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CMS2'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 14, 2026

When the Saints Come Marching In

  • CMS2 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NO)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NO)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (NO)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (NO)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NO)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NO)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NO)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (NO)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NO)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Bud Clark Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (NO)
Bud Clark
S TCU
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 16 RND: 1 (NYJ)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 44 RND: 2 (NYJ)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 69 RND: 3 (HOU)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 80 RND: 3 (BAL)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Eli Stowers Head Shot
PICK: 94 RND: 3 (NE)
Eli Stowers
TE Vanderbilt
Mikail Kamara Head Shot
PICK: 103 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Mikail Kamara
DE-EDGE Indiana
Brian Parker II Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Brian Parker II
OG Duke
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 131 RND: 4 (DEN)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (DEN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NE)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (DEN)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Kenyatta Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (BAL)
Kenyatta Jackson Jr.
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Jakobe Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Jakobe Thomas
S Miami
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (ARI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ARI)
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Players Gained
Head Shot
Stetson Bennett
QB
Head Shot
Zay Flowers
WR
Players traded away
Head Shot
Spencer Rattler
QB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB+ NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Saints and Cisse: B+.

You build a draft on nights like this. Brandon Cisse had no business being available in slot 80, and the Saints did the only sane thing and turned in the card. Solid and sensible more than spectacular: a B+.

The dealing alone would carry a lesser class. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped quarterback, which is a strange place to end up.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but quarterback.

Pick Analysis
Pick16 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In Round 1, Pick 16 they get a true top target at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick44 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Anthony Hill Jr. at pick No. 44 is the proof. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick69 Rnd3 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt at slot 69 is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick80 Rnd3 Brandon Cisse
The board fumbled Brandon Cisse all the way to the Round 3 slot, and they scooped it up. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick94 Rnd3 Eli Stowers
They robbed the room for Eli Stowers here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick103 Rnd4 Mikail Kamara
By-the-book stuff, Mikail Kamara at pick 103 squarely in line with his ranking. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick106 Rnd4 Brian Parker II
They will replay Brian Parker II at No. 106 for years; that is how good the value is. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick131 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
They jumped the gun on Skyler Gill-Howard, taking him earlier than his grade liked. It fills a real need, too.
Pick149 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
J'Mari Taylor at the 149th overall pick is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick171 Rnd5 DJ Campbell
Good price on DJ Campbell in the Round 5 slot, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick189 Rnd6 Bud Clark
Nothing to complain about; Bud Clark went a shade earlier than his grade, which is fine. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.