2026 New Orleans Saints Mock Draft: 7-Round Projection

Draft Capital: 6 picks | Overall Grade: B Last Updated: July 13, 2026

Overview

New Orleans Saints enter the 2026 NFL Draft with 6 selections. Biggest needs: Quarterback, Safety, Tight End.

Complete Draft Class:

Round 1 (#8): Dylan Stewart, Edge Rusher, South Carolina — Grade A

Round 2 (#40): Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Inside Linebacker, Notre Dame — Grade B

Round 3 (#72): Trinidad Chambliss, Quarterback, Ole Miss — Grade B-

Round 4 (#108): Marcus Neal Jr, Safety, Penn State — Grade C

Round 5 (#149): Decker DeGraaf, Tight End, Washington — Grade C-

Round 6 (#208): Caleb Woodson, Inside Linebacker, Alabama — Grade C-

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Complete Pick-by-Pick Analysis

Pick #8 - New Orleans Saints: Dylan Stewart, Edge Rusher, South Carolina

Rank: #6 overall | Grade: A Why This Pick:

Addresses key depth concern. While Edge Rusher wasn't the top priority, Dylan Stewart's talent at #6 overall was too good to pass up. Sometimes value trumps need.

The Fit:

Dylan Stewart brings immediate impact to New Orleans Saints. Dylan Stewart enters his sophomore year as one of the most coveted edge prospects in the 2027 class, a Washington, DC native who has emerged at South Carolina as a true blue-chip pass rusher with a rare combination of length, bend and burst. Listed a... His best trait—prototypical 6-5, 245 edge frame with length to set a hard edge against sec tackles—fits perfectly with what this team needs. Projects as a Trevon Walker-style length and first-step burst from a tweener LB/EDGE frame-type player at the NFL level.

Strengths: Prototypical 6-5, 245 EDGE frame with length to set a hard edge against SEC tackles

Weaknesses: Sophomore-eligible with only one year of college tape, so the projection still carries freshman-year variance

NFL Comp: Trevon Walker-style length and first-step burst from a tweener LB/EDGE frame

Full scouting report for Dylan Stewart → | See New Orleans Saints 7-round draft →

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Pick #40 - New Orleans Saints: Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa, Inside Linebacker, Notre Dame

Rank: #36 overall | Grade: B Why This Pick:

Addresses key depth concern. While Inside Linebacker wasn't the top priority, Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa's talent at #36 overall was too good to pass up. Sometimes value trumps need.

The Fit:

Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa brings immediate impact to New Orleans Saints. Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa is the do-everything centerpiece of Notre Dame's second level and the most talented linebacker in the early 2027 class. He owns a long, explosive 6-foot-3, 230-pound frame and moves in space like a safety, flowing laterally to b... His best trait—elite, top-of-position run defender who triggers downhill fast and meets runs at or behind the line (94.0 pff run grade, 15.2% run-stop rate in 2025)—fits perfectly with what this team needs. Projects as a Tremaine Edmunds (long, explosive off-ball linebacker who erases space with elite range and coverage rather than point-of-attack power)-type player at the NFL level.

Strengths: Elite, top-of-position run defender who triggers downhill fast and meets runs at or behind the line (94.0 PFF run grade, 15.2% run-stop rate in 2025)

Weaknesses: Durability is the key red flag, a torn left ACL ended his 2025 season and he previously lost a high school year to a right ACL tear

NFL Comp: Tremaine Edmunds (long, explosive off-ball linebacker who erases space with elite range and coverage rather than point-of-attack power)

Full scouting report for Kyngstonn Viliamu-Asa → | See New Orleans Saints 7-round draft →

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Pick #72 - New Orleans Saints: Trinidad Chambliss, Quarterback, Ole Miss

Rank: #51 overall | Grade: B- Why This Pick:

Critical need filled. New Orleans Saints desperately needed Quarterback help (need #1), and Trinidad Chambliss was the best available at this spot. This pick addresses an immediate roster weakness.

The Fit:

Trinidad Chambliss brings immediate impact to New Orleans Saints. Chambliss is one of the great improvisation stories in recent memory, a zero-star Division II benchwarmer who won two national titles at Ferris State and then walked into the SEC and dragged Ole Miss to the College Football Playoff semifinals. He is... His best trait—dynamic dual-threat athlete who extends plays and creates second-reaction throws by escaping the pocket—fits perfectly with what this team needs. Projects as a Russell Wilson (Bleacher Report pro comparison-type player at the NFL level.

Strengths: Dynamic dual-threat athlete who extends plays and creates second-reaction throws by escaping the pocket

Weaknesses: Undersized quarterback whose passes get batted at the line and who struggles to see the middle of a muddy pocket

NFL Comp: Russell Wilson (Bleacher Report pro comparison

Full scouting report for Trinidad Chambliss → | See New Orleans Saints 7-round draft →

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Pick #108: Marcus Neal Jr (Safety, Penn State) - Grade C. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential. Pick #149: Decker DeGraaf (Tight End, Washington) - Grade C-. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential. Pick #208: Caleb Woodson (Inside Linebacker, Alabama) - Grade C-. Day 3 value pick. Depth addition with special teams potential.

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Draft Class Summary

Overall Grade: B | 5 positions addressed across 6 picks.

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