |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1980 (1st); All Pro First Team: 1981; Offensive Rookie of the Year: 1981; Super Bowl Wins: XXII | |||||
| 1981 | 2 | 1(29) | Saints | Russell Gary | DB | Nebraska |
| 1981 | 2 | 23(51) | Saints | Rickey Jackson | LB | Pittsburgh |
| Pick Note | from San Diego | |||||
| Distinctions | All Pro Second Team: 1984, 1992, 1993, 1985, 1986; Super Bowl Wins: XXIX | |||||
| 1981 | 3 | 1(57) | Saints | Frank Warren | DE | Auburn |
| 1981 | 3 | 15(71) | Saints | Hoby Brenner | TE | USC |
| Pick Note | from Minnesota | |||||
| 1981 | 5 | 1(112) | Saints | Louis Oubre | OT | Oklahoma |
| 1981 | 5 | 17(128) | Saints | Jerry Boyarsky | DT | Pittsburgh |
| Pick Note | from Minnesota | |||||
| 1981 | 6 | 1(139) | Saints | Nat Hudson | OG | Georgia |
| 1981 | 6 | 6(144) | Saints | Johnnie Poe | DB | Missouri |
| Pick Note | from Tampa Bay | |||||
| 1981 | 6 | 28(166) | Saints | Glen Redd | LB | Brigham Young |
| Pick Note | from Oakland | |||||
| 1981 | 7 | 1(167) | Saints | Kevin Williams | WR | USC |
| 1981 | 8 | 21(214) | Saints | Gene Gladys | LB | Penn State |
| Pick Note | from Buffalo | |||||
| 1981 | 8 | 22(215) | Saints | Kevin Evans | DB | Arkansas |
| Pick Note | from San Diego | |||||
| 1981 | 9 | 1(222) | Saints | Toussaint Tyler | RB | Washington |
| 1981 | 10 | 1(249) | Saints | Hokie Gajan | RB | LSU |
| 1981 | 11 | 1(277) | Saints | Lester Mickens | WR | Kansas |
| 1981 | 12 | 1(305) | Saints | Jim Wilks | DT | San Diego State |
| 1980 | 1 | 12(12) | Saints | Stan Brock | OT | Colorado |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Losses: XXIX | |||||
| 1980 | 2 | 13(41) | Saints | Dave Waymer | DB | Notre Dame |
| Distinctions | All Pro Second Team: 1987 | |||||
| 1980 | 4 | 13(96) | Saints | Mike Jolly | DB | Michigan |
| 1980 | 6 | 12(150) | Saints | Lester Boyd | LB | Kentucky |
| 1980 | 7 | 12(177) | Saints | Mike Morucci | RB | Bloomsburg |
| 1980 | 8 | 13(206) | Saints | Chuck Evans | LB | Stanford |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: XXXV | |||||
| 1980 | 9 | 12(233) | Saints | Frank Mordica | RB | Vanderbilt |
| 1980 | 10 | 13(262) | Saints | Tanya Webb | DE | Michigan State |
| 1980 | 11 | 12(289) | Saints | George Woodard | RB | Texas A&M |
| 1980 | 12 | 13(318) | Saints | Kiser Lewis | LB | Florida A&M |
| 1979 | 1 | 11(11) | Saints | Russell Erxleben | PT | Texas |
| 1979 | 2 | 10(38) | Saints | Reggie Mathis | LB | Oklahoma |
| 1979 | 4 | 11(93) | Saints | Jim Kovach | LB | Kentucky |
| 1979 | 5 | 10(120) | Saints | Harlan Huckleby | RB | Michigan |
| 1979 | 6 | 9(146) | Saints | Ricky Ray | DB | Norfolk State |
| 1979 | 7 | 11(176) | Saints | Stan Sytsma | LB | Minnesota |
| 1979 | 8 | 10(202) | Saints | Doug Panfil | OG | Tulsa |
| 1979 | 11 | 10(285) | Saints | David Hall | WR | Missouri S&T |
| 1979 | 12 | 8(311) | Saints | Kelsey Finch | RB | Tennessee |
