BLADE66'S MOCK DRAFT
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BLADE66'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 4, 2026

MARK LEBO 2.0

  • BLADE66 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Billy Schrauth Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Billy Schrauth
OG Notre Dame
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Zane Durant Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Zane Durant
DT Penn State
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B for the Saints.

The tape said wait; the Saints did not. Zane Durant went at pick 148, a good 28 picks before the board was ready.

The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. The Cooper Jr. steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

On the needs board they went 6 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Bottom line, more hits than misses and a roster nudged the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a lead back with juice. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Zion Young
No edge and no loss on Zion Young in No. 42; it is a wash and a sensible one. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
Omar Cooper Jr. at the 73rd pick is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Billy Schrauth
Billy Schrauth at slot 132 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick136 Rnd4 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol at pick 136 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick148 Rnd5 Zane Durant
Value said wait; Zane Durant in the 148th overall pick says they were not listening. The roster fit checks out.
Pick170 Rnd5 Red Murdock
They talked themselves into Red Murdock at the 170th pick, and the board did not agree. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick188 Rnd6 Ted Hurst
They let Ted Hurst come to them and pounced at the 188th overall pick. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.