# Ross Jackson: In a post-combine seven-round Saints mock draft, Ross Jackson has New Orleans taking Notre Dame RB Jeremiah Love at No. 8, Louisville WR Chris Bell at 42, UCF edge Malachi Lawrence at 73, then Jalen Kilgore and Jalen Farmer in the fourth, Bryce Boecher and Bryce Lance in the fifth, and Lorenzo Styles Jr. in the sixth. He also projects Fernando Mendoza at No. 1 overall, Texas Tech edge David Bailey inside the top 10 and Morgan Freleng as a possible top-10 offensive lineman. **Claimed:** Mar 2, 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/e62dbadd-33c9-45e2-a338-d6570df455fc/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=26a658f6-15f1-4878-ab5f-d78d7d886aa9&awEpisodeId=e62dbadd-33c9-45e2-a338-d6570df455fc&feed=aKgoC4uX 11 checkable claims — 11 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 12 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 11 have settled, averaging 60.6 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls. > If Jeremiah Love is there, he should be the absolute pick. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jalen Farmer to be picked “fourth round” (picks 101–140)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jalen Farmer, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Lorenzo Styles to be picked “sixth or seventh round” (picks 182–257)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Lorenzo Styles, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 64.84 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Bryce Boettcher to be picked “fifth round” (picks 141–181)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Bryce Boettcher, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 77.11 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jalon Kilgore to be picked “early on in the fourth round” (picks 101–140)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jalon Kilgore, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 31.05 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **David Bailey to be picked “top 10” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: David Bailey - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Monroe Freeling to be picked “a potential top 10 pick” (picks 1–10)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Monroe Freeling - Verdict: scored 67.71 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Chris Bell to be picked at number 42** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Chris Bell, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 10.51 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 73** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Malachi Lawrence, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 11.46 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 - **Fernando Mendoza to be picked at number 1** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Fernando Mendoza - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Bryce Lance to be picked at number 170** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Bryce Lance, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 22.93 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Jalen Farmer — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jalen-farmer - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/teams/saints - Lorenzo Styles — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/lorenzo-styles - Bryce Boettcher — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/bryce-boettcher - Jalon Kilgore — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jalon-kilgore - David Bailey — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/david-bailey - Monroe Freeling — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/monroe-freeling - Chris Bell — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/chris-bell - Malachi Lawrence — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/malachi-lawrence - Jeremiyah Love — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/jeremiyah-love - Fernando Mendoza — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/fernando-mendoza - Bryce Lance — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/nfl/players/bryce-lance ## 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) - Scott Bogman on Olaivavega Ioane: He gave David Bailey to Tennessee at 4, Sonny Styles to Washington at 7, Caleb Downs to Cincinnati at 10, Carnell Tate to the Rams at 13, Denzel Boston to the Jets at 16, Kayden McDonald to Carolina at 19, Vega Ioane to the Chargers at 22, Peter Woods to Chicago at 25, Emmanuel Pregnon to Houston at 28 and Romello Height to Denver at 31, and insisted both Bailey and Downs are top-10 locks. — https://missedtakes.thegoodapps.co/opinions/0b0cd1a9-31f7-40d9-9b9e-f52957c10494 (scored 70.71) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. 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