The New Orleans Saints made five picks between rounds four and seven of Saturday’s third and final day of the NFL Draft.
New Orleans tackled multiple positions, selecting offensive guard Jeremiah Wright with the 132nd pick, wide receiver Bryce Lance with the 136th pick, safety Lorenzo Styles Jr. at pick 172, wide receiver Barion Brown at pick 192, and cornerback TJ Hall with the 219th pick.
Wright is 6’5 1/8″ tall, weighs 331 lbs, has 10″ hands, 33 1/3″ arms, and is 24 years old.
The Selma, Alabama native got into college in 2020 and spent all five seasons with the Auburn Tigers, initially being converted to a reserve defensive lineman before flipping back to his natural interior offensive line position. He missed 2021 after recovering from an ACL tear and played on both sides of the ball in 2022, making his first start at left guard against Ole Miss that season. In his final two years, Wright was a starter in every game, and he finished his Auburn career playing in 53 games.
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Four picks later, the Saints drafted North Dakota State’s Bryce Lance, the younger brother of Chargers quarterback Trey Lance. The Marshall, Minnesota native stands at 6’3 3/8″, weighs 204 lbs, has 9 1/4″ hands, and 32 1/8″ arms. Lance also stood out at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis, Indiana, recording a 4.34 40-yard dash, 1.49 10-yard split, 41.5″ vertical, 11′ 1″ broad jump, 7-second three cone drill, and a 4.15-second 20-yard shuttle.
Lance was only in college for three years, spending all of them as a member of the Bison’s program. In 2024, he had 1,053 yards and 17 touchdowns on 75 receptions, then, in 2025, the 23-year-old was more efficient and a creator of big plays. He finished this past season with 51 catches for 1,079 yards and eight scores. The Bisons also used him in the run game a handful of times, rushing nine times for 121 yards and reaching paydirt two more times.
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In the fifth round, New Orleans grabbed Ohio State safety Lorenzo Styles Jr. with the 172nd pick. He is brothers with Sonny Styles, who was taken seventh overall in the draft by the Washington Commanders. Styles Jr. is 6’1/2″ tall, weighs 194 lbs, has 9 1/2″ hands, and 31 5/8″ arms. He participated in some combine drills, running a 4.27 40-yard dash(2nd fastest this year), 1.49 10-yard split, and had a 39″ vertical.
The 23-year-old began his college career as a wide receiver at Notre Dame. After spending two seasons there, he decided to take his talent to Ohio State and the opposite side of football. Styles Jr had to redshirt in 2023 with the change of position and spent time at cornerback and safety for the Buckeyes.
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In the sixth round, the Saints selected LSU wide receiver Barion Brown with the 190th pick. Brown stands at 5’11”, weighs 177 lbs, has 9″ hands, and 31 1/2″ arms. At the combine, the former Tiger ran a 4.40 40-yard dash and 1.62-second 10-yard split. The Nashville, Tennessee, native is not only a pass catcher but was his team’s primary return specialist.
Before landing in Louisiana, Brown was with the Kentucky Wildcats for three years. Over his career, Brown hauled in 175 passes for 2,060 yards and 12 touchdowns. In the return game, he finished with 66 kickoff returns for 1,910 yards and took six of them to the house. Brown’s production on the field earned him All-SEC honors in multiple seasons, and he is the first LSU player drafted by the Saints since Will Clapp was taken in the seventh round of the 2018 draft.
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And in the third pick in the seventh round (219th overall), the Saints selected Iowa cornerback TJ Hall. The Fresno, California native stands at 6’0 3/4″, weighs 189 lbs, has 9 1/2″ hands, and 30″ arms. Hall also ran a 4.59 40-yard dash, 1.62 10-yard split, recorded a 36″ vertical, 7.19-second 3-cone drill, and a 4.19 20-yard shuttle.
Hall was a Hawkeye for all four years of his college career, seeing an uptick in play and production in his final two years. Between the 2024 and 2025 seasons, Hall had 66 tackles (43 solo), 12 passes defended, and two interceptions.
