Drakotico853'S MOCK DRAFT
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Drakotico853'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 22, 2026

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  • Drakotico853 DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Dontay Corleone Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Dontay Corleone
DT Cincinnati
Caleb Tiernan Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Caleb Tiernan
OT Northwestern
Vincent Anthony Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Vincent Anthony Jr.
DE-EDGE Duke
Demond Claiborne Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Demond Claiborne
RB Wake Forest
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Beau Stephens Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Beau Stephens
OG Iowa
Tyren Montgomery Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Tyren Montgomery
WR Nicholls
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
No fireworks, just a tidy B- for the Saints.

The tape said wait; the Saints did not. Vincent Anthony Jr. went at the 132nd overall pick, a good 59 picks before the board was ready. A dependable weekend that grades out a B-.

Stephens at that cost is the sort of edge that compounds over a roster. They will regret leaving cornerback for another day if the season turns on it.

Edge rusher is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it. The weekend tilted hard toward the defense.

All told, a solid class that does its job everywhere but cornerback.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In pick 8 they get a ballhawk on the back end at fair value. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 Dontay Corleone
A quiet steal in the Round 2 slot: Dontay Corleone for less than the market said. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick73 Rnd3 Caleb Tiernan
The board had Caleb Tiernan higher than slot 73, and the offensive lineman fell to them anyway. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick132 Rnd4 Vincent Anthony Jr.
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Vincent Anthony Jr. well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick136 Rnd4 Demond Claiborne
They read the board right and Demond Claiborne was the payoff at Round 4, Pick 36. The roster fit checks out.
Pick148 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
No edge and no loss on Tanner Koziol in pick No. 148; it is a wash and a sensible one. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick170 Rnd5 Beau Stephens
They barely believed it either: Beau Stephens still on the board at the Round 5 slot. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick188 Rnd6 Tyren Montgomery
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Tyren Montgomery in slot 188. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.