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SAINTS FAN'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 10, 2026

2026 SAINTS MOCK DRAFT

  • SAINTS FAN DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NO)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

The Saints clearly saw something nobody else did in Trey Moore, taking him 49 picks ahead of his grade. The board is not convinced. The bottom line is a respectable B-.

The quarterback hole is the one line item this class does not answer. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In pick 8 they get a weapon on the perimeter. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
A wild overpay on Zachariah Branch in the 42nd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
Treydan Stukes at No. 73 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick132 Rnd4 Trey Moore
They left a pile of value on the table to take Trey Moore this early at the Round 4 slot. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick136 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
Oscar Delp at the 136th pick is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. It fills a real need, too.
Pick150 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at Round 5, Pick 10 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick172 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
Matt Gulbin at pick 172 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick190 Rnd6 Zavion Thomas
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Zavion Thomas. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.