As of publishing this, the New Orleans Saints will be on the clock Thursday night of the 2023 NFL draft with the 29th overall pick that has changed hand a shocking amount of times.
Heck, maybe it’ll get traded another time if the Saints decide to move up or down.
But it’s pretty wild how many times this thing has gotten dealt. So as we get set for the first round of the 2023 draft on Thursday, let’s take a look back at all the times that particular pick has gotten traded. Specifically, it’s been four times, which is nutty.
Away we go:
1
It originally belonged to the San Francisco 49ers
The Niners finished with the third-best record this season at 13-4, which meant they got the second-from-last pick in the first round.
2
The 49ers traded it to the Miami Dolphins in the Trey Lance deal
This was a trade made in 2021: The Dolphins traded No. 3 overall (who ended up being Lance) that year to the Niners for a 2021 first-rounder, a 2022 first-rounder, a 2022 third-round pick and a 2023 first-rounder.
3
The Dolphins traded it to the Broncos in the Bradley Chubb deal
That would be Chubb and a 2025 fifth-rounder to Miami for the pick and a 2024 fourth-rounder, along with RB Chase Edmonds.
4
The Broncos traded it to the Saints for head coach Sean Payton
Because Payton was under contract with the Saints, the Broncos needed to compensate New Orleans for his services.
Now? That pick belongs to the Saints (for now?).
