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Who'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 4, 2026

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  • Who DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NO)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NO)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NO)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Davison Igbinosun Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Davison Igbinosun
CB Ohio State
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (NO)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Raylen Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Raylen Wilson
LB Georgia
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
Derrick Moore Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Derrick Moore
DE-EDGE Michigan
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Jaishawn Barham
LB Michigan
Xavier Nwankpa Head Shot
PICK: 165 RND: 5 (HOU)
Xavier Nwankpa
S Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Kadyn Proctor Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (HOU)
Kadyn Proctor
OT Alabama
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC+ NeedB TradesD+ FutureA
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Saints.

Somewhere a scout is still blinking. The Saints spent the 59th overall pick on Derrick Moore, a name the board had a full 39 spots lower. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

That quarterback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The Rutledge pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged.

They gave back a little on the phones for the right to move.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the Round 1 slot they get a building block for the line. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
They paid sticker price for Caleb Banks in Round 2, Pick 10, and that is fine. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick59 Rnd2 Derrick Moore
Derrick Moore in slot 59 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick73 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
Malachi Fields at the 73rd overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick106 Rnd4 Jaishawn Barham
Jaishawn Barham in pick No. 106 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick132 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at pick 132 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick136 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
By-the-book stuff, Domani Jackson at Round 4, Pick 36 squarely in line with his ranking. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 Davison Igbinosun
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Davison Igbinosun. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick165 Rnd5 Xavier Nwankpa
They took Xavier Nwankpa at par in the Round 5 slot, which is nothing to complain about. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick170 Rnd5 Miles Kitselman
They went early on Miles Kitselman in No. 170, and the value did not follow. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick188 Rnd6 Raylen Wilson
Raylen Wilson at pick 188 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. Pure best-available; the position was not exactly begging.