# Ross Jackson: Jackson presents a post-Senior Bowl seven-round mock draft for the New Orleans Saints, arguing Notre Dame running back Jeremiah Love is the best-case scenario at No. 8 overall, followed by Miami edge Akeem Messador at 42, Notre Dame WR Malachi Fields at 73, Auburn OL Jeremiah Wright at 132, Houston TE Tanner Cazio at 136, TCU safety Bud Clark and Utah LB Lander Barton in the fifth round, and DT Jeffrey Mbah in the sixth. **Claimed:** Jan 30, 2026 **Pundit:** Ross Jackson — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/pundits/ross-jackson **Outlet:** Locked On Saints (podcast) — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/outlets/locked-on-saints-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/83ac39/lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/26a658f6-15f1-4878-ab5f-d78d7d886aa9/episodes/25acc736-7cfb-4eda-b2be-f45b076f4256/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=26a658f6-15f1-4878-ab5f-d78d7d886aa9&awEpisodeId=25acc736-7cfb-4eda-b2be-f45b076f4256&feed=aKgoC4uX 8 checkable claims — 8 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 8 have settled, averaging 44 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls. > And any argument against drafting Jeremiah Love falls apart within seconds of scrutiny. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Bud Clark to be picked “fifth round” (picks 141–181)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Bud Clark, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 3.56 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Lander Barton to be picked “fifth round” (picks 141–181)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Lander Barton, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jeffrey M'ba to be picked “sixth round” (picks 182–216)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeffrey M'ba, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Akheem Mesidor to be picked at number 42** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Akheem Mesidor, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 42.04 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Tanner Koziol to be picked at number 136** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Tanner Koziol, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 29.73 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 8** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiyah Love, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 80.52 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Malachi Fields to be picked at number 73** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Malachi Fields, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 95.76 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jeremiah Wright to be picked at number 132** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiah Wright, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Bud Clark — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/bud-clark - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/saints - Lander Barton — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/lander-barton - Jeffrey M'ba — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jeffrey-m-ba - Akheem Mesidor — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/akheem-mesidor - Tanner Koziol — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/tanner-koziol - Jeremiyah Love — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love - Malachi Fields — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/malachi-fields - Jeremiah Wright — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jeremiah-wright ## What others said about the same people - Nick Wright on New Orleans Saints: On his Week 3 pick show, Nick Wright gave straight-up final-score predictions for five games, calling blowouts by Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami, a Jacksonville home win over New England, a narrow New Orleans win over the Raiders and a low-scoring Baltimore win over Dallas in Brazil. He also called Seattle the best team in the NFL with the league's best defense. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/afa6070a-4229-4b28-a922-31d609ad1adf (scored 33.33) - Dan Beyer on New Orleans Saints: For his Week 3 survivor pick, he took the Saints to beat the Raiders at home, saying he doesn't see Las Vegas staying unbeaten. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/fdedf503-5121-4109-b003-d5c980b00456 (scored 0) - Darrion Gray on New Orleans Saints: Predicted the Saints beat the Raiders 27-17 at home. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/778eb604-cf02-49f1-8468-fbc8b0798375 (scored 45.24) - John Hendricks on New Orleans Saints: Predicted a lower-scoring Saints win over the Raiders, 24-19, with the defense carrying them. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/5d6f55b1-d993-4659-a8b9-d95c6942875e (scored 42.86) - Lance Moore on New Orleans Saints: Called for a Saints victory over the Raiders by a score of 27-20. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/92c9e860-f1af-4e13-a82c-80d31fa7be6e (scored 47.62) - Dylan Sanders on New Orleans Saints: Picked the Saints to beat the Raiders at home in Week 3 by a score of 31-17, with New Orleans getting off to a fast start. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/08fe8765-1b52-40ed-85f5-0cd67b45de1b (scored 35.71) ## More mock draft picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Nick Shook on Max Iheanachor: Shook walks through his full first-round mock draft, assigning a prospect to every pick from No. 1 to No. 32, headlined by Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets and Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals in the top three. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/7d4209aa-2e2d-47a2-b6e5-791d16d209cb (scored 87.81) - Gregg Rosenthal on K.C. Concepcion: Rosenthal disagrees most with Casey Concepcion being left out of the first round, arguing he could go as high as the top 15 and certainly won't last past receiver-needy teams in the late twenties. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/8fae9a3a-7fd8-454c-99cc-0a8400c35d7d (scored 67.71) - Daniel Jeremiah on Keyron Crawford: In discussing teams without first-round picks, Jeremiah projected specific Day 2 picks: Clemson WR Antonio Williams to the Falcons at 48, Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez to the Colts in the second round, Oklahoma edge R Mason Thomas to the Packers at 52, and Auburn edge Keiroon Crawford to the Broncos at 62. He also expects Riley Leonard to open as the Colts' starting QB and Travis Hunter to play cornerback full time in Jacksonville. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f60c916c-1b5f-4252-8733-1770c7809577 (scored 80.52) - Daniel Jeremiah on Carnell Tate: Jeremiah says Denver, not Kansas City, will be the clear favorite in the AFC West this season; he also puts Carnell Tate sixth and Monroe Freeling twentieth on his prospect board, mocks Tate to Cleveland at No. 6, and expects Georgia receiver Branch to be a Day 2 pick after a strong pro day. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/48a1d189-dc0f-4250-aa3b-0e27119c733a (scored 91.7) - Bucky Brooks on Carnell Tate: In a mock draft covering the first 14 picks, Brooks made the odd-numbered selections: Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders at No. 1, a Miami offensive lineman to Arizona at No. 3, Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5, Ohio State's Arvell Reese to Washington at No. 7, Carnell Tate to Kansas City at No. 9, tight end Kenyon Sadiq to Miami at No. 11, and Spencer Fano to the Rams at No. 13. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/677f566f-9e38-4dd7-b312-0baad54b440e (scored 80.52) - Jeff Cavanaugh on Lorenzo Styles: Streaming from the NFL Combine, Jeff pegged safety Dylan Thienemann's draft range at roughly picks 20-35, said LSU safety AJ Halsey would cost a second- or third-round pick, and insisted Sonny Styles' brother would not be a top-50 selection despite a fast 40. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/f1f48cc1-f9d5-44ca-b130-2c6447b49bc6 (scored 0.51) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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