EvieCarli'S MOCK DRAFT
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EvieCarli'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

EVIECARLI

  • EvieCarli DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Chase Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Chase Roberts
WR BYU
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints checked most of the boxes and earned a B-.

The Saints treated their own grade as gospel and everyone else's as noise, spending pick No. 73 on Diego Pavia a full 19 spots early. Call it a sensible B-, earned the boring way.

A whole weekend of picks and tight end is somehow still a want. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

Good work on the whole, with tight end the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a two-high chess piece. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Zion Young
Zion Young in pick No. 42 is early enough to raise a brow, if not a full objection. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Diego Pavia
The board screamed and they did not listen, reaching into the next round for Diego Pavia. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick132 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at the Round 4 slot is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick136 Rnd4 Chase Roberts
A conviction pick on Chase Roberts at the 136th overall pick that the board grades a round light. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick148 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
A reasonable price with a little left over, J'Mari Taylor in pick 148. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
They did well to land DJ Campbell in the 170th overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick188 Rnd6 Antonio Kite
By-the-book stuff, Antonio Kite at the 188th pick squarely in line with his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.