NFL Draft 2026: Saints' Prime Time Picks

0:00On April 23rd, the 2026 NFL draft kicks off today in Pittsburgh, running three days from April 23rd to 25th, with two. 157 picks total that can flip team fortunes overnight. For New Orleans Saints fans, it's primetime. They hold eight selections, starting strong at pick eight in the first round around 8.56 pm. Eastern Thursday night. Expect the usual drama with trades, surprise risers, and followers shaking up the board, especially as teams pluck holes from retirements and build for the future. The Saints, with their promising young core, could stack talent deep into day three. Fans are buzzing because these drafts rewrite preseason power rankings in hours, turning good teams great or exposing weaknesses fast. Black and gold supporters see real upside here to accelerate their rebuild. Rounds two and three hit Friday at 7 pm Eastern, then four through seven start Saturday noon Eastern, their later picks cluster in rounds four, five and six for depth hunting.

1:02Tune in on NFL Network, ESPN, or Stream via NFL Plus, ESPN Services, or FUBO, plenty of ways to catch every selection as the league refreshes itself, right before our eyes. From around the league, powered by AI, this is NFL News Today. I'm Corey with the story.