Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 18, 2026

2026 draft 55

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Rueben Bain Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Rueben Bain Jr.
DE-EDGE Miami
Boubacar Traore Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Boubacar Traore
DL-EDGE Notre Dame
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Preston Stone Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (NO)
Preston Stone
QB Northwestern
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 149 RND: 5 (NO)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 171 RND: 5 (NO)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Draft Picks Received
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (CIN)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (TEN)
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Draft Picks Traded
Michael Taaffe Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (CIN)
Michael Taaffe
S Texas
Desmond Reid Head Shot
PICK: 189 RND: 6 (TEN)
Desmond Reid
RB Pittsburgh
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC NeedA- TradesC+ FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Saints a B-.

There is conviction, and then there is this. The Saints took Preston Stone a full 166 picks ahead of where the board had him, an overdraft steep enough that it colors the whole weekend. Nothing here to lose sleep over; call it a B-.

Thieneman at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. The cornerback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Rueben Bain Jr.
In Round 1, Pick 8 they get a quarterback's worst nightmare. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Boubacar Traore
A big swing on Boubacar Traore at pick 42, well ahead of any board in the building. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Dontay Corleone
Taking Dontay Corleone in the 73rd overall pick is close to grand larceny; an interior defensive lineman that good had no business lasting this long. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick137 Rnd4 Preston Stone
Preston Stone in the 137th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick149 Rnd5 Aaron Anderson
Aaron Anderson at slot 149 is a conviction pick that outran the value. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick171 Rnd5 Dillon Thieneman
Dillon Thieneman at the Round 5 slot is the steal of the weekend, a first-round talent at a bargain-bin price. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.