CMS'S MOCK DRAFT
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CMS'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 10, 2026

Camp of Saints

  • CMS DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (NO)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (NO)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (NO)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (NO)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (NO)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
D'Angelo Ponds Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
D'Angelo Ponds
CB Indiana
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NO)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Aaron Graves Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Aaron Graves
DL Iowa
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NO)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NO)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NO)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NO)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE Montana
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (NO)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
Draft Picks Received
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 46 RND: 2 (TB)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 83 RND: 3 (CAR)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 119 RND: 4 (CAR)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 156 RND: 5 (CAR)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 175 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 178 RND: 5 (NYJ)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 194 RND: 6 (NYJ)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 208 RND: 6 (NE)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Josh Moten Head Shot
PICK: 211 RND: 6 (NE)
Josh Moten
CB Southern Miss
Solomon Tuliaupupu Head Shot
PICK: 240 RND: 7 (NYJ)
Solomon Tuliaupupu
DE-EDGE Montana
Haynes King Head Shot
PICK: 242 RND: 7 (HOU)
Haynes King
QB Georgia Tech
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 4 (CAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (NYJ)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (TB)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (HOU)
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Draft Picks Traded
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (TB)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Anthony Lucas Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (CAR)
Anthony Lucas
DE-EDGE USC
Drew Allar Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NYJ)
Drew Allar
QB Penn State
Ted Hurst Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (HOU)
Ted Hurst
WR Georgia State
Players Gained
Head Shot
Greg Gaines
DT
Players traded away
Head Shot
Spencer Rattler
QB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesC FutureB
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Saints.

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 Solomon Tuliaupupu in the 240th pick.

Ponds at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They bet on numbers rather than a single high pick.

In sum, a sensible class that nudges the roster the right way.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 8th pick they get a ballhawk on the back end. Need was not the driver here.
Pick46 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
Anthony Hill Jr. is a better player than Round 2, Pick 14 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. Not urgent, but hardly pointless.
Pick83 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
They paid sticker price for Omar Cooper Jr. in pick 83, and that is fine. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick119 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
They paid a round early for Bryce Lance in No. 119, more than the board wanted. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick137 Rnd4 Chase Bisontis
A quiet steal in the 137th overall pick: Chase Bisontis for less than the market said. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick156 Rnd5 Skyler Gill-Howard
Skyler Gill-Howard in pick No. 156 is fair value, right on his grade. It fills a real need, too.
Pick170 Rnd5 D'Angelo Ponds
They will replay D'Angelo Ponds at No. 170 for years; that is how good the value is. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick175 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Tanner Koziol at the Round 5 slot nudges the ledger their way without any fuss. It patches a soft spot without any drama.
Pick178 Rnd5 Trey Moore
Trey Moore at the 178th pick is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick190 Rnd6 Aaron Graves
Value with a capital V on Aaron Graves in slot 190, a genuine coup. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick194 Rnd6 J'Mari Taylor
A top-tier running back at a bargain, J'Mari Taylor in the 194th overall pick, plain and simple. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick208 Rnd6 Brenen Thompson
Brenen Thompson at pick 208 is a first-round grade at a bargain-bin price, no notes. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick211 Rnd6 Josh Moten
Josh Moten in Round 6, Pick 30 is exactly on the number, no argument either way. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick240 Rnd7 Solomon Tuliaupupu
Solomon Tuliaupupu at pick No. 240 is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick242 Rnd7 Haynes King
Haynes King at slot 242 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.