Today: 1967 & 1968.
The very first draft for the Saints was the 1967 draft.
The pick: Les Kelley, a linebacker, out of Alabama.
Kelley became the first-ever draft choice of the Saints, taken with the final pick of the first round.
The Saints originally had the #1 overall pick in that draft but traded it to the Baltimore Colts for quarterback Gary Cuozzo, who only played one year with the franchise.
Who did the Colts select with the top pick that the Saints originally have? Hall of Famer Bubba Smith, a defensive end from Michigan St.