The Saints have traded multiple draft picks across multiple years in order to gain two draft picks in the first round, drafting at #16 and #19 in the 2022 NFL Draft. (Tweet below)
In the most recent mock draft since the Saints and Eagles trade, the Saints use their first round picks to draft quarterback Desmond Ridder and offensive tackle Charles Cross.
In Pro Football Focus’s most recent mock draft, which did not include the Saints picks from the Philadelphia Eagles, PFF predicted that the Saints will use their first round pick to draft quarterback Desmond Ridder.