Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 6, 2026

2026 draft eeerrr

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
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
Chris McClellan Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Chris McClellan
DT Missouri
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Parker Brailsford Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Parker Brailsford
C Alabama
Deion Burks Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Deion Burks
WR Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall C-
ValueF NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A mixed bag for the Saints, and a C- to match.

Nobody else had Mitchell Melton anywhere near No. 8. The Saints did, by 399 spots, and that gap is the whole story. It washes out to a C-, no better and no worse.

Getting McNeil-Warren where they did is the sort of value that quietly makes a class. If this class has a fault line, it runs straight through quarterback.

They went 5 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

The verdict is a shrug for now, with the swing picks left to write the real ending.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mitchell Melton
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a disruptor off the edge, though the board says they badly overpaid. The biggest hole, addressed.
Pick42 Rnd2 Isaac Smith
Isaac Smith in pick 42 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick73 Rnd3 Skyler Bell
Skyler Bell at the 73rd pick is a conviction pick that outran the value. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick132 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Value with a capital V on Davison Igbinosun in the 132nd overall pick, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick136 Rnd4 Chris McClellan
Good price on Chris McClellan in slot 136, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick148 Rnd5 Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
You do not let a safety like Emmanuel McNeil-Warren reach the Round 5 slot and blink. They did not. A want dressed up as a pick, at a spot they had covered.
Pick170 Rnd5 Parker Brailsford
Parker Brailsford in Round 5, Pick 32 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick188 Rnd6 Deion Burks
Deion Burks in pick 188 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.