| 1978 | 1 | 3(3) | Saints | Wes Chandler | WR | Florida |
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1982 | |||||
| 1978 | 2 | 5(33) | Saints | James Taylor | OT | Missouri |
| 1978 | 3 | 4(60) | Saints | Barry Bennett | DT | Concordia MN |
| 1978 | 4 | 3(87) | Saints | Don Schwartz | DB | Washington State |
| 1978 | 5 | 5(115) | Saints | Eric Felton | DB | Texas Tech |
| 1978 | 6 | 4(142) | Saints | Mike Rieker | QB | Lehigh |
| 1978 | 6 | 19(157) | Saints | Francis Chesley | LB | Wyoming |
| Pick Note | from Washington through Houston | |||||
| 1978 | 8 | 5(199) | Saints | Brooks Williams | TE | North Carolina |
| 1978 | 9 | 4(226) | Saints | Richard Carter | DB | North Carolina State |
| 1978 | 11 | 5(283) | Saints | Nathan Besaint | DT | Southern University |
| 1978 | 11 | 7(285) | Saints | Dave Riley | RB | West Virginia |
| Pick Note | from Seattle | |||||
| 1978 | 12 | 4(310) | Saints | Larry Hardy | TE | Jackson State |
| 1977 | 1 | 7(7) | Saints | Joe Campbell | DE | Maryland |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: XV | |||||
| 1977 | 2 | 6(34) | Saints | Mike Fultz | DT | Nebraska |
| 1977 | 3 | 8(64) | Saints | Robert Watts | LB | Boston College |
| 1977 | 5 | 6(118) | Saints | Dave Lafary | OT | Purdue |
| 1977 | 5 | 24(136) | Saints | Dave Hubbard | OT | Brigham Young |
| Pick Note | from Baltimore | |||||
| 1977 | 6 | 8(147) | Saints | Cliff Parsley | PT | Oklahoma State |
| 1977 | 6 | 23(162) | Saints | Tom Schick | OG | Maryland |
| Pick Note | from Los Angeles | |||||
| 1977 | 7 | 7(174) | Saints | Greg Boykin | RB | Northwestern |
| 1977 | 8 | 6(201) | Saints | Jimmy Stewart | DB | Tulsa |
| 1977 | 9 | 8(231) | Saints | Dave Knowles | OT | Indiana |
| 1977 | 10 | 7(258) | Saints | Rafael Septien | PK | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1981; Super Bowl Losses: XIII | |||||
| 1977 | 11 | 6(285) | Saints | John Blain | OT | San Jose State |
| 1977 | 12 | 8(315) | Saints | Oakley Dalton | DT | Jackson State |
| 1976 | 1 | 3(3) | Saints | Chuck Muncie | RB | California |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1975 (2nd) | |||||
| 1976 | 2 | 4(32) | Saints | Tony Galbreath | RB | Missouri |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: XXI | |||||
| 1976 | 3 | 17(77) | Saints | Bob Simmons | OT | Texas |
| Pick Note | from Washington through San Diego | |||||
| 1976 | 4 | 3(95) | Saints | Tinker Owens | WR | Oklahoma |
| 1976 | 5 | 3(127) | Saints | Scott Parrish | OT | Utah State |
| 1976 | 6 | 4(160) | Saints | Terry Stieve | OG | Wisconsin |
| 1976 | 7 | 19(201) | Saints | Ed Bauer | OG | Notre Dame |
| Pick Note | from Baltimore through Chicago and Cleveland | |||||
| 1976 | 8 | 4(213) | Saints | Craig Cassady | DB | Ohio State |
| 1976 | 9 | 3(240) | Saints | Warren Peiffer | DT | Iowa |
| 1976 | 10 | 4(269) | Saints | Junior Hardin | LB | Eastern Kentucky |
