Realistic Mock Draft'S MOCK DRAFT
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Realistic Mock Draft'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 6, 2026

2026 SAINTS MOCK DRAFT

  • Realistic Mock Draft DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Zachariah Branch Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Zachariah Branch
WR Georgia
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Jack Endries Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Jack Endries
TE Texas
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Matt Gulbin Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NO)
Matt Gulbin
C Michigan State
Zavion Thomas Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Zavion Thomas
WR LSU
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueC NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
A solid, sensible weekend for the Saints: B-.

You can fall in love with a player. You are not supposed to marry him in the wrong round. The Saints did exactly that with Trey Moore in pick No. 136.

Leaving quarterback unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. That is a tight end worth more than the slot they spent on him, plainly.

Solid rather than spectacular, and there is nothing wrong with that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In the 8th overall pick they get a difference-maker at receiver. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Zachariah Branch
Zachariah Branch in the 42nd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick73 Rnd3 Treydan Stukes
This one needs a full-page explanation: Treydan Stukes in No. 73, miles early. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 Jack Endries
Nice patience on Jack Endries, who had no business lasting to slot 132. It fills a real need, too.
Pick136 Rnd4 Trey Moore
Trey Moore in pick No. 136 is a reach so steep the board needed a second look to believe it. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
Beau Stephens at the Round 5 slot jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick172 Rnd5 Matt Gulbin
A reach on Matt Gulbin in No. 172; the board had better options right there. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick190 Rnd6 Zavion Thomas
Value said wait; Zavion Thomas in pick 190 says they were not listening. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.