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ArthurVikes'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 22, 2026

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01/14/26 [2]

  • ArthurVikes DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
David Bailey Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
David Bailey
LB-EDGE Texas Tech
Akheem Mesidor Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Akheem Mesidor
DL-EDGE Miami
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Jermaine Mathews Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Jermaine Mathews Jr.
CB Ohio State
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

There is a lot to like until you notice offensive lineman is still a hole. The Saints never got to the one that mattered most.

They are betting Mesidor proves the room right and everyone else wrong. The Chambliss pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They went 7 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

Not a headline-grabber, but a perfectly good weekend's work.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 David Bailey
In slot 8 they get a problem off the edge. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Akheem Mesidor
Akheem Mesidor at pick 42 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
They paid sticker price for Malachi Fields in the 73rd overall pick, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss in No. 132 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick136 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in the Round 4 slot is exactly on the number, no argument either way. The roster fit checks out.
Pick148 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor in pick No. 148 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Jermaine Mathews Jr.
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Jermaine Mathews Jr. in Round 5, Pick 32. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Jaren Kanak. A need, and now a little less of one.