Last 11 players drafted with the No. 40 overall pick
Looking up the last 11 players drafted with the No. 40 overall pick can give us an idea of what kind of help the New Orleans Saints can find in Round 2 of the 2023 NFL draft. Picking just 11 slots after their first-round choice at No. 29, they should be positioned well to land an impact player (assuming they don’t trade out of this spot). Let’s look back on the players to come before here:
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2021: S Richie Grant, UCF
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2020: DT Ross Blacklock, TCU
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2019: CB Trayvon Mullen, Clemson
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2018: WR Courtland Sutton, SMU
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2017: WR Curtis Samuel, Ohio State
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2016: WR Sterling Shepard, Oklahoma
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2015: WR Dorial Green-Beckham, Oklahoma
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2014: LB Kyle Van Noy, BYU
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2013: DE Tank Carradine, Florida State
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2012: G Amini Silatolu, Midwestern State
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