
As we approach the 2025 NFL Draft on April 24-26, NewOrleansSaints.com takes a look at the history of the team's overall pick positions and the players it brought into the league. The Saints have picks in Round 1 (ninth overall), Round 2 (40th), Round 3 (71st and 93rd), Round 4 (112th and 131st), Round 6 (184th), and Round 7 (248th and 254th). FULL DRAFT COVERAGE >>

YEAR-BY-YEAR BREAKDOWN OF 112TH PICK IN THE NFL DRAFT:
Year | Name | Position | School | Team |
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2024 | Decamerion Richardson | CB | Mississippi St. | Las Vegas Raiders |
2023 | Chad Ryland | K | Maryland | New England Patriots |
2022 | Daniel Bellinger | TE | San Diego St. | New York Giants |
2021 | Amon-Ra St. Brown | WR | USC | Detroit Lions |
2020 | Joshua Kelley | RB | UCLA | Las Angeles Chargers |
2019 | Bryce Love | RB | Stanford | Washington Commanders |
2018 | Mark Walton | RB | Miami (FL) | Cincinnati Bengals |
2017 | Eddie Jackson | S | Alabama | Chicago Bears |
2016 | Malcolm Mitchell | WR | Georgia | New England Patriots |
2015 | Arie Kouandijo | G | Alabama | Washington Commanders |
- 2024 – Decamerion Richardson:
A Minden, La., native, Richardson played in 12 games, seven starts, in his rookie season and recorded 46 tackles (27 solo) and three passes defensed. - 2023 – Chad Ryland:
Ryland played in 30 games over his first two seasons with the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals. He has made 44 of his 57 field-goal attempts (77.2%), 50 of his 52 (96.2%) extra-point attempts and kicked off 127 times for 8,188 yards and 93 touchbacks. He also attempted three punts for 117 yards in relief of the Cardinals injured punter in Week 13 of the 2024 season.
- 2022 – Daniel Bellinger:
Bellinger has played in 46 games, 32 starts, over three seasons with the New York Giants, catching 69 passes for 648 yards and two touchdowns as well as adding a two-yard touchdown rush and six special teams tackles. Bellinger also played in two playoff games in 2022 and brought in three receptions for 21 yards and a touchdown.
- 2021 – Amon-Ra St. Brown:
A three-time Pro Bowler and two-time All-Pro, St. Brown has established himself as a premier wide receiver. In four seasons with the Detroit Lions, he has played in 66 games, 58 starts, and caught 430 passes for 4,851 yards and 33 touchdowns. He has also recorded 22 carries for 186 yards and a touchdown and thrown one completion for seven yards and a touchdown. In four playoff games, he has 30 receptions for 411 yards and one touchdown as well as a single carry for two yards.
- 2020 – Joshua Kelley:
Kelley played in 57 games, four starts, over five seasons with the Chargers and Tennessee Titans. Kelley has rushed for 1,150 yards on 321 attempts and found the end zone on six occasions. He also has 50 receptions for 319 yards. Kelley played in one playoff games where he had seven carries for 20 yards and a reception for eight yards.
- 2019 – Bryce Love:
Love never saw the field during his time with the Washington Football Team after entering the NFL with an ACL injury suffered in his final collegiate game.
- 2018 – Mark Walton:
Walton played in 21 games, four starts, over two seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals and Miami Dolphins, carrying the ball 67 times for 235 yards, catching 29 receptions for 130 yards, and recording five special teams tackles.
- 2017 – Eddie Jackson:
A two-time Pro Bowler and one-time All-Pro, Eddie Jackson became a fixture in the defensive backfield for the Chicago Bears. Over his eight-year career, Jackson played in 111 games, 104 starts, with the Bears, Baltimore Ravens and Los Angeles Chargers recording 489 tackles (373 solo), 15 interceptions returned for 252 yards and three touchdowns, 45 passes defensed, 10 forced fumbles, six fumble recoveries returned for 151 yards and three touchdowns, and 2.0 sacks.
- 2016 – Malcolm Mitchell:
Mitchell only saw the field in his rookie season with the Patriots in 2016, playing 14 games, six starts, and recording 32 receptions for 401 yards and four touchdowns as well as playing in two playoff games, both starts, and recording seven receptions for 75 yards including six receptions for 70 yards in the Patriots victory in Super Bowl LI. A knee issue kept him off the field for two more seasons before he retired.
- 2015 – Arie Kouandjio:
Kouandjio played in 16 games, eight starts, over three seasons with Washington. He also spent time with the Baltimore Ravens.
SAINTS FOURTH ROUND SELECTION HISTORY
The Saints used the 112th overall pick three times before in franchise history, selecting tackle Carl Johnson in the fifth round of the 1973 NFL Draft, selecting guard Louis Oubre in the fifth round of the 1987 NFL Draft and selecting tight end Greg Scales in the fifth round of the 1991 NFL Draft. The Saints used three fourth-round selections in the last five drafts. With those selections, the Saints selected:
Year | Name | Position | School | Selection |
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2023 | Nick Saldiveri | OL | Old Dominion | 103rd |
2023 | Jake Haener | QB | Fresno St. | 127th |
2021 | Ian Book | QB | Notre Dame | 133rd |
Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.

Photos from Rounds 4-7 during Day 3 of the 2024 NFL Draft in Detroit, Michigan on Saturday, April 27, 2024.