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NWSaint'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON APR 23, 2026

More youth, less cap hit

  • NWSaint DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (NO)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Anthony Hill Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Anthony Hill Jr.
LB Texas
Lee Hunter Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Lee Hunter
DT Texas Tech
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (NO)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (NO)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (NO)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Oscar Delp Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Oscar Delp
TE Georgia
Will Lee III Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Will Lee III
CB Texas A&M
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Ephesians Prysock Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NO)
Ephesians Prysock
CB Washington
Aamil Wagner Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Aamil Wagner
OT Notre Dame
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 15 RND: 1 (TB)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Caden Curry Head Shot
PICK: 77 RND: 3 (TB)
Caden Curry
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Keylan Rutledge Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (DAL)
Keylan Rutledge
OG Georgia Tech
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 112 RND: 4 (DAL)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (TB)
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Draft Picks Traded
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Players Gained
Head Shot
Tez Johnson
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B+
ValueB- NeedB TradesA+ FutureB
The Saints won the weekend at the trade table. Grade: B+.

Call it a hunch or call it a gamble, but the Saints spent Round 3, Pick 13 on Caden Curry, a name most had 55 spots down the list.

They won the margins on every swap, and it adds up fast. That Hunter pick is the receipt they will wave around later.

The quarterback spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at.

Good work on the whole, with quarterback the one box left unchecked.

Pick Analysis
Pick15 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In slot 15 they get a No. 1 receiver. It fills the loudest need on the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Anthony Hill Jr.
They did well to land Anthony Hill Jr. in the 42nd overall pick, just ahead of his grade. Useful depth more than a marquee fix.
Pick73 Rnd3 Lee Hunter
Lee Hunter at the Round 3 slot is daylight robbery; nobody expected him to last. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick77 Rnd3 Caden Curry
They reached into another round for Caden Curry, and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick92 Rnd3 Keylan Rutledge
A offensive lineman of that caliber at the 92nd pick is the definition of value, full stop. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick112 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Bryce Lance at Round 4, Pick 12 is the proof. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick132 Rnd4 Oscar Delp
A market-rate tight end, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Oscar Delp. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick136 Rnd4 Will Lee III
Will Lee III is a better player than the 136th overall pick suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick150 Rnd5 Trey Moore
Trey Moore at slot 150 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick172 Rnd5 Ephesians Prysock
Ephesians Prysock in No. 172 is a bet on their own eyes over everyone else's grade. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick190 Rnd6 Aamil Wagner
Value with a capital V on Aamil Wagner in the Round 6 slot, a genuine coup. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.