Saints Sign First-Round OT Kelvin Banks Jr. & Five Other Draft Picks

The New Orleans Saints have signed first-round OT Kelvin Banks Jr. to a rookie contract.

This leaves New Orleans with three remaining unsigned picks from the 2025 NFL Draft. 

Rd	Pick	Player	Pos.	Note
1	9	Kelvin Banks	OT	Signed
2	40	Tyler Shough	QB
3	71	Vernon Broughton	DT
3	93	Jonas Sanker	S
4	112	Danny Stutsman	LB	Signed
4	131	Quincy Riley	CB	Signed
6	184	Devin Neal	RB	Signed
7	248	Moliki Matavao	TE	Signed
7	254	Fadil Diggs	EDGE	Signed

 

Banks, 21, was a five-star recruit, the third-ranked offensive tackle and the No. 33 overall recruit in the 2022 class out of Humble, Texas. He committed to Oregon but decommitted for Texas when former HC Mario Cristobal left for the Miami job.

He spent three seasons with Texas and was a second-team All-Big 12 in 2022, second-team All-American in 2023 and first-team All-American in 2024. 

The Saints used the No. 9 overall pick in round one on Banks. He’s projected to sign Banks to a four-year, $27,688,114 contract that includes a $16,776,806 signing bonus. The contract includes a fifth-year option for the team to pick up in 2028.

In his collegiate career, Banks started all 42 games he appeared in at left tackle.

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