Photos from day 1 for the first round of the 2022 NFL Draft in Las Vegas, Nevada on Thursday, April 28, 2022.
XXXXXX Red Carpet Walk on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Joe Buglewicz/AP Images for NFL)
Alabama wide receiver Jameson Williams walks to the red carpet before the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong )
XXXXXX Red Carpet Walk on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Joe Buglewicz/AP Images for NFL)
Florida State defensive end Jermaine Johnson II walks to the red carpet before the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
XXXXXX Red Carpet Walk on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Joe Buglewicz/AP Images for NFL)
XXXXXX Red Carpet Walk on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Joe Buglewicz/AP Images for NFL)
Georgia defensive lineman Jordan Davis poses on the red carpet before the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong )
XXXXXX Red Carpet Walk on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Joe Buglewicz/AP Images for NFL)
XXXXXX Red Carpet Walk on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Joe Buglewicz/AP Images for NFL)
XXXXXX Red Carpet Walk on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Joe Buglewicz/AP Images for NFL)
Alabama offensive tackle Evan Neal walks to the red carpet before the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Cincinnati defensive back Sauce Gardner poses for the camera as he rides to the red carpet before the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Kevin Sabitus/NFL)
XXXXXX Red Carpet Walk on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Joe Buglewicz/AP Images for NFL)
Michigan defensive lineman Aidan Hutchinson walks the red carpet with his girlfriend before the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Kevin Sabitus/NFL)
Ohio State wide receiver Chris Olave arrives at the red carpet before the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Kevin Sabitus/NFL)
Liberty quarterback Malik Willis walks to the red carpet before the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral poses on the red carpet with his parents Peter, right, and Liz before the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong )
North Carolina State offensive tackle Ikem Ekwonu walks the red carpet before first round of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong )
General view of the 2022 NFL Draft logo before the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Doug Benc)
Football fans walks through Caesars Palace before the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
Season ticket holders of each team walk the red carpet before the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong )
Showgirls take selfies at The Fountains of Bellagio before the first round of the NFL football draft Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
General view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
Fans cheer during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
NFL Draft Inner Circle logo during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
NFL Network host Rich Eisen on stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
NFL Network host Rich Eisen (left) talks with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell on stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
Arizona Cardinals swag during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
A New York Jets fan during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of NFL Network set during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of NFL Network set during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
General view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
The draft inner circle awaits guests before the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, Apr. 28, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Mikey Owens/NFL)
A member of the Joint Armed Forces Color Guard and the U.S. Army Old Guard Fire & Drum Corps during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
NFL Network hosts Kimmi Chex (left) and Colleen Wolfe back stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
The Bellagio building is pictured during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Kevin Sabitus/NFL)
Jenny Arata, hometown of Kyiv Ukraine, during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
Cincinnati defensive back Sauce Gardner, North Carolina State offensive lineman Ickey Ekwonu, Georgia linebacker Nakobe Dean, Georgia defensive lineman Jordan Davis, Mississippi State offensive lineman Charles Cross, and Mississippi quarterback Matt Corral stand on stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Kevin Sabitus/NFL)
The red carpet is pictured during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Kevin Sabitus/NFL)
A general view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
A general view of the draft stage during the 2022 NFL Draft on Thursday, April 28, 2022 in Las Vegas. (Ben Liebenberg/NFL)
As we approach the 2023 NFL Draft on April 27-29, NewOrleansSaints.com takes a look at the history of their overall pick positions and the players it brought into the league. The Saints will have picks in Round 1 (29th overall), Round 2 (40th), Round 3 (71st), Round 4 (115th), Round 5 (146th and 165th), and Round 7 (227th and 257th).
Over the last 10 drafts, defensive backs have been selected three times while receivers have been picked twice at the 146th spot. The Saints have selected 146th just once in franchise history. They drafted defensive back Ricky Ray in 1979.
YEAR-BY-YEAR BREAKDOWN OF 146TH PICK:
2022: New York Giants, LB Micah McFadden, Indiana
2021: New York Jets, DB Jamien Sherwood, Auburn
2020: Dallas Cowboys, C Tyler Biadasz, Wisconsin (1x Pro Bowl selection)
2019: Detroit Lions, DB Amani Oruwariye, Penn State
2018: Seattle Seahawks, DB Tre Flowers, Oklahoma State
2017: San Francisco 49ers, TE George Kittle, Iowa (4x Pro Bowl selection, 1x PFWA All-NFL, 1x AP All-Pro, 1x PFWA Most Improved Player of the Year)
2016: Baltimore Ravens, DE Matt Judon, Grand Valley State (4x Pro Bowl selection)
2015: Minnesota Vikings, WR Stefon Diggs, Maryland (3x Pro Bowl selection, 1x PFWA All-NFL Team, 1x AP All-Pro Team, PFWA All-Rookie)
2014: Dallas Cowboys, WR Devin Street, Pittsburgh
2013: Denver Broncos, DE Quanterus Smith, Western Kentucky
146 TO THE 504:
The Saints are no stranger to pick No. 146, but it has been quite a few years since they found themselves in this slot. The last time New Orleans made a selection at 146th overall was 1979, where they chose DB Ricky Ray.
