Ross Jackson · Feb 26, 2026
Jackson praises the Saints' 2025 draft class, projecting Jonas Sanker to grow into a bigger role in Brandon Staley's defense, and looks ahead to the 2026 draft, where he calls Ohio State linebacker Sonny Styles a consensus first-rounder and potentially a top-10 pick.
“Sonny Styles out of Ohio State... obvious first rounder. Consensus first rounder. Probably, potentially, a top 10 pick.”
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- Mock Draft PicksSonny StylesFeb 26, 2026
Sonny Styles to be picked “top 10 pick” (picks 1–10)
“Sonny Styles out of Ohio State... obvious first rounder. Consensus first rounder. Probably, potentially, a top 10 pick.”
Miss · 0Scored 0a naive guess scored 50How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- player:
- Sonny Styles
- season:
- 2025
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; later signed with WAS
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- top 10 pick (picks 1–10)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- only one pick — no order to score
- Depth Chart CallsJonas SankerNew Orleans SaintsFeb 26, 2026
Jonas Sanker to be 1st on the depth chart
“the thing about Jonas Sanker is that he could become an even bigger part of Brandon Staley's defense should Allante Taylor depart and the Saints tab him to be the new star player, star position... He could have an even bigger role going into 2026.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.