New Orleans signed safety Justin Reid to a three-year deal earlier in the offseason and is already starting veteran safety Tyrann Mathieu. With the Saints safety duo set for at least the 2025 season, Sanker is likely a developmental piece that will see some playtime as a rookie.

The Saints added a fun-to-watch playmaker to their secondary with Jonas Sanker. But how do you grade that third-round draft pick?

Virginia safety Jonas Sanker was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 93rd overall pick in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft on Friday night. Sanker, a native of Charlottesville, becomes the first Cavaliers safety drafted since Juan Thornhill went to the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round in 2019.