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The New Orleans Saints didn't have many picks in the 2009 draft but they made the most of the ones they had. First-round pick Malcolm Jenkins made an immediate impact on the team at cornerback and on special teams as a rookie before settling in as the team's starting free safety. Jenkins signed with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2014 and went on to win a Super Bowl title with the team in 2017. The Saints traded their next pick for tight end Jeremy Shockey who would become a key member of the team's Super Bowl-winning squad that season. The most unheralded pick of the Saints' draft, the fifth-round selection of punter Thomas Morstead, may go down as one of the team's late-round picks of all time. Morstead is still with the team and has done a fantastic job on punts and handling kickoffs. He is entering his 10th year with the Saints and recently signed a 5-year contract with the club. NAME COLLEGE POS PICK DETAILS Malcolm Jenkins Ohio State CB #14 #45 Traded to N.Y. Giants along with fifth-round pick (#152) in exchange for TE Jeremy Shockey #76 Traded to N.Y. Jets along with 2008 fourth-round pick in exchange for LB Jonathan Vilma and 2009 fourth-round pick (#118) Chip Vaughn Wake Forest S #116 Stanley Arnoux Wake Forest LB #118 Choice from the N.Y. Jets #151 Traded to N.Y. Giants Thomas Morstead Southern Methodist P #164 Choice from Philadelphia #184 Traded to Green Bay in exchange for 2008 seventh-round pick #222 Traded to Philadelphia along with fifth-round pick in 2010 draft in exchange for fifth-round pick (#164)

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New Orleans Saints draft history: 2009 draft

Taking a look back at the 2009 draft