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Dale'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 12, 2026

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  • Dale DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (NO)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NO)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NO)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Saints spent the weekend waiting on one name, and it fell: Drew Allar, the No. 145 name on the board, in slot 171. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

The Brown reach is the anchor dragging on the value grade. That edge rusher hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but edge rusher.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
Caleb Downs in pick No. 8 lands just on the right side of the ledger. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick42 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Emmanuel Pregnon in pick 42 is fair value, right on his grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick73 Rnd3 Skyler Bell
Skyler Bell at the Round 3 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick132 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun at pick 132 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick137 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Michael Trigg in pick No. 137. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick149 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
Skyler Gill-Howard in Round 5, Pick 10 is a bargain the rest of the room will envy. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick171 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Somehow Drew Allar was still sitting there in slot 171, and they pounced on premier quarterback value. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick189 Rnd6 Barion Brown
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Barion Brown. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.