SAINTS MOCK DRAFT GRADE B-

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New Orleans Saints

The Saints lost the trade table, and the B- tells the story.

by [email protected] · 2026 NFL Draft · 10 picks · 1 steals · 7 reaches
Value C-
Need B+
Trades D-
Future A+

If confidence were a draft strategy, the Saints would have aced it. Zavion Thomas at the 172nd overall pick is 63 spots clear of where he belonged. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

They lost the exchange badly enough to drag the whole class down. They will regret leaving offensive lineman for another day if the season turns on it.

The Jackson steal is the beam this whole class leans on.

Nothing here to lose sleep over, and plenty to feel decent about.

Pick-by-Pick

R2.10 · Pick 42 · Mike Washington Jr. · RB · rank 75
They reached into another round for Mike Washington Jr., and the board is nowhere close to agreeing. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
R2.15 · Pick 47 · Gabe Jacas · LB-EDGE · rank 55
Gabe Jacas in the 47th pick is the kind of reach that only looks good if he outplays it. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
R2.31 · Pick 63 · Keionte Scott · CB · rank 63
A market-rate cornerback, with the board and the slot shaking hands on Keionte Scott. That was the need underlined and circled, and now it is checked off.
R3.9 · Pick 73 · Ted Hurst · WR · rank 89
They went early on Ted Hurst in No. 73, and the value did not follow. The one spot they could not leave alone, and did not.
R3.31 · Pick 95 · Ja'Kobi Lane · WR · rank 103
A conviction pick on Ja'Kobi Lane at the 95th overall pick that the board grades a round light. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
R4.32 · Pick 132 · DeMonte Capehart · DT · rank 138
DeMonte Capehart at Round 4, Pick 32 is right where the board had him, plain and simple. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
R4.36 · Pick 136 · Trey Moore · LB-EDGE · rank 187
A big swing on Trey Moore at the Round 4 slot, well ahead of any board in the building. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
R5.10 · Pick 150 · Rayshaun Benny · DL · rank 159
They paid up for Rayshaun Benny at slot 150 when waiting would have done the job. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
R5.32 · Pick 172 · Zavion Thomas · WR · rank 235
Value said wait; Zavion Thomas in the 172nd pick says they were not listening. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
R6.9 · Pick 190 · Domani Jackson · CB · rank 180
A slide stopped in the 190th overall pick, with Domani Jackson worth more than the price. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
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