1CharcoalHaze'S MOCK DRAFT
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1CharcoalHaze'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON JAN 9, 2026

Saints dream scenario

  • 1CharcoalHaze DRAFTING FOR THE
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Draft Selections
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (NO)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (NO)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (NO)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (NO)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Chase Bisontis Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Chase Bisontis
OG Texas A&M
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (NO)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (NO)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (NO)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Trinidad Chambliss Head Shot
PICK: 170 RND: 5 (NO)
Trinidad Chambliss
QB Ole Miss
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (NO)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (NO)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (NO)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
Draft Picks Received
Jeremiyah Love Head Shot
PICK: 13 RND: 1 (LAR)
Jeremiyah Love
RB Notre Dame
A'Mauri Washington Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CHI)
A'Mauri Washington
DT Oregon
Cayden Green Head Shot
PICK: 89 RND: 3 (CHI)
Cayden Green
OT Missouri
Malachi Fields Head Shot
PICK: 93 RND: 3 (LAR)
Malachi Fields
WR Notre Dame
Jyaire Hill Head Shot
PICK: 144 RND: 5 (CLE)
Jyaire Hill
CB Michigan
Kage Casey Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CHI)
Kage Casey
OT Boise State
CJ Daniels Head Shot
PICK: 167 RND: 5 (LAR)
CJ Daniels
WR Miami
Isaac Smith Head Shot
PICK: 177 RND: 5 (DAL)
Isaac Smith
S Mississippi State
Patrick Payton Head Shot
PICK: 197 RND: 6 (ATL)
Patrick Payton
DL-EDGE LSU
Josh Cuevas Head Shot
PICK: 206 RND: 6 (CLE)
Josh Cuevas
TE Alabama
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 2 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (IND)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 3 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 5 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (CHI)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (DAL)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 6 (LAR)
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No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (ATL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Fernando Mendoza Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (LAR)
Fernando Mendoza
QB Indiana
Brandon Cisse Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (IND)
Brandon Cisse
CB South Carolina
Jude Bowry Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (CLE)
Jude Bowry
OT Boston College
Max Iheanachor Head Shot
PICK: 148 RND: 5 (LAR)
Max Iheanachor
OT Arizona State
Gracen Halton Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (ATL)
Gracen Halton
DL Oklahoma
Players Gained
Head Shot
Puka Nacua
WR
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall A-
ValueB NeedB TradesA+ FutureA-
Nobody dealt better than the Saints this weekend: A-.

The Saints put a flag in the ground for Patrick Payton, 44 picks before anyone else would have, and the value took the hit. They executed a plan and it shows in the A-.

The phones were where this weekend was really won. They banked enough surplus on Fields to cover a lot of smaller sins.

The kind of weekend a front office frames and hangs on the wall.

Pick Analysis
Pick13 Rnd1 Jeremiyah Love
In Round 1, Pick 13 they get a three-down runner. A real need, handled.
Pick57 Rnd2 A'Mauri Washington
They paid sticker price for A'Mauri Washington in No. 57, and that is fine. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick73 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and A.J. Haulcy at the 73rd pick is the proof. Useful body for a position without much behind the starter.
Pick89 Rnd3 Cayden Green
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Cayden Green in pick 89. A must-fix position, and they treated it like one.
Pick93 Rnd3 Malachi Fields
They read the board right and Malachi Fields was the payoff at pick No. 93. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.
Pick132 Rnd4 Chase Bisontis
A clean, defensible pick in the Round 4 slot with a little surplus value in Chase Bisontis. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick144 Rnd5 Jyaire Hill
A straight-up fair deal on Jyaire Hill at pick No. 144, value and slot in agreement. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick163 Rnd5 Kage Casey
They took Kage Casey at par in the 163rd overall pick, which is nothing to complain about. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick167 Rnd5 CJ Daniels
CJ Daniels at the Round 5 slot is a steep price for a hunch, hard to square with any board. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick170 Rnd5 Trinidad Chambliss
Trinidad Chambliss at No. 170 is an overdraft of the loud, memorable kind. It plugs a real leak on the depth chart.
Pick177 Rnd5 Isaac Smith
Isaac Smith at Round 5, Pick 39 is a sound buy, the sort that quietly helps a class. Nice player, but the depth chart did not need him here.
Pick197 Rnd6 Patrick Payton
A real head-scratcher, Patrick Payton in slot 197 is miles ahead of his ranking. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
Pick206 Rnd6 Josh Cuevas
Josh Cuevas at pick 206 is the pick scouts circle, and not in a good way. The roster fit checks out.