| 1976 | 11 | 3(294) | Saints | Greg Kokal | QB | Kent State |
| 1976 | 12 | 4(323) | Saints | Milton Butts | OT | North Carolina Central |
| 1976 | 13 | 3(350) | Saints | Kenny Downing | DB | Missouri |
| 1976 | 14 | 4(379) | Saints | Rich Hucke | DE | Montana-Western |
| 1976 | 15 | 3(406) | Saints | Steve Seminoff | DT | Wichita State |
| 1976 | 16 | 4(435) | Saints | Gene Jones | OT | Bowling Green |
| 1976 | 17 | 3(462) | Saints | Scott MacDonald | TE | West Virginia |
| 1975 | 1 | 7(7) | Saints | Larry Burton | WR | Purdue |
| 1975 | 1 | 12(12) | Saints | Kurt Schumacher | OG | Ohio State |
| Pick Note | from N.Y. Jets | |||||
| 1975 | 2 | 6(32) | Saints | Lee Gross | C | Auburn |
| 1975 | 3 | 8(60) | Saints | Andrew Jones | RB | Washington State |
| 1975 | 3 | 11(63) | Saints | Elois Grooms | DE | Tennessee Tech |
| Pick Note | from Detroit | |||||
| 1975 | 4 | 14(92) | Saints | John Starkebaum | DB | Nebraska |
| Pick Note | from Philadelphia | |||||
| 1975 | 4 | 21(99) | Saints | Charles Hall | DE | Tulane |
| Pick Note | from St. Louis | |||||
| 1975 | 6 | 19(149) | Saints | Mike Lemon | LB | Kansas |
| Pick Note | from Buffalo | |||||
| 1975 | 7 | 7(163) | Saints | Steve Rogers | RB | LSU |
| 1975 | 9 | 8(216) | Saints | Mike Strachan | RB | Iowa State |
| 1975 | 10 | 7(241) | Saints | Chuck Heater | RB | Michigan |
| 1975 | 11 | 6(266) | Saints | Danny Lee | PT | Louisiana-Monroe |
| 1975 | 12 | 8(294) | Saints | Ron Gustafson | WR | North Dakota |
| 1975 | 13 | 7(319) | Saints | Jim Upchurch | RB | Arizona |
| 1975 | 14 | 6(344) | Saints | Randy Rhino | DB | Georgia Tech |
| 1975 | 15 | 8(372) | Saints | Grant Burget | RB | Oklahoma |
| 1975 | 16 | 7(397) | Saints | Mike McDonald | LB | Catawba |
| 1975 | 17 | 6(422) | Saints | Greg Westbrooks | LB | Colorado |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Losses: XIV | |||||
| 1974 | 1 | 13(13) | Saints | Rick Middleton | LB | Ohio State |
| Pick Note | from Detroit | |||||
| 1974 | 2 | 10(36) | Saints | Paul Seal | TE | Michigan |
| 1974 | 4 | 10(88) | Saints | Rod McNeill | RB | USC |
| Pick Note | from San Francisco | |||||
| 1974 | 5 | 9(113) | Saints | Joel Parker | WR | Florida |
| Pick Note | from San Francisco | |||||
| 1974 | 5 | 17(121) | Saints | Terry Schmidt | DB | Ball State |
| Pick Note | from Atlanta | |||||
| 1974 | 8 | 19(201) | Saints | Alvin Maxson | RB | Southern Methodist |
| Pick Note | from Oakland | |||||
| 1974 | 9 | 9(217) | Saints | Phil LaPorta | OT | Penn State |
| 1974 | 10 | 1(235) | Saints | Frosty Anderson | WR | Nebraska |
| Pick Note | from Houston | |||||
| 1974 | 10 | 8(242) | Saints | Tommy Thibodeaux | OG | Tulane |
| 1974 | 11 | 10(270) | Saints | Kent Merritt | WR | Virginia |
| 1974 | 12 | 9(295) | Saints | Jim Buckmon | DE | Pittsburgh |
| 1974 | 13 | 8(320) | Saints | Mike Truax | LB | Tulane |
