The Saints first ever draft choice came in the 1967 NFL draft and was running back Les Kelley out of the University of Alabama. He was switched to linebacker and played three seasons for the Saints, retiring after the 1969 season.
2000 New Orleans Saints Draft
2nd round (2nd pick of round, 33rd overall) - Darren Howard, Kansas State, DE
4th round (2nd pick of round, 96th overall) - Terrelle Smith, Arizona State, RB
5th round (2nd pick of round, 131st overall) - Tutan Reyes, Mississippi, T
5th round (29th pick of round, 158th overall) - Austin Wheatley, Iowa, TE
5th round (37th pick of round, 166th overall) - Chad Morton, USC, RB
6th round (2nd pick of round, 168th overall) - Marc Bulger, West Virginia, QB
6th round (29th pick of round, 195th overall) - Michael Hawthorne, Purdue, DB
6th round (34th pick of round, 200th overall) - Sherrod Gideon, Southern Mississippi, WR
7th round (22nd pick of round, 228th overall) - Kevin Houser, Ohio State, TE
As of the 2010 NFL draft, if you listen to the media they'll say no, the Saints did not make a good pick. However, this has been said before when the Saints didn't pick someone the media approved of and in the end things turned out fine. When the Saints did pick someone that the football world couldn't stop raving about and the media couldn't get enough of, everyone acted surprised when he didn't exactly live up to their expectations. That said player being Reggie Bush.
The New Orleans Saints number one pick for the draft is Brandin Cooks. Brandin Cooks got 43% out of 1,528 votes.
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1968-1970. He was named to the All-SEC team in 1969 and 1970.
The overall #1 choice in the 1981 NFL draft was RB George Rogers from the University of South Carolina taken by the New Orleans Saints.
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Marques Colston was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the 7th round of the 2006 NFL draft. He was the 252nd pick overall. He debuted as a player in 2007.
The eighth overall pick in 1993.
New Orleans SaintsReggie Bush went to high school with last year's top pick Alex Smith. Reggie was picked 2nd overall in the 1st round of the 2006 NFL draft by the New Orleans Saints.
Peyton Manning was the first pick.
9th pick in the first round
Who was the first pick by the Miami Heat in the 1988 expansion draft
The 1st NFL Draft pick from Michigan State was Guard Sid Wagner. He was the 8th pick in the first round of the 1933 draft by the Detroit Lions.