Ross Jackson · Apr 2, 2026
In a seven-round Saints mock draft, Ross Jackson has New Orleans taking Miami edge rusher Ruben Bain Jr. at No. 8 overall, Texas Tech DT Lee Hunter at 42, Miami CB Keonte Scott at 73, Ole Miss WR Dejean Stribling at 132, Nebraska RB Emmett Johnson at 136, Oregon LB Bryce Bossier and USC pass rusher Anthony Lucas in the fifth round, and Auburn OL Jeremiah Wright to close it out.
“And if this board falls like it did here in this mock draft with Ruben Bain junior being available at number eight overall, easy decision for the New Orleans Saints.”
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9 checkable claims from this
Each one is scored on its own against the published methodology. A pundit naming several outcomes is graded on each, not on all-or-nothing.
Bryce Boettcher to be picked at number 150
“And so to the fifth round here, two picks in the fifth round, going back to the defense, Bryce Bossier, the Oregon linebacker... Maybe the Bryce Boacher pick might be something I would maybe substitute out... 50? Yeah. One fifty.”
Close · 52Scored 52.21 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 90 against a shuffle’s 50+40 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 40
- player:
- Bryce Boettcher
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 52.21
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 135
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 52.21
- predicted pick:
- 150
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 90
Rueben Bain to be picked at number 8
“Ruben Bayne Junior leads off our mock draft number one or round one pick eight overall... could absolutely fall to the Saints at number eight overall.”
Close · 74Scored 73.84 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Rueben Bain
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 73.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 15
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 73.84
- predicted pick:
- 8
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
- Mock Draft PicksLee HunterNew Orleans SaintsApr 2, 2026
Lee Hunter to be picked at number 42
“So at round two, pick 42... I was able to go with Texas Tech defensive tackle Lee Hunter.”
Close · 74Scored 73.84 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Lee Hunter
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 73.84
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 49
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 73.84
- predicted pick:
- 42
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
Keonte Scott to be picked at number 73
“Let's go to round three, pick 73. He was there, so I took him Keonte Scott.”
Miss · 0Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Keonte Scott
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; has not appeared on an NFL roster
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- 73
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
Anthony Lucas to be picked at number 172
“as well as, Anthony Lucas, the USC pass rusher. Probably in reality, these two are flipped. I have a hard time seeing Anthony Lucas getting too far past one hundred and fifty, let alone one hundred and seventy two.”
Miss · 0Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Anthony Lucas
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; later signed with DET
- 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
De'Zhaun Stribling to be picked at number 132
“Round four, pick one thirty two... Dejean Stribling? Out of Ole Miss.”
Miss · 0Scored 0 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- De'Zhaun Stribling
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; later signed with SF
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- 132
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
Jeremiah Wright to be picked “Day 3 pick” (picks 101–257)
“And then we wrap it up with another, Senior Bowl standout for me, offensive lineman out of ... Auburn, excuse me. Jeremiah Wright... So that's our entire day three there”
Hit · 100Scored 100 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Jeremiah Wright
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 132
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 100
- predicted pick:
- Day 3 pick (picks 101–257)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
Emmett Johnson to be picked at number 136
“Alright. Let's take a look at round four, pick one thirty six. We're going with running back Emmett Johnson out of Nebraska.”
Miss · 34Scored 33.86 on this pickthis mock ordered the draft 100 against a shuffle’s 50+50 skillHow this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Emmett Johnson
- season:
- 2026
- zero at:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 33.86
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 161
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 33.86
- predicted pick:
- 136
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
Keionte Scott to be 1st on the depth chart
“Who I think would immediately come in and be your starting inside corner at that star position.”
Not settled yet. This is graded once the season it describes has finished.