What the Saints could do in the 2024 NFL draft

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NEW ORLEANS -- The Saints' biggest roster needs have become clear with two weeks until the 2024 NFL draft.

The Saints added defensive end Chase Young in free agency but lost safety Marcus Maye, wide receiver Michael Thomas and offensive lineman Andrus Peat.

New Orleans has nine picks after receiving three compensatory fifth-round picks this year (Nos. 168, 170, 175). They only have two picks -- No. 14 in the first round and No. 45 in the second -- in the first three rounds after trading up to select offensive tackle Trevor Penning in 2022 and offensive lineman Nick Saldiveri and quarterback Jake Haener in 2023. The Saints will pick again in Round 5 with their…