Godfather'S MOCK DRAFT
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Godfather'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 22, 2026

0422

  • Godfather DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (NO)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NO)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NO)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NO)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Kaleb Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Kaleb Proctor
DL SE Louisiana
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (NO)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NO)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Draft Picks Received
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 18 RND: 1 (MIN)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Sam Hecht Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Sam Hecht
C Kansas State
Tim Keenan III Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (BUF)
Tim Keenan III
DT Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (DAL)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Quinnen Williams
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Saints let Hecht fall into their laps, and walked away with a B+.

The value of the weekend has a name and a slot: Sam Hecht, slot 126, roughly 34 picks past where he belonged. Good, not great, and the B+ says as much.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Cornerback was the priority and it is no longer a question, which is most of the job.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick Analysis
Pick18 Rnd1 Sonny Styles
In slot 18 they get a three-down second-level presence. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chris Bell
A market-rate wide receiver, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Chris Bell. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick49 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
A quiet steal in Round 2, Pick 17: Emmanuel Pregnon for less than the market said. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
Eli Stowers at the 73rd overall pick is money in the bank, a tight end taken below his worth. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick92 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
They let Elijah Sarratt come to them and pounced at pick 92. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick126 Rnd4 Sam Hecht
They will replay Sam Hecht at the 126th pick for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick132 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Nothing to complain about; Will Lee III went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick136 Rnd4 Kaleb Proctor
Kaleb Proctor in pick No. 136 is fair value, right on his grade. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jakobe Thomas
A slide stopped in Round 5, Pick 10, with Jakobe Thomas worth more than the price. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick165 Rnd5 Tim Keenan III
Tim Keenan III at slot 165 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. It fills a real need, too.
Pick172 Rnd5 Demond Claiborne
Demond Claiborne in the Round 5 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick190 Rnd6 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson slipping to the 190th overall pick is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.