| 1974 | 14 | 10(348) | Saints | Kent Marshall | DB | TCU |
| 1974 | 15 | 9(373) | Saints | Larry Cipa | QB | Michigan |
| 1974 | 16 | 8(398) | Saints | Don Coleman | LB | Michigan |
| 1974 | 17 | 10(426) | Saints | Marvin Williams | WR | Western Illinois |
| 1973 | 2 | 3(29) | Saints | Derland Moore | DE | Oklahoma |
| 1973 | 2 | 25(51) | Saints | Steve Baumgartner | DE | Purdue |
| Pick Note | from Washington through N.Y. Jets | |||||
| 1973 | 3 | 14(66) | Saints | Pete Van Valkenburg | RB | Brigham Young |
| Pick Note | from N.Y. Jets | |||||
| 1973 | 4 | 8(86) | Saints | Jim Merlo | LB | Stanford |
| Pick Note | from Baltimore | |||||
| 1973 | 6 | 4(134) | Saints | Marty Shuford | RB | Arizona |
| Pick Note | from New England | |||||
| 1973 | 7 | 2(158) | Saints | Billy Cahill | DB | Washington |
| 1973 | 8 | 3(185) | Saints | Bob Peterson | OG | Utah |
| 1973 | 8 | 25(207) | Saints | Doug Winslow | WR | Drake |
| Pick Note | from Washington | |||||
| 1973 | 9 | 2(210) | Saints | Mike Fink | DB | Missouri |
| 1973 | 10 | 3(237) | Saints | Jeff Horsley | RB | North Carolina Central |
| 1973 | 11 | 2(262) | Saints | James Owens | RB | Auburn |
| 1973 | 12 | 3(289) | Saints | Paul Orndorff | RB | Tampa |
| 1973 | 13 | 2(314) | Saints | Richard Watkins | DT | Weber State |
| 1973 | 14 | 3(341) | Saints | Paul Fersen | OT | Georgia |
| 1973 | 15 | 2(366) | Saints | Mike Evenson | C | North Dakota State |
| 1973 | 16 | 3(393) | Saints | Howard Stevens | RB | Louisville |
| 1973 | 17 | 2(418) | Saints | Bobby Garner | TE | Winston-Salem |
| 1972 | 1 | 8(8) | Saints | Royce Smith | OG | Georgia |
| 1972 | 2 | 5(31) | Saints | Willie Hall | LB | USC |
| Pick Note | from Houston | |||||
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: XI | |||||
| 1972 | 3 | 8(60) | Saints | Robert Kuziel | C | Pittsburgh |
| 1972 | 3 | 22(74) | Saints | Tom Myers | DB | Syracuse |
| Pick Note | from Baltimore through Oakland | |||||
| 1972 | 4 | 7(85) | Saints | Mike Crangle | DE | Tennessee-Martin |
| 1972 | 4 | 21(99) | Saints | Joe Federspiel | LB | Kentucky |
| Pick Note | from Washington through Los Angeles and Philadelphia | |||||
| 1972 | 4 | 23(101) | Saints | Mike Coleman | DE | Knoxville |
| Pick Note | from Kansas City | |||||
| 1972 | 5 | 7(111) | Saints | Bill Butler | RB | Kansas State |
| Pick Note | from Green Bay | |||||
| 1972 | 5 | 8(112) | Saints | Carl Johnson | OT | Nebraska |
| 1972 | 5 | 22(126) | Saints | Bo Davies | DB | South Carolina |
| Pick Note | from Baltimore | |||||
| 1972 | 6 | 7(137) | Saints | Wayne Dorton | OG | Arkansas State |
| 1972 | 6 | 20(150) | Saints | Curt Watson | RB | Tennessee |
| Pick Note | from Oakland | |||||
| 1972 | 7 | 8(164) | Saints | Ernie Jackson | DB | Duke |
| 1972 | 8 | 7(189) | Saints | Ron Vinson | WR | Abilene Christian |
| 1972 | 9 | 8(216) | Saints | Kent Branstetter | DT | Houston |
| 1972 | 10 | 7(241) | Saints | Andy Kupp | OG | Idaho |
