Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
  1. Home
  2. Simulator

Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 8, 2026

2026 draft 77

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Rodrick Pleasant Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Rodrick Pleasant
CB UCLA
Zion Young Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Zion Young
DE-EDGE Missouri
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Blake Shapen Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Blake Shapen
QB Mississippi State
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Zach Rice Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Zach Rice
C Syracuse
Le'Veon Moss Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Le'Veon Moss
RB Texas A&M
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall C-
ValueF NeedA- TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints land in the muddy middle: C-.

There is reaching, and then there is Rodrick Pleasant at No. 8. The Saints jumped the board by 363 and dared it to prove them wrong. The good and the questionable cancel out to a C-.

The Stukes pick alone nudges the whole weekend up a notch. They covered a lot of ground and still skipped tight end, which is a strange place to end up.

So much rides on Rodrick Pleasant that the real verdict is a season or two away.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Rodrick Pleasant
In slot 8 they get a sticky cover corner, though the board says they badly overpaid. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Zion Young
No edge and no loss on Zion Young in No. 42; it is a wash and a sensible one. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick73 Rnd3 Vincent Anthony Jr.
Vincent Anthony Jr. at the Round 3 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick132 Rnd4 Blake Shapen
They talked themselves into Blake Shapen at the 132nd overall pick, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick136 Rnd4 Barion Brown
Barion Brown in the 136th pick is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Zach Rice
They left a pile of value on the table to take Zach Rice this early at Round 5, Pick 10. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick170 Rnd5 Le'Veon Moss
Le'Veon Moss in Round 5, Pick 32 is fair value, right on his grade. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick188 Rnd6 Treydan Stukes
They will replay Treydan Stukes at the Round 6 slot for years; that is how good the value is. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.