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The Saints made four last-minute roster moves before kickoff with the Panthers, putting a rookie draft pick on injured reserve:
The New Orleans Saints reported four last-minute roster moves on the daily NFL transactions wire before Sunday’s kickoff with the Carolina Panthers, most notably putting rookie draft pick Nick Saldiveri on injured reserve.
Here’s what you need to know about each of these latest transactions:
The Broncos are not expected to receive any comp picks for the 2024 NFL draft.
The Denver Broncos are not expected to receive any compensatory draft picks in 2024 following their free-agent haul this spring.
Each year, the NFL hands out comp picks after the third round, essentially compensating teams who lost more than they gained in free agency the previous offseason.
Each team’s gains and losses in free agency are tracked by OverTheCap.com, a website that estimates potential comp picks by reviewing free agent contracts during the NFL season.
This year, Denver’s loss of Dre’Mont Jones was canceled out by the arrival of Zach Allen. The losses of Calvin Anderson and Andrew Beck were canceled out by the arrivals of Samaje Perine and Chris Manhertz, respectively.
The Broncos also gave big-money contracts to offensive linemen Mike McGlinchey and Ben Powers, and they also signed quarterback Jarrett Stidham. It safe to say Denver’s additions outweighed the team’s losses during free agency this spring.
So the Broncos are not expected to be awarded any comp picks in 2024, leaving them with six selections to use in next year’s draft.
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The Broncos can’t acquire any more draft picks via trade until the offseason. They currently hold six picks, including 9th overall.
Coming off their bye week, the Denver Broncos hold six picks to use in the 2024 NFL draft. Because the NFL’s in-season trade deadline has passed, the Broncos won’t be able to add any more picks via trade until the offseason.
With Denver not expected to receive any compensatory picks this spring, the only way general manager George Paton could acquire more selections is via trade. The Broncos could consider moving players and trade down during the draft to stockpile additional selections.
Denver currently has selections in the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth rounds of next April’s draft.
Round 1: own pick (9th overall)
Round 3: own or via Saints (Sean Payton trade)
Round 4: own or via Dolphins (Bradley Chubb trade)
Round 5: own pick
Round 5: via Jets (Jacob Martin trade)
Round 6: via 49ers (Randy Gregory trade)
The team’s original second-round pick was sent to the New Orleans Saints earlier this year as part of the trade for coach Sean Payton. It’s unclear if the team’s third- and fourth-round picks are their original picks or selections that were acquired in previous trades.
The 2024 NFL draft will be held in Detroit from April 25-27.
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An update on the #49ers’ 2022 draft class, which isn’t trending the right direction 1.5 seasons in:
The 49ers are in a good place from a roster perspective and they don’t necessarily need young players to contribute right away. However, if they’re going to extend their Super Bowl window beyond the current core of stars they’ll need contributions from their draft classes.
Through 1.5 seasons the 2022 draft class doesn’t appear to be on track to contribute much down the road.
Quarterback Brock Purdy, the final pick last year, is the obvious headliner, but beyond that the 49ers’ contributions from second-year players have been minimal with not many signs that any of them are trending upward.
Let’s run through San Francisco’s nine-player class for a quick update:
Few teams need a QB as badly as the Vikings, and there’s a lot of speculation linking them to Jameis Winston. What should the Saints ask for in a trade?
The NFL trade deadline is just hours away, and the New Orleans Saints may not have a player with more appeal — and availability — to other teams than Jameis Winston. Their backup quarterback is overqualified for that role and deserves an opportunity to start around the league. And a recent season-ending injury to Minnesota Vikings starter Kirk Cousins has led to plenty of speculation as the deadline approaches.
We’ll stoke those fires a little bit. There have not been any credible reports linking the Vikings to trade talks with New Orleans centering on Winston or any other player, but we’ll play along. What should the Saints seek in exchange for Winston’s services?
