Art'S MOCK DRAFT

Art'S MOCK DRAFT
RUN ON MAR 15, 2026

Reality

  • Art DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Caleb Downs Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Caleb Downs
S Ohio State
Caleb Lomu Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Caleb Lomu
OT Utah
Skyler Bell Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
Skyler Bell
WR UConn
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB+ NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
Nothing loud, just a tidy B- for the Saints.

Everything else got attention, and edge rusher got none. That is a strange way for the Saints to leave a draft.

Lomu falling to them is the kind of break a good board is built to catch. The Bell pick is the one the value grade keeps tripping over.

The roster is better shaped than it was, with offensive lineman chief among the fixes. They reloaded the coverage unit in bulk.

All told, a draft that does its job without fuss, and there is real value in that.

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Caleb Downs
In the 8th overall pick they get an enforcer at safety. Need was not the driver here.
Pick42 Rnd2 Caleb Lomu
Caleb Lomu is a better player than slot 42 suggests; smart patience, rewarded. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick73 Rnd3 Skyler Bell
A conviction pick on Skyler Bell at the Round 3 slot that the board grades a round light. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.