| 1972 | 11 | 7(267) | Saints | Paul Dongieux | LB | Mississippi |
| 1972 | 12 | 7(293) | Saints | Steve Lockhart | TE | Arkansas State |
| 1972 | 13 | 8(320) | Saints | Cephus Weatherspoon | WR | Fort Lewis |
| 1972 | 14 | 7(345) | Saints | Steve Barrios | WR | Tulane |
| 1972 | 15 | 8(372) | Saints | Rusty Lachaussee | QB | Tulane |
| 1972 | 16 | 7(397) | Saints | Joe Balthrop | OG | Tennessee |
| 1972 | 17 | 8(424) | Saints | Dick Graham | WR | Oklahoma State |
| 1971 | 1 | 2(2) | Saints | Archie Manning | QB | Mississippi |
| Distinctions | Heisman Finalist: 1970 (3rd) | |||||
| 1971 | 2 | 5(31) | Saints | Sam Holden | OG | Grambling State |
| Pick Note | from Houston | |||||
| 1971 | 3 | 2(54) | Saints | Bivian Lee | DB | Prairie View A&M |
| 1971 | 4 | 4(82) | Saints | Carlos Bell | RB | Houston |
| Pick Note | from Buffalo | |||||
| 1971 | 4 | 10(88) | Saints | Wimpy Winther | C | Mississippi |
| 1971 | 4 | 13(91) | Saints | D'Artagnan Martin | DB | Kentucky State |
| Pick Note | from San Diego | |||||
| 1971 | 4 | 20(98) | Saints | Don Morrison | OT | Texas-Arlington |
| Pick Note | from Los Angeles | |||||
| 1971 | 6 | 2(132) | Saints | Don Moorhead | RB | Michigan |
| 1971 | 7 | 2(158) | Saints | Larry DiNardo | OG | Notre Dame |
| 1971 | 7 | 16(172) | Saints | Bob Newland | WR | Oregon |
| Pick Note | from Kansas City | |||||
| 1971 | 8 | 12(194) | Saints | Jimmy Elder | DB | Southern University |
| Pick Note | from Washington | |||||
| 1971 | 8 | 19(201) | Saints | Bob Gresham | RB | West Virginia |
| Pick Note | from Oakland | |||||
| 1971 | 9 | 2(210) | Saints | Tom Williams | DB | Willamette |
| 1971 | 10 | 5(239) | Saints | Rocky Pamplin | RB | Hawaii |
| Pick Note | from Philadelphia | |||||
| 1971 | 11 | 2(262) | Saints | Bob Pollard | DE | Weber State |
| 1971 | 12 | 2(288) | Saints | Ron Gathright | DB | Morehead State |
| 1971 | 13 | 2(314) | Saints | Don Burchfield | TE | Ball State |
| 1971 | 14 | 2(340) | Saints | Bobby Scott | QB | Tennessee |
| 1971 | 15 | 2(366) | Saints | Bart Graves | OT | Tulane |
| 1971 | 16 | 2(392) | Saints | Craig Robinson | OT | Houston |
| 1971 | 17 | 12(428) | Saints | Herman Eben | WR | Oklahoma State |
| Pick Note | from Washington | |||||
| 1970 | 1 | 10(10) | Saints | Ken Burrough | WR | Texas Southern |
| Distinctions | All Pro Second Team: 1977 | |||||
| 1970 | 3 | 10(62) | Saints | Clovis Swinney | DE | Arkansas State |
| 1970 | 4 | 10(88) | Saints | Delles Howell | DB | Grambling State |
| 1970 | 5 | 2(106) | Saints | Glenn Cannon | DB | Mississippi |
| Pick Note | from Chicago | |||||
| 1970 | 5 | 22(126) | Saints | Steve Ramsey | QB | North Texas |
| Pick Note | from Los Angeles | |||||
| 1970 | 6 | 10(140) | Saints | Mel Easley | DB | Oregon State |
| 1970 | 7 | 10(166) | Saints | Lon Woodard | DE | San Diego State |