Minnesota has plenty of draft picks with multiple selections in round four (their own pick and another choice coming from the Detroit Lions), round five (from the Kansas City Chiefs and Cleveland Browns), and round six (their own and a pick from the Las Vegas Raiders, through the New England Patriots), so we’ll start there.
Some recent backup quarterback trades have brought in picks in rounds four (Trey Lance to the Dallas Cowboys this year, Nick Foles to the Chicago Bears in 2020), five (Kyle Allen to the Washington Commanders in 2020) and seven (Case Keenum to the Buffalo Bills in 2022) and a couple of intriguing swaps:
We’ve also seen backup passers traded for conditional late-round picks like Nick Mullens (seventh rounder), Baker Mayfield (fifth), as well as Teddy Bridgewater, Joe Flacco and Gardner Minshew (all sixth rounders). But that’s such little compensation that the Saints would do better to just hold onto Winston in case he’s needed in an emergency.
Still, it’s easy to see why Minnesota is a compelling trade partner. Winston’s prorated $647,000 salary for the rest of the season would be very easy to fit under the salary cap, and the Vikings have rallied back from an 0-3 start to their current 4-4 record. They’re not far behind the 6-2 Detroit Lions in a weak NFC North. Winston would be an upgrade over backups Sean Mannion and Jaren Hall.
So what kind of compensation should the Saints seek (in hypothetical trade talks)? Recent deals would suggest a fair deal brings back a fifth- or sixth-round pick at best, though the Saints could maybe squeeze a fourth rounder out of Minnesota by offering to throw in a sixth or seventh rounder of their own. The Saints don’t currently own a fourth-round pick but they’re hoping to get one or two of them when compensatory picks are awarded in March. The way things stand right now they won’t have any draft picks between the second rounder coming back to them from the Denver Broncos and that compensatory fourth rounder, which would fall at the end of the round — putting a gap of as many as 100 picks before they’ll go back on the board.
With that in mind, here’s our trade proposal:
That isn’t a great return for either side, frankly. And it’s probably more than the Vikings would be willing to pay. It’s why there doesn’t appear to be much momentum brewing for a deal between the two teams. Expect Winston to stay in New Orleans for the rest of the season and test free agency again in the spring.
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Before the NFL trade deadline, the Broncos hold 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 5th and 6th round picks to use in the 2024 NFL draft.
Ahead of the NFL trade deadline (2:00 p.m. MT today), the Denver Broncos currently hold six picks to use in the 2024 NFL draft.
The Broncos have said they’re not actively shopping players, but it wouldn’t be surprising to see the team acquire more picks between now and Tuesday afternoon’s trade deadline. Denver currently has selections in the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth rounds of next April’s draft.
Round 1: own pick
Round 3: own or via Saints (Sean Payton trade)
Round 4: own or via Dolphins (Bradley Chubb trade)
Round 5: own pick
Round 5: via Jets (Jacob Martin trade)
Round 6: via 49ers (Randy Gregory trade)
The team’s original second-round pick was sent to the New Orleans Saints earlier this year as part of the trade for coach Sean Payton. It’s unclear if the team’s third- and fourth-round picks are their original picks or selections that were acquired in previous trades.
The 2024 NFL draft will be held in Detroit from April 25-27.
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Before the NFL trade deadline, the Broncos hold 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 5th and 6th round picks to use in the 2024 NFL draft.
Ahead of the NFL trade deadline (Oct. 31), the Denver Broncos currently hold six picks to use in the 2024 NFL draft.
It would not be surprising to see the team acquire more picks between now and the trade deadline. After starting the season with a 2-5 record, the Broncos might consider going into a rebuilding stage and parting ways with veteran players who have trade value.
Denver currently has selections in the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth rounds of next April’s draft.
Round 1: own pick
Round 3: own or via Saints (Sean Payton trade)
Round 4: own or via Dolphins (Bradley Chubb trade)
Round 5: own pick
Round 5: via Jets (Jacob Martin trade)
Round 6: via 49ers (Randy Gregory trade)
The team’s original second-round pick was sent to the New Orleans Saints earlier this year as part of the Sean Payton trade. It’s unclear if the team’s third and fourth round picks are their original picks or selections that were acquired in previous trades.
