Darien'S MOCK DRAFT
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2026

  • Darien DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Jordyn Tyson Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Jordyn Tyson
WR Arizona State
Sonny Styles Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Sonny Styles
LB Ohio State
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Diego Pavia Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Diego Pavia
QB Vanderbilt
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Antonio Kite Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Antonio Kite
CB Ole Miss
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints won the night they stopped Pavia from sliding. Grade: B-.

Somebody in the 136th pick was going to get robbed, and it turned out to be the rest of the league. The Saints sat still while Diego Pavia, the No. 92 name on the board, slid all the way to them, then sprinted to the podium.

The edge rusher spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. If Wagner pans out, nobody remembers the price. If not, this is the pick they hear about.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jordyn Tyson
In pick No. 8 they get a No. 1 receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Sonny Styles
Sonny Styles in No. 42 is fine work, a shade of surplus and no downside. It thickens a room that could stand to be thicker.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at the 73rd overall pick is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick132 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg at Round 4, Pick 32 is the sort of value that quietly wins a weekend. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick136 Rnd4 Diego Pavia
Diego Pavia in pick 136 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick148 Rnd5 Aamil Wagner
A conviction pick on Aamil Wagner at slot 148 that the board grades a round light. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick170 Rnd5 Gracen Halton
By-the-book stuff, Gracen Halton at the 170th pick squarely in line with his ranking. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Antonio Kite
Antonio Kite in the Round 6 slot is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.