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Alex414'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 26, 2026

Saints 2026

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Draft Selections
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (NO)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NO)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NO)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (NO)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Domani Jackson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Domani Jackson
CB Alabama
Logan Jones Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Logan Jones
C Iowa
DeMonte Capehart Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
DeMonte Capehart
DT Clemson
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (NO)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Jaydn Ott Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaydn Ott
RB Oklahoma
Draft Picks Received
Olaivavega Ioane Head Shot
PICK: 26 RND: 1 (BUF)
Olaivavega Ioane
OG Penn State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 63 RND: 2 (NE)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 125 RND: 4 (NE)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Joe Royer Head Shot
PICK: 126 RND: 4 (BUF)
Joe Royer
TE Cincinnati
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 166 RND: 5 (BUF)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 1 (BUF)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NE)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (BUF)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NYJ)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (ARI)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
Head Shot
Breece Hall
RB
Head Shot
Trent Sherfield
WR
Head Shot
Deone Walker
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA
Allar should have been long gone. The Saints pounced, and earned a A-.

If you want a masterclass in dealing, watch the Saints, who turned every swap into a profit this weekend. The board rewarded a patient, disciplined weekend with a A-.

The Allar pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped edge rusher, which is a strange place to end up. Every board in the league had Jackson lower, and that gap is the story.

In the end it comes back to Olaivavega Ioane, and a haul good enough to build on right away.

Pick Analysis
Pick26 Rnd1 Olaivavega Ioane
In the Round 1 slot they get a cornerstone up front at fair value. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 CJ Allen
CJ Allen is a better player than Round 2, Pick 10 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick63 Rnd2 A.J. Haulcy
Nice patience on A.J. Haulcy, who had no business lasting to pick 63. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick125 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Will Lee III at slot 125 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick126 Rnd4 Joe Royer
Joe Royer slid further than he should have, and the 126th pick is lovely value for the tight end. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick132 Rnd4 Domani Jackson
Domani Jackson at No. 132 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick136 Rnd4 Logan Jones
A clean, defensible pick in Round 4, Pick 36 with a little surplus value in Logan Jones. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick148 Rnd5 DeMonte Capehart
DeMonte Capehart at pick 148 is a sensible buy, a touch better than market for the interior defensive lineman. The roster fit checks out.
Pick166 Rnd5 Drew Allar
They robbed the room for Drew Allar here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick170 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson in slot 170 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaydn Ott
A tidy bit of business in No. 188, where Jaydn Ott graded well above the range. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.