2026 Saints Draft'S MOCK DRAFT
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2026 Saints Draft'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 26, 2026

Saints 2026 Mock Draft

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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
Elijah Sarratt Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Elijah Sarratt
WR Indiana
Omar Cooper Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Omar Cooper Jr.
WR Indiana
DJ Campbell Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
DJ Campbell
OG Texas
Skyler Gill-Howard Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Skyler Gill-Howard
DT Texas Tech
Taylen Green Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Taylen Green
QB Arkansas
Eric O'Neill Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Eric O'Neill
DE-EDGE Rutgers
Sam M'Pemba Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Sam M'Pemba
LB-EDGE Texas A&M
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB-
The Saints did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B-.

There is reaching, and then there is Sam M'Pemba at pick No. 188. The Saints jumped the board by 166 and dared it to prove them wrong. More right than wrong, and a B- to match.

That cornerback hole did not close this weekend, and it was the biggest one on the wall. The roster is better shaped than it was, with edge rusher chief among the fixes.

The skill positions did well by the weekend.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In pick 8 they get a workhorse for the backfield. A clean fit for the roster.
Pick42 Rnd2 Elijah Sarratt
Elijah Sarratt in the 42nd overall pick is fair value, right on his grade. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 Omar Cooper Jr.
They paid sticker price for Omar Cooper Jr. in pick No. 73, and that is fine. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick132 Rnd4 DJ Campbell
DJ Campbell at the 132nd pick is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
Pick136 Rnd4 Skyler Gill-Howard
Skyler Gill-Howard at slot 136 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick148 Rnd5 Taylen Green
Taylen Green at Round 5, Pick 10 jumps the queue by a touch more than is comfortable. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick170 Rnd5 Eric O'Neill
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Eric O'Neill well ahead of where he belonged. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick188 Rnd6 Sam M'Pemba
Value said wait; Sam M'Pemba in pick No. 188 says they were not listening. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.