What draft picks do the Saints have after the Shaheed, Penning trades?

By Ross Jackson

The New Orleans Saints were active on the day of the NFL’s trade deadline. The Saints first sent wide receiver Rashid Shaheed to the Seattle Seahawks in return for a pair of 2026 draft picks. Then, right at the buzzer, the team also traded starting left guard Trevor Penning to the Los Angeles Chargers for a 2027 draft selection.

With those picks, the Saints now sit with seven, potentially eight, selections in the 2026 draft and are back to having 13, perhaps 14, over the next two. But with all of the moves New Orleans has already made with the draft capital of the next three years, it can be confusing to keep track of how many picks they have.

Here is an updated list of all of the selections they have from 2026 to 2028 along with the trade details that shaped the acquired options.

2026

• First Round (currently project No. 1 overall)
• Second Round
• Third Round
• Fourth Round (from Seattle Seahawks)
• Fourth Round (potential compensatory pick)
• Fifth Round
• Fifth Round (from Seattle Seahawks)
• Sixth Round 

Trades

• New Orleans traded Shahee to the Seahawks for 2026 fourth- and fifth-round selections.
• The Saints traded their 2026 fourth-round selection to the Denver Broncos as a part of the compensation to acquire wide receiver Devaughn Vele.
• New Orleans sent its seventh-round pick from this year to the New England Patriots in order to land defensive tackle Davon Godchaux.
• A fourth-round compensatory selection could be rewarded for the departure of cornerback Paulson Adebo for this year. The appointment of the pick will depend on cornerback Isaac Yiadom’s playing time.

2027

• First Round
• Second Round
• Third Round
• Fourth Round
• Fifth Round
• Sixth Round (from Los Angeles)

Trades

• The Saints traded Penning to the Chargers in exchange for their 2027 six-round selection
• The 2027 seventh round pick was the other pick that was moved for Vele.
• New Orleans traded its 2027 sixth-rounder to the Patriots for wide receiver Ja’Lynn Polk. Polk is on Injured Reserve for the 2025 season but will be available to the team beginning in 2026’s offseason. New Orleans also received a seventh-round pick alongside Polk.

2028

• First Round
• Second Round
• Third Round
• Fourth Round
• Fifth Round
• Seventh Round
• Seventh Round (from Dallas Cowboys)
• Seventh Round (from New England)

Trades

• New Orleans traded out their sixth-round pick for a seventh in 2027 to add offensive lineman Asim Richards from the Cowboys.
• The Polk trade yielded New Orleans a third seventh-round selection.