Snowdad'S MOCK DRAFT
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Snowdad'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 25, 2026

My First ever mock draft

  • Snowdad DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NO)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Deontae Lawson Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Deontae Lawson
LB Alabama
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NO)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (NO)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (NO)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Miles Kitselman Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Miles Kitselman
TE Tennessee
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (NO)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NO)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Draft Picks Received
Max Klare Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (DEN)
Max Klare
TE Ohio State
Kaytron Allen Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Kaytron Allen
RB Penn State
Malachi Lawrence Head Shot
PICK: 108 RND: 4 (DEN)
Malachi Lawrence
DE-EDGE UCF
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 128 RND: 4 (HOU)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Keaten Wade Head Shot
PICK: 234 RND: 7 (MIN)
Keaten Wade
DE-EDGE Colorado
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (MIN)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (MIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (HOU)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Players Gained
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Lil'Jordan Humphrey
WR
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Rondale Moore
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB- TradesA+ FutureB
The Saints turned the phones into found money: B+.

The Saints torched the value chart for Mitchell Melton, taking him 63 spots sooner than anyone had him slotted.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The Lawson pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch.

With cornerback unsolved, spending premium capital on safety is the choice that costs them. That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In slot 8 they get a two-high chess piece. Need was not the driver here.
Pick63 Rnd2 Max Klare
Fair-plus on Max Klare, a quiet win that adds up over a draft. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick73 Rnd3 Deontae Lawson
They read the board right and Deontae Lawson was the payoff at the 73rd pick. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick106 Rnd4 Kaytron Allen
A slide stopped in Round 4, Pick 6, with Kaytron Allen worth more than the price. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick108 Rnd4 Malachi Lawrence
Malachi Lawrence in pick 108 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick128 Rnd4 Keylan Rutledge
A clean, defensible pick in the 128th overall pick with a little surplus value in Keylan Rutledge. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jakobe Thomas
A surprising call. With cornerback still to address, they spent pick No. 132 on Jakobe Thomas, a safety they were not short of.
Pick136 Rnd4 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart in the 136th pick is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick148 Rnd5 Drew Allar
Drew Allar slid further than he should have, and Round 5, Pick 10 is lovely value for the quarterback. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170 Rnd5 Brenen Thompson
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Brenen Thompson in No. 170. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick188 Rnd6 Miles Kitselman
Miles Kitselman at slot 188 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the tight end. It fills a real need, too.
Pick234 Rnd7 Keaten Wade
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Keaten Wade well ahead of where he belonged. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick240 Rnd7 Mitchell Melton
A big swing on Mitchell Melton at the 240th overall pick, well ahead of any board in the building. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.