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Who Dat Nation 'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 26, 2026

2026 SAINTS MOCK DRAFT

  • Who Dat Nation DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (NO)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Michael Trigg Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Michael Trigg
TE Baylor
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Aaron Graves
DT Iowa
Draft Picks Received
Chris Bell Head Shot
PICK: 34 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chris Bell
WR Louisville
Draft Picks Traded
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (ARI)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (ARI)
Emmanuel McNeil-Warren
S Toledo
Jaeden Roberts Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (ARI)
Jaeden Roberts
OG Alabama
Cole Payton Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (ARI)
Cole Payton
QB North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedA- TradesC FutureC+
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Saints.

The Saints spent real capital to be 22 picks early on Beau Stephens, and the board is going to hold them to it.

A whole weekend of picks and edge rusher is somehow still a want. The Trigg pick is the one they will point to when this weekend is judged. The roster is better shaped than it was, with cornerback chief among the fixes.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Mansoor Delane
In the 8th pick they get an island corner at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick34 Rnd2 Chris Bell
Chris Bell at the 34th overall pick is right where the board had him, plain and simple. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick132 Rnd4 Michael Trigg
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Michael Trigg at pick 132 is the proof. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick136 Rnd4 Beau Stephens
They reached a country mile for Beau Stephens at the Round 4 slot, and the board is aghast. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick190 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
A reach on Aaron Graves in No. 190; the board had better options right there. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.