The 2024 NFL draft will be held in Detroit from April 25-27.
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Before the NFL trade deadline, the Broncos hold 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 5th and 6th round picks to use in the 2024 NFL draft.
Ahead of the NFL trade deadline (Oct. 31), the Denver Broncos currently hold six picks to use in the 2024 NFL draft.
It would not be surprising to see the team acquire more picks between now and the trade deadline. After starting the season with a 1-5 record, the Broncos might consider going into a rebuilding stage and parting ways with veteran players who have trade value.
Denver currently has selections in the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth rounds of next April’s draft.
Round 1: own pick
Round 3: own or via Saints (Sean Payton trade)
Round 4: own or via Dolphins (Bradley Chubb trade)
Round 5: own pick
Round 5: via Jets (Jacob Martin trade)
Round 6: via 49ers (Randy Gregory trade)
The team’s original second-round pick was sent to the New Orleans Saints earlier this year as part of the Sean Payton trade. It’s unclear if the team’s third and fourth round picks are their original picks or selections that were acquired in previous trades.
The 2024 NFL draft will be held in Detroit from April 25-27.
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The Broncos now hold 1st, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 5th and 6th round picks to use in the 2024 NFL draft after the Randy Gregory trade.
After trading outside linebacker Randy Gregory and a seventh-round draft pick to the San Francisco 49ers in exchange for a sixth-round pick, the team holds the same total number of picks for 2024, but they were able to move up one round late in the draft.
The Broncos have six picks to use in April, including selections in the first, third, fourth, fifth and sixth rounds. Here’s a look at the team’s order of picks after the Gregory trade:
Round 1: own pick
Round 3: own or via Saints (Sean Payton trade)
Round 4: own or via Dolphins (Bradley Chubb trade)
Round 5: own pick
Round 5: via Jets (Jacob Martin trade)
Round 6: via 49ers (Randy Gregory trade)
The team’s original second-round pick was sent to the New Orleans Saints earlier this year as part of the Sean Payton trade. It’s unclear if the team’s third and fourth round picks are their original picks or selections that were acquired in previous trades.
The 2024 NFL draft will be held in Detroit from April 25-27.
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The Broncos currently hold six picks in the 2024 NFL draft, including an early first-round pick.
The Denver Broncos currently hold six picks in the 2024 NFL draft, and they are on pace to secure a top-five pick after a 1-3 start.
Here’s an updated look at the team’s current order of picks for next April.
(The team’s second-round pick was sent to the Saints earlier this year as part of the Sean Payton trade.)
Round 1: own pick
Round 3: own or via Saints* (Sean Payton trade)
Round 4: own or via Dolphins** (Bradley Chubb trade)
Round 5: own pick
Round 5: via Jets (Jacob Martin trade)
Round 7: own or via Rams*** (Kenny Young trade)
*The Broncos traded a 2024 third-round pick to the Seattle Seahawks to trade up for cornerback Riley Moss during the 2023 draft. It’s not yet known if Denver sent its original third-round pick or a third-round selection previously acquired from the Saints.
**The Broncos traded a 2024 fourth-round pick to the New York Jets in 2022 in exchange for pass rusher Jacob Martin and a 2024 fifth-round pick. It’s unclear if Denver traded its own pick or the Miami Dolphins’ pick for Martin.
***Denver acquired a seventh-round pick and linebacker Kenny Young from the Los Angeles Rams in 2021 in exchange for next year’s sixth-round pick. It’s unclear if the Broncos sent their original seventh-round pick or L.A.’s seventh-round pick when they acquired kicker Wil Lutz from New Orleans.
Clear as mud, right?
Regardless of if they end up being their original picks or the picks acquired from other teams, Denver is currently expected to have six picks in 2024 with selections in the first, third, fourth, fifth and seventh rounds.
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