LiamIrwin4'S MOCK DRAFT
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LiamIrwin4'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON FEB 3, 2026

Saints

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Draft Selections
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (NO)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
Caleb Banks Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Caleb Banks
DL Florida
Jadarian Price Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Jadarian Price
RB Notre Dame
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (NO)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Ar'maj Reed-Adams Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Ar'maj Reed-Adams
OG Texas A&M
Trey Moore Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Trey Moore
LB-EDGE Texas
Earnest Greene III Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (NO)
Earnest Greene III
OT Georgia
Barion Brown Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Barion Brown
WR LSU
Thaddeus Dixon Head Shot
PICK: 188 RND: 6 (NO)
Thaddeus Dixon
CB North Carolina
Draft Picks Received
Carnell Tate Head Shot
PICK: 11 RND: 1 (MIA)
Carnell Tate
WR Ohio State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 87 RND: 3 (MIA)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (MIA)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (MIA)
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Draft Picks Traded
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (MIA)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B
ValueB- NeedB+ TradesB- FutureB
The Saints did the meat-and-potatoes work well: B.

The move everyone will second-guess came early. The Saints reached some 48 spots for Trey Moore, and value like that does not grow back. Good, not great, and the B says as much.

However the rest shakes out, Haulcy at that price is a win they earned. They punted on quarterback, and it is the miss that keeps the grade honest.

They went 6 of 8 on their needs, which is most of what a draft is for. The dealing was even money, start to finish.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick11 Rnd1 Carnell Tate
In No. 11 they get a go-to option on the outside at fair value. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick42 Rnd2 Caleb Banks
Caleb Banks in the 42nd pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick73 Rnd3 Jadarian Price
Jadarian Price at the Round 3 slot is money in the bank, a running back taken below his worth. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick87 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A.J. Haulcy in pick No. 87 should not have been possible, and that is the whole point. Depth more than a fix, but depth they can use.
Pick132 Rnd4 Ar'maj Reed-Adams
Ar'maj Reed-Adams at pick 132 is neither steal nor reach, just the going rate. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick136 Rnd4 Trey Moore
Trey Moore at slot 136 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick148 Rnd5 Earnest Greene III
A swing that ignored the value entirely, Earnest Greene III well ahead of where he belonged. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick170 Rnd5 Barion Brown
Barion Brown at Round 5, Pick 32 is the kind of overdraft that needs everything to break right. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick188 Rnd6 Thaddeus Dixon
Thaddeus Dixon in pick 188 lands just on the right side of the ledger. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.