With the twenty-seventh pick of the 2007 NFL Draft, the New Orleans Saints selected wide receiver Robert Meachem from Tennessee.
The Saints were in need of another wide receiver after the departure of veteran Joe Horn in the offseason. Meachem actually fell a little in terms of receivers, having both Ted Ginn Jr. and Dwayne Bowe picked ahead of him. It is worth noting that the Saints passed on the opportunity to draft wide receiver Dwayne Jarrett, who was a teammate of Reggie Bush last season.