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April 23 2026

  • skaarman DRAFTING FOR THE
    Saints
Draft Selections
Arvell Reese Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (NO)
Arvell Reese
LB Ohio State
Chris Johnson Head Shot
PICK: 42 RND: 2 (NO)
Chris Johnson
CB San Diego State
A.J. Haulcy Head Shot
PICK: 73 RND: 3 (NO)
A.J. Haulcy
S LSU
Bryce Lance Head Shot
PICK: 132 RND: 4 (NO)
Bryce Lance
WR North Dakota State
Trey Zuhn III Head Shot
PICK: 136 RND: 4 (NO)
Trey Zuhn III
C Texas A&M
Malik Benson Head Shot
PICK: 150 RND: 5 (NO)
Malik Benson
WR Oregon
Tanner Koziol Head Shot
PICK: 172 RND: 5 (NO)
Tanner Koziol
TE Houston
Kaleb Elarms-Orr Head Shot
PICK: 190 RND: 6 (NO)
Kaleb Elarms-Orr
LB TCU
Draft Grade — Saints
Overall B-
ValueB NeedB- TradesB- FutureB-
The steal of the weekend belongs to the Saints and Lance: B-.

Call it larceny. Bryce Lance sat on the board until pick 132, and the Saints did not need to be asked twice. A sturdy weekend that grades out a B-.

For all the activity, edge rusher went untouched, which is hard to explain. Cornerback is handled and the depth chart looks a good deal healthier for it.

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

Pick Analysis
Pick8 Rnd1 Arvell Reese
In the Round 1 slot they get a sideline-to-sideline linebacker at fair value. More want than need.
Pick42 Rnd2 Chris Johnson
The board had Chris Johnson higher than Round 2, Pick 10, and the cornerback fell to them anyway. Better still, it is exactly the hole they had to fill.
Pick73 Rnd3 A.J. Haulcy
A top-tier safety at a bargain, A.J. Haulcy in No. 73, plain and simple. A quiet depth add at a thin-ish spot.
Pick132 Rnd4 Bryce Lance
Taking Bryce Lance in the 132nd overall pick is close to grand larceny; a wide receiver that good had no business lasting this long. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick136 Rnd4 Trey Zuhn III
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing Trey Zuhn III in slot 136. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick150 Rnd5 Malik Benson
A clean, defensible pick in pick No. 150 with a little surplus value in Malik Benson. The biggest hole on the depth chart just got a whole lot smaller.
Pick172 Rnd5 Tanner Koziol
Good price on Tanner Koziol in the 172nd pick, a hair ahead of his grade with no real quibbles. A need, and now a little less of one.
Pick190 Rnd6 Kaleb Elarms-Orr
A tidy little value on Kaleb Elarms-Orr in pick 190, a step better than break-even. They doubled down on a strength rather than a need.