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Solly'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUL 7, 2025

2026 NFL DRAFT

  • Solly DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 5 RND: 1 (NO)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Blake Miller Head Shot
PICK: 37 RND: 2 (NO)
Blake Miller
OT Clemson
R Mason Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NO)
R Mason Thomas
DE-EDGE Oklahoma
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 105 RND: 4 (NO)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 138 RND: 4 (NO)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NO)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Nico Iamaleava Head Shot
PICK: 183 RND: 6 (NO)
Nico Iamaleava
QB UCLA
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (NO)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Tosh Baker Head Shot
PICK: 219 RND: 7 (CAR)
Tosh Baker
OT Notre Dame
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Quarterback settled, Nussmeier in the fold, and a B- for the Saints.

This is the pick they will still be bragging about in July: Nico Iamaleava, the No. 22 name on the board, stolen at the 183rd overall pick. It nets out to a B-, which feels about right.

The whole projection now runs through Garrett Nussmeier; hit there and everything else looks smarter. The Capehart pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over. A whole weekend of picks and cornerback is somehow still a want.

A competent weekend that does not make headlines and does not need to.

Pick Analysis
Pick5 Rnd1 Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier at the 5th pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick37 Rnd2 Blake Miller
Blake Miller at slot 37 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick69 Rnd3 R Mason Thomas
R Mason Thomas at slot 69 is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick105 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
They talked themselves into DeMonte Capehart at Round 4, Pick 3, and the board did not agree. It fills a real need, too.
Pick138 Rnd4 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields in No. 138 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick144 Rnd5 Lander Barton
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Lander Barton. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick183 Rnd6 Nico Iamaleava
Steal is underselling it; Nico Iamaleava at pick No. 183 is a heist with the alarm still ringing. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick219 Rnd7 Tosh Baker
Tosh Baker in the Round 7 slot is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.