After a 5-12 finish last season and hiring Kellen Moore away from the Philadelphia Eagles as Dennis Allen's successor, the Saints opened the draft by picking offensive tackle Kelvin Banks Jr. ninth overall and quarterback Tyler Shough 40th overall. They have seven picks left.

QB Derek Carr still has two years remaining on the $150 million contract he signed with New Orleans in 2023. The Saints went 5-5 in Carr’s 10 starts last season but were 0-7 in

Coming into the second round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Friday, the biggest talking point was what quarterbacks would go where, this after Cam Ward and Jaxson Dart were the only two signal-callers selected and Shedeur Sanders slid out of the first round Thursday night.