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Ottis 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JUL 12, 2026

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    Saints
Draft Selections
Dylan Stewart Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Dylan Stewart
LB-EDGE South Carolina
Kelley Jones Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Kelley Jones
CB Mississippi State
Darian Mensah Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Darian Mensah
QB Miami
Luke Reynolds Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Luke Reynolds
TE Virginia Tech
Jacob Ponton Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Jacob Ponton
OT Texas Tech
Taylor Wein Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Taylor Wein
DL-EDGE Oklahoma
Edwin Spillman Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Edwin Spillman
LB Tennessee
DeAndre Moore Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
DeAndre Moore Jr.
WR Colorado
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
A respectable, level-headed haul for the Saints: B-.

The Saints went off the board in a big way for Jacob Ponton, 31 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. They moved the roster forward and banked a B- for it.

That Wein pick is the receipt they will wave around later. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped running back, which is a strange place to end up. They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for.

The trenches got the money picks, top to bottom.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Dylan Stewart
A reach for Dylan Stewart in No. 8; a little patience would have been rewarded. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick42 Rnd2 Kelley Jones
A wild overpay on Kelley Jones in the Round 2 slot, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Darian Mensah
They went early on Darian Mensah in pick No. 73, and the value did not follow. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Luke Reynolds
No edge and no loss on Luke Reynolds in the 132nd overall pick; it is a wash and a sensible one. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick136 Rnd4 Jacob Ponton
Jacob Ponton at Round 4, Pick 36 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick148 Rnd5 Taylor Wein
A top-tier edge rusher at a bargain, Taylor Wein in the 148th pick, plain and simple. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Edwin Spillman
A market-rate linebacker, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Edwin Spillman. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick188 Rnd6 DeAndre Moore Jr.
A reach on DeAndre Moore Jr. in No. 188; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.