In a quick-fire seven-round Saints mock draft, Jackson has New Orleans taking Ohio State safety Caleb Downs at No. 8, Missouri DE Zion Young at 42, Georgia WR Zachariah Branch at 73, Alabama NT Tim Keenan III at 132 plus USC WR Jacobi Lane in round four, Western Michigan edge Nadame Tucker and Texas guard DJ Campbell in round five, and Utah TE Dallin Bentley to close it out.

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• Mock Draft PicksZion YoungNew Orleans SaintsMar 30, 2026

  Zion Young to be picked at number 42

  “So round two, pick 42, I went with Missouri defensive end, Zion Young.”

  Hit · 88Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  50

  player:

  Zion Young

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  87.81

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  45

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  87.81

  predicted pick:

  42

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  100

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• Mock Draft PicksCaleb DownsNew Orleans SaintsMar 30, 2026

  Caleb Downs to be picked at number 8

  “The, number one, round one pick eight selection for me ... is going to be Ohio State safety, Caleb Downs.”

  Hit · 88Scored 87.81 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  50

  player:

  Caleb Downs

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  87.81

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  11

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  87.81

  predicted pick:

  8

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  100

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• Mock Draft PicksTim KeenanNew Orleans SaintsMar 30, 2026

  Tim Keenan to be picked at number 132

  “We're gonna go with at one thirty two, Alabama's Tim Keenan the third, six one, three hundred and twenty seven pound nose tackle”

  Miss · 1Scored 1.31 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  50

  player:

  Tim Keenan

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  1.31

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  232

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  1.31

  predicted pick:

  132

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  100

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• Mock Draft PicksZachariah BranchNew Orleans SaintsMar 30, 2026

  Zachariah Branch to be picked at number 73

  “We're grabbing our first one in this draft, round three, pick 73. Georgia wide receiver Zachariah Branch”

  Close · 77Scored 77.11 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  50

  player:

  Zachariah Branch

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  32

  accuracy:

  77.11

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  79

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  77.11

  predicted pick:

  73

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  100

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• Mock Draft PicksD.J. CampbellNew Orleans SaintsMar 30, 2026

  D.J. Campbell to be picked at number 172

  “Over at one seventy two in rounds in round five, I went with Texas guard DJ Campbell.”

  Miss · 0Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skill
  How this was scored

  draft:

  2026

  naive:

  a shuffled mock scores 50

  skill:

  50

  player:

  D.J. Campbell

  season:

  2026

  zero at:

  undrafted

  outcome:

  went undrafted in 2026; later signed with MIA

  accuracy:

  0

  baseline:

  50

  actual pick:

  undrafted

  difficulty:

  1

  weeks in the season:

  18

  pick accuracy:

  0

  predicted pick:

  172

  weeks left when called:

  0

  mock ordering score:

  100

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• Mock Draft PicksDallen BentleyNew Orleans SaintsMar 30, 2026

  Dallen Bentley to be picked at a slot they never named

  “And then finally, we'll wrap up with a tight end. Utah's Dallin Bentley ... was the final selection there to wrap that one up.”

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• Mock Draft PicksNadame TuckerNew Orleans SaintsMar 30, 2026

  Nadame Tucker to be picked “Round five”

  “Round five. Two more picks here in round five. I went with Western Michigan edge rusher, Nadame Tucker”

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• Mock Draft PicksJa'Kobi LaneNew Orleans SaintsMar 30, 2026

  Ja'Kobi Lane to be picked “round four”

  “And then we'll go USC wide receiver Jacobi Lane ... So in round four, we're grabbing both of those guys, Tim Keenan the third as well as Jacoby Lane.”

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