Dutz04'S MOCK DRAFT
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Dutz04'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 21, 2026

Above Average

  • Dutz04 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (NO)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (NO)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Eli Raridon Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Eli Raridon
TE Notre Dame
Treydan Stukes Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Treydan Stukes
CB Arizona
Draft Picks Received
Keionte Scott Head Shot
PICK: 49 RND: 2 (MIN)
Keionte Scott
CB Miami
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 97 RND: 3 (MIN)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Traded
CJ Allen Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (MIN)
CJ Allen
LB Georgia
Players Gained
Head Shot
Jalen Redmond
DT
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesA FutureB-
A sensible, unshowy class lands the Saints a B.

You can hear the double-takes from here. The Saints took Keylan Rutledge at No. 97, roughly 24 spots before his name belonged. More right than wrong, and a B to match.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. They squeezed a little extra out of every move they made.

In short, they left a little better than they arrived, which is the whole idea.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In the Round 1 slot they get a featured back at fair value. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick49 Rnd2 Keionte Scott
They talked themselves into Keionte Scott at pick 49, and the board did not agree. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick73 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
They took Malachi Fields at par in the 73rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick97 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
Keylan Rutledge at Round 3, Pick 33 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick132 Rnd4 Eli Raridon
Value with a capital V on Eli Raridon in the 132nd pick, a genuine coup. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick136 Rnd4 Treydan Stukes
They left a pile of value on the table to take Treydan Stukes this early at No. 136. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.