njjj'S MOCK DRAFT
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njjj'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAY 16, 2026

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  • njjj DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Jordan Seaton Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Jordan Seaton
OT LSU
Zach Lutmer Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Zach Lutmer
CB Iowa
Joe Otting Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Joe Otting
C Notre Dame
Eugene Wilson III Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Eugene Wilson III
WR Florida
Elijah Rushing Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Elijah Rushing
LB-EDGE Oregon
Luke Reynolds Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Luke Reynolds
TE Penn State
Darius Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Darius Taylor
RB Minnesota
Malachi Nelson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Malachi Nelson
QB UTEP
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Saints a B-.

The Saints' one glaring miss is interior defensive lineman, a need they left exactly as they found it.

They are betting Lutmer proves the room right and everyone else wrong. Job largely done: edge rusher settled and 7 of 8 of the wish list covered.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Good work on the whole, with interior defensive lineman the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jordan Seaton
In No. 8 they get a building block for the line. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Zach Lutmer
A premium they did not need to pay, Zach Lutmer a notch or two before his time. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Joe Otting
Joe Otting in Round 3, Pick 9 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick132 Rnd4 Eugene Wilson III
Eugene Wilson III at slot 132 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick136 Rnd4 Elijah Rushing
A tidy little value on Elijah Rushing in pick 136, a step better than break-even. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Luke Reynolds
A straight-up fair deal on Luke Reynolds at the Round 5 slot, value and slot in agreement. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Darius Taylor
Darius Taylor in the 170th overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Malachi Nelson
By-the-book stuff, Malachi Nelson at the 188th pick squarely in line with his ranking. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.