| 1970 | 8 | 10(192) | Saints | Lawrence Estes | DE | Alcorn State |
| 1970 | 9 | 10(218) | Saints | Jim Otis | RB | Ohio State |
| 1970 | 10 | 10(244) | Saints | Jim Brumfield | RB | Indiana State |
| 1970 | 11 | 10(270) | Saints | Gary Klahr | LB | Arizona |
| 1970 | 12 | 10(296) | Saints | Willie Davenport | DB | Southern University |
| 1970 | 13 | 10(322) | Saints | Ralph Miller | TE | Alabama State |
| 1970 | 14 | 10(348) | Saints | Doug Sutherland | DE | Wisc. Superior |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Losses: VIII, IX, XI | |||||
| 1970 | 15 | 10(374) | Saints | Jim Vest | DE | Washington State |
| 1970 | 16 | 10(400) | Saints | Cliff Gasper | DT | Grambling State |
| 1970 | 17 | 10(426) | Saints | Doug Wyatt | DB | Tulsa |
| 1969 | 1 | 17(17) | Saints | John Shinners | OG | Xavier |
| Pick Note | from Minnesota | |||||
| 1969 | 2 | 19(45) | Saints | Richard Neal | DE | Southern University |
| Pick Note | from St. Louis | |||||
| 1969 | 4 | 7(85) | Saints | Dennis Hale | DB | Minnesota |
| 1969 | 4 | 24(102) | Saints | Bob Hudspeth | OT | Southern Illinois |
| Pick Note | from Dallas | |||||
| 1969 | 5 | 7(111) | Saints | Anthony Kyasky | DB | Syracuse |
| 1969 | 5 | 13(117) | Saints | Keith Christensen | OT | Kansas |
| Pick Note | from N.Y. Giants | |||||
| 1969 | 6 | 8(138) | Saints | Bob Miller | TE | USC |
| 1969 | 8 | 7(189) | Saints | Jim Lawrence | WR | USC |
| 1969 | 9 | 7(215) | Saints | Joe Owens | LB | Alcorn State |
| 1969 | 10 | 7(241) | Saints | McKinley Reynolds | RB | Hawaii |
| 1969 | 11 | 7(267) | Saints | Tom Morel | WR | LSU |
| 1969 | 12 | 7(293) | Saints | Tom Broadhead | RB | Cal Santa Barbara |
| 1969 | 13 | 7(319) | Saints | Joe Robillard | DB | Linfield |
| 1969 | 14 | 7(345) | Saints | Gary Loyd | PK | Cal Lutheran |
| 1969 | 15 | 7(371) | Saints | Bill Waller | WR | Xavier |
| 1969 | 16 | 7(397) | Saints | Ed Hargett | QB | Texas A&M |
| 1969 | 17 | 7(423) | Saints | Chico Kurzawski | DB | Northwestern |
| 1968 | 1 | 7(7) | Saints | Kevin Hardy | DT | Notre Dame |
| Pick Note | from Minnesota | |||||
| 1968 | 3 | 4(59) | Saints | Dave Szymakowski | WR | West Texas A&M |
| 1968 | 4 | 2(85) | Saints | Willie Crittendon | DT | Tulsa |
| 1968 | 4 | 20(103) | Saints | Dan Sartin | OT | Mississippi |
| Pick Note | from Dallas | |||||
| 1968 | 5 | 4(115) | Saints | Ronnie South | QB | Arkansas |
| 1968 | 7 | 4(169) | Saints | Ray Phillips | OG | Michigan |
| 1968 | 7 | 10(175) | Saints | Eugene Howard | WR | Langston |
| Pick Note | from Detroit | |||||
| 1968 | 8 | 3(195) | Saints | Dick Southland | OG | Notre Dame |
| 1968 | 9 | 4(223) | Saints | Joe Blake | OT | Tulsa |
| 1968 | 10 | 8(254) | Saints | Doug Robinson | DB | Iowa State |
| 1968 | 11 | 3(276) | Saints | Bennie Blocker | RB | South Carolina State |
| 1968 | 12 | 3(303) | Saints | John Beck | DB | San Diego State |
| 1968 | 13 | 4(331) | Saints | K.O. Trepanier | DE | Montana State |
