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PATRICK305'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 22, 2026

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Draft Selections
Harold Perkins Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Harold Perkins Jr.
LB LSU
Mansoor Delane Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Mansoor Delane
CB LSU
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Brenen Thompson Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Brenen Thompson
WR Mississippi State
Aaron Anderson Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Aaron Anderson
WR LSU
Garrett Nussmeier Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Garrett Nussmeier
QB LSU
Aidan Hubbard Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NO)
Aidan Hubbard
DE-EDGE Northwestern
Keeshawn Silver Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Keeshawn Silver
DL USC
Draft Picks Traded
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LV)
NEXT YEAR (2027)
 
Players Gained
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Jeff Driskel
QB
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall D+
ValueF NeedB TradesB- FutureC
The Saints fought the board and lost. D+.

There is reaching, and then there is Keeshawn Silver at Round 6, Pick 9. The Saints jumped the board by 247 and dared it to prove them wrong. A weekend that fought the value and lost, hence the D+.

On value alone, Nussmeier makes the weekend a net positive. The offensive lineman spot stays a question, and it was the one they most needed an answer at. On the needs board they went 5 of 8, with edge rusher the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a weekend the front office will hope everyone forgets, offensive lineman very much included.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Harold Perkins Jr.
In slot 8 they get a green-dot type in the middle, though the board says they badly overpaid. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 Mansoor Delane
They will replay Mansoor Delane at pick 42 for years; that is how good the value is. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Patrick Payton
A wild overpay on Patrick Payton in the 73rd overall pick, the sort that defines a class for the wrong reasons. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick132 Rnd4 Brenen Thompson
You do not let a wide receiver like Brenen Thompson reach the 132nd pick and blink. They did not. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick136 Rnd4 Aaron Anderson
A big swing on Aaron Anderson at pick No. 136, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick150 Rnd5 Garrett Nussmeier
Garrett Nussmeier in Round 5, Pick 10 is the kind of fall that makes a whole class. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick172 Rnd5 Aidan Hubbard
This one needs a full-page explanation: Aidan Hubbard in the 172nd pick, miles early. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick190 Rnd6 Keeshawn Silver
Keeshawn Silver at the Round 6 slot is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. The roster fit checks out.