Rocy2026'S MOCK DRAFT
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Feb 1

  • Rocy2026 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Carson Beck Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Carson Beck
QB Miami
Darrell Jackson Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Darrell Jackson Jr.
DT Florida State
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Kevin Coleman Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Kevin Coleman Jr.
WR Missouri
J'Mari Taylor Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
J'Mari Taylor
RB Virginia
Lander Barton Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Lander Barton
LB Utah
Jaren Kanak Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Jaren Kanak
TE Oklahoma
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Saints.

Call it belief, call it a gut call, but Carson Beck at slot 42 is 36 spots clear of consensus, and that is the headline.

Leaving edge rusher unaddressed is the roster risk they will have to answer for in the fall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes.

The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

In sum, a sturdy weekend with one asterisk, the edge rusher spot they never got to.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the Round 1 slot they get a rangy last line of defense at fair value. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 Carson Beck
Carson Beck in the 42nd pick is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick73 Rnd3 Darrell Jackson Jr.
Darrell Jackson Jr. at No. 73 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams in pick No. 132 is fair value, right on his grade. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick136 Rnd4 Kevin Coleman Jr.
A premium they did not need to pay, Kevin Coleman Jr. a notch or two before his time. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick148 Rnd5 J'Mari Taylor
A clean, defensible pick in the 148th overall pick with a little surplus value in J'Mari Taylor. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick170 Rnd5 Lander Barton
A straight-up fair deal on Lander Barton at Round 5, Pick 32, value and slot in agreement. It adds depth where they could use a little.
Pick188 Rnd6 Jaren Kanak
Jaren Kanak in the 188th overall pick is exactly on the number, no argument either way. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.