March 27th'S MOCK DRAFT
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March 27th'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 27, 2026

2026 SAINTS MOCK DRAFT

  • March 27th DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Emmanuel Pregnon Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Emmanuel Pregnon
OG Oregon
Jacob Rodriguez Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Jacob Rodriguez
LB Texas Tech
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Charles Demmings Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Charles Demmings
CB Stephen F. Austin
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NO)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Josh Cameron Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Josh Cameron
WR Baylor
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints robbed the room for Igbinosun. Final grade: B-.

Every other box got a look, but edge rusher did not. The Saints will head to camp with the same hole they walked in with. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

The Igbinosun pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. Every board in the league had Gill-Howard lower, and that gap is the story. They went 4 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In No. 8 they get a home-run threat at receiver at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Emmanuel Pregnon
Good price on Emmanuel Pregnon in the 42nd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jacob Rodriguez
They paid sticker price for Jacob Rodriguez in pick 73, and that is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick132 Rnd4 Davison Igbinosun
Davison Igbinosun in the 132nd overall pick should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick136 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
They liked Skyler Gill-Howard enough to skip the value, taking him in the Round 4 slot. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick150 Rnd5 Charles Demmings
No edge and no loss on Charles Demmings in Round 5, Pick 10; it is a wash and a sensible one. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
A straight-up fair deal on Aaron Anderson at slot 172, value and slot in agreement. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick190 Rnd6 Josh Cameron
Fair-plus on Josh Cameron, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.