New Orleans Saints draft picks 2025: Full list of Kellen Moore's selections

Kellen Moore's New Orleans Saints need improvements in a few areas, so it will be interesting to see how they approach the 2025 NFL draft. This will be Moore's first draft with the Saints since being appointed as the team's coach in February this year. He will want to make the right picks to bolster his roster.

The Saints finished the 2024 season with a 5-12 record. However, they can use the draft to bring in prospects that can improve the team for next season.

New Orleans has not made the playoffs since the 2020 season, but Moore will be looking to change that in his first year as the team's coach.

Here's a look at the full list of selections that the Saints made in this year's NFL draft:

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New Orleans Saints draft picks 2025: Round 1

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Pick No. 9: Kelvin Banks Jr., OL, Texas

The Saints selected Kelvin Banks Jr. with the No. 9 overall pick. The Texas offensive tackle, who is 6-foot-5 and 315 pounds with long arms, will add some serious protection to the team's quarterback next season.

Banks played his entire three-year collegiate career with the Longhorns. He won the Outland Trophy, Lombardi Award and Jacobs Blocking Trophy in his final season at Texas, helping the team reach the College Football Playoff semifinal.

New Orleans Saints draft picks 2025: Round 2

Pick No. 40: Tyler Shough, QB, Louisville

The Saints picked Tyler Shough with the No. 40 pick in the draft. New Orleans potentially took the QB amid concerns around Derek Carr's shoulder injury.

Shough enters the NFL after playing seven years of college football. It will be interesting to see how he fares in the big league.

New Orleans Saints draft picks 2025: Round 3

Pick No. 71: Vernon Broughton, DT, Texas

The Saints picked Vernon Broughton with their No. 71 selection. The defensive tackle is considered one of the most talented prospects of this year's class.

Broughton played five years at Texas. He helped the team reach the College Football Playoff semifinal in the 2024 season.

Pick No. 97 (from Washington Commanders): Jonas Sanker, S, Virginia

The Saints selected Sanker with the No. 97 pick. The safety spent his entire four-year college career at Virginia.

In the 2024 season, Sanker recorded 98 tackles, nine tackles for loss, 2.0 sacks, four passes defended and one interception.

New Orleans Saints draft picks 2025: Round 4

Pick No. 112: Danny Stutsman, linebacker, Oklahoma

Pick No. 131: Quincy Riley, cornerback, Louisville

New Orleans Saints draft picks 2025: Round 6

Pick No. 184: Devin Neal, running back, Kansas

New Orleans Saints draft picks 2025: Round 7

Pick No. 248: Moliki Matavao, tight end, UCLA

Pick No. 254: Fadil Diggs, defensive lineman, Syracuse

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Arnold graduated with a degree in Mass Media from MIC. As a sports fanatic, he pursued writing to express his thoughts and opinions on sports events across the globe. He has also worked at Wizcraft and Publicis.

Arnold began supporting the Kansas City Chiefs after watching Patrick Mahomes lead them to Super Bowl glory in 2020. He also has a soft corner for the New York Yankees since he's lived in New York for two years. Arnold's favorite coach of all time is Andy Reid, and the Chiefs dynasty looks far from over.

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