New Orleans Trade Down'S MOCK DRAFT
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New Orleans Trade Down'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 4, 2026

2026 SAINTS MOCK DRAFT

  • New Orleans Trade Down DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (NO)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (NO)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Dillon Thieneman Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Dillon Thieneman
S Oregon
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (NO)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (NO)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NO)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Eli Heidenreich Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Eli Heidenreich
WR Navy
Draft Picks Received
Chris Brazzell II Head Shot
PICK: 28 RND: 1 (HOU)
Chris Brazzell II
WR Tennessee
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 38 RND: 2 (HOU)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Jake Slaughter Head Shot
PICK: 59 RND: 2 (HOU)
Jake Slaughter
C Florida
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 106 RND: 4 (HOU)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (HOU)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (HOU)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jayden Higgins
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB-
Nobody dealt better than the Saints this weekend: B+.

Some picks age like wine; Eli Heidenreich at the Round 6 slot will need to, sitting 52 spots clear of his grade. More right than wrong, and a B+ to match.

The trade ledger is the best part of the whole weekend. For all the activity, running back went untouched, which is hard to explain. Bell at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster.

A tidy weekend of work that should hold up just fine.

Pick Analysis
Pick28 Rnd1 Chris Brazzell II
In pick 28 they get a go-to option on the outside. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick38 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch at the 38th pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick42 Rnd2 Dillon Thieneman
Good price on Dillon Thieneman in pick No. 42, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A minor itch, scratched.
Pick59 Rnd2 Jake Slaughter
They did well to land Jake Slaughter in No. 59, just ahead of his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Keionte Scott
Value with a capital V on Keionte Scott in Round 3, Pick 9, a genuine coup. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick106 Rnd4 Skyler Bell
Taking Skyler Bell in the 106th overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Jack Endries slid further than he should have, and slot 132 is lovely value for the tight end. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens in pick No. 136 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick150 Rnd5 Trey Moore
They reached into another round for Trey Moore, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick172 Rnd5 Drew Allar
They read the board right and Drew Allar was the payoff at the Round 5 slot. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick190 Rnd6 Eli Heidenreich
They talked themselves into Eli Heidenreich at No. 190, and the board did not agree. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.