Teams are ranked in inverse order based on the previous season's record, with the worst record picking first, and the second-worst picking second and so on.
The team which wins the Super Bowl receives the last pick in the subsequent Draft, with the penultimate pick going to the losing team.
Teams have the option of trading away their picks to other teams for different picks, players, cash, or a combination thereof.
[2] In the 1967 NFL Draft, the Saints had two first-round picks; first and last.
[4] The team's most recent first-round selection was offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga in 2024 NFL draft.