jlwalker43'S MOCK DRAFT
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jlwalker43'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 30, 2026

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  • jlwalker43 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
LT Overton Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
LT Overton
DE-EDGE Alabama
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NO)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Saints and Hunter: B-.

Every so often the board makes a mistake, and the Saints were there to profit. Lee Hunter, the No. 48 name on the board, should have been long gone before slot 73. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

If Overton pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about. They will regret leaving running back for another day if the season turns on it.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the running back spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 8th overall pick they get a ballhawk on the back end at fair value. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 LT Overton
LT Overton in slot 42 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
The board fumbled Lee Hunter all the way to the 73rd pick, and they scooped it up. The roster fit checks out.
Pick132 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
A tidy bit of business in the Round 4 slot, where Michael Trigg graded well above the range. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick136 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Will Lee III at No. 136. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Malik Benson
A clean, defensible pick in pick 150 with a little surplus value in Malik Benson. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick172 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at pick No. 172 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick190 Rnd6 Matt Gulbin
Matt Gulbin slipping to Round 6, Pick 9 is the kind of luck good rooms make for themselves. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.