Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
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Jaybeast17'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 19, 2026

2026 HHH

  • Jaybeast17 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Mitchell Melton Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Mitchell Melton
LB-EDGE Virginia
Ethan Onianwa Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Ethan Onianwa
OT Ohio State
Makai Lemon Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Makai Lemon
WR USC
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Red Murdock Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Red Murdock
LB Buffalo
Draft Picks Traded
Jaishawn Barham Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (DAL)
Jaishawn Barham
LB-EDGE Michigan
Players Gained
Head Shot
DaRon Bland
CB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall C
ValueF NeedA- TradesA+ FutureB-
The Saints won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: C.

The Saints went off the board in a big way for Mitchell Melton, 398 picks early. Conviction is one thing; this is another. Call it a C and check back in two years.

They banked enough surplus on Lemon to cover a lot of smaller sins. They robbed the room blind at the table, and it lifts the grade on its own.

They covered a lot of ground and still skipped cornerback, which is a strange place to end up. The DaRon Bland pickup adds a known quantity to a class of unknowns.

In the end, a coin-flip class: fine today, with a wide range of outcomes ahead.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mitchell Melton
This one needs a full-page explanation: Mitchell Melton in the 8th pick, miles early. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick42 Rnd2 Ethan Onianwa
Ethan Onianwa at the Round 2 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Makai Lemon
Makai Lemon in pick 73 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
They talked themselves into Demond Claiborne at No. 132, and the board did not agree. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick136 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Eli Raridon in slot 136 is fair value, right on his grade. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick150 Rnd5 Jaeden Roberts
No drama and no debate, Jaeden Roberts went about where he belonged in the 150th overall pick. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Red Murdock
Red Murdock at the 190th pick is a clear overpay, with better names still on the board. It adds depth where they could use a little.