What a trade back in 2026 NFL Draft could look like for the Saints.
- Ellias J Williams
- Mar 15
- 1 min read
Updated: Mar 16

It appears Saints fans may have the makings of a vicennial event on their hands.
If the Saints trade back in the 2026 draft it'll be only the second time they've done it in since 2006, roughly 20 years ago, and that trade history lends somewhat of a clue on what Saints fans could expect if Loomis makes it happen.
In the 2006 NFL draft Mickey Loomis moved back not once, but twice and they were player + pick trades outside of round one
Trade#1: 2006 2nd round pick (34th overall, D'Qwell Jackson) to Browns for Jeff Faine and 2006 2nd round pick (43rd overall, Roman Harper)
Trade#2: 2006 4th round pick (99th overall, Max Jean-Giles) to Eagles for Hollis Thomas and 2006 4th round pick (108th overall, Jahri Evans)
Considering the Saints pick at 8 and their board is notoriously smaller than the available number of draft prospects available, don't expect Loomis to change his spots and move back on day one. Not when there's potential to end up with a Reuben Bain, Caleb Downs, or Sonny Styles.



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