| 1968 | 14 | 5(359) | Saints | Herbert Covington | RB | Memphis |
| 1968 | 15 | 3(384) | Saints | Wilmer Cooks | RB | Colorado |
| 1968 | 16 | 3(411) | Saints | Elie Ghattas | OG | Ball State |
| 1968 | 17 | 4(439) | Saints | Jim Ferguson | LB | USC |
| 1967 | 1 | 26(26) | Saints | Les Kelley | LB | Alabama |
| 1967 | 2 | 1(27) | Saints | Bo Burris | QB | Houston |
| 1967 | 2 | 26(52) | Saints | John Gilliam | WR | South Carolina State |
| Distinctions | All Pro Second Team: 1973; Super Bowl Losses: VIII, IX | |||||
| 1967 | 2 | 27(53) | Saints | David Rowe | DT | Penn State |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: XI | |||||
| 1967 | 3 | 26(79) | Saints | Del Williams | C | Florida State |
| 1967 | 3 | 27(80) | Saints | Ben Hart | RB | Oklahoma |
| 1967 | 4 | 1(81) | Saints | Ron Widby | PK | Tennessee |
| Distinctions | Super Bowl Wins: VI; Super Bowl Losses: V | |||||
| 1967 | 4 | 26(106) | Saints | Bill Carr | C | Florida |
| 1967 | 4 | 27(107) | Saints | Tom Stangle | OT | Dayton |
| 1967 | 5 | 1(108) | Saints | Don McCall | RB | USC |
| 1967 | 5 | 26(133) | Saints | John Douglas | DB | Texas Southern |
| 1967 | 6 | 1(134) | Saints | George Harvey | OG | Kansas |
| 1967 | 6 | 26(159) | Saints | Bo Wood | LB | North Carolina |
| 1967 | 7 | 1(160) | Saints | Gary Hertzog | OG | Willamette |
| 1967 | 7 | 26(185) | Saints | Bob McKelvey | RB | Northwestern |
| 1967 | 8 | 1(186) | Saints | Sam Harris | TE | Colorado |
| 1967 | 8 | 26(211) | Saints | Barry Siler | LB | Albion |
| 1967 | 9 | 1(212) | Saints | Tim Lavens | TE | Idaho |
| 1967 | 9 | 26(237) | Saints | Eugene Ross | DB | Oklahoma |
| 1967 | 10 | 1(238) | Saints | Charlie Brown | WR | Missouri |
| 1967 | 10 | 26(263) | Saints | Roosevelt Robertson | WR | North Carolina Central |
| 1967 | 11 | 1(264) | Saints | Jim Benson | OG | Florida |
| 1967 | 11 | 25(288) | Saints | Bernard Corbin | DB | Alabama A&M |
| 1967 | 12 | 1(289) | Saints | Ronnie Pack | OG | Texas Tech |
| 1967 | 12 | 27(315) | Saints | John Robinson | WR | Tennessee State |
| 1967 | 13 | 1(316) | Saints | Bill Stetz | LB | Boston College |
| 1967 | 13 | 26(341) | Saints | Gary Grossnickle | DB | Missouri |
| 1967 | 14 | 1(342) | Saints | Jim Hester | TE | North Dakota |
| 1967 | 14 | 26(367) | Saints | George Stetter | DB | Virginia |
| 1967 | 15 | 1(368) | Saints | John Snow | OT | Wake Forest |
| 1967 | 15 | 26(393) | Saints | Darrell Johnson | RB | Lamar |
| 1967 | 16 | 1(394) | Saints | Marcus Rhoden | WR | Mississippi State |
| 1967 | 16 | 26(419) | Saints | Bruce Cortez | DB | Parsons |
| 1967 | 17 | 1(420) | Saints | Dan Abramowicz | WR | Xavier |
| Distinctions | All Pro First Team: 1969 | |||||
| 1967 | 17 | 19(438) | Saints | Billy Bob Stewart | LB | Southern Methodist |
| Pick Note | from Baltimore | |||||
| 1967 | 17 | 26(445) | Saints | Jim Walker | WR | Providence |