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New Orleans
2026 DRAFT INTELLIGENCE
Let's be real — your EDGE room needs help. Here's who fixes it.
THE REALITY
Chris Olave
Tyler Shough
Travis Etienne
POSITIONAL NEEDS
LDE Vernon Broughton severe gap (rating 40, age 24)
LWR thin depth (backup Bub Means rating 47)
LCB thin depth (backup Dalys Beanum rating 40)
NT thin depth (backup Khristian Boyd rating 43)
BEST FITS AT YOUR PICK
Prospects projected to be available when you're on the clock.
Rueben Bain Jr. grades A in PASS RUSH — a clear upgrade over John Ridgeway's F at the same skill.
Saints' EDGE group struggles with PASS RUSH. Rueben Bain Jr. grades A there.
76% match to Shaq Lawson
121 tackles, 26 sacks
DREAM SCENARIO
The best pure fits regardless of where they're projected to go.
HIDDEN GEMS
Athleticism score 99 despite #65 consensus
Athletic outliers at CB reach the Pro Bowl at a 12% rate (avg 5.7 AV/yr for Pro Bowlers)
ATHLETIC OUTLIERAthleticism score 96 despite #96 consensus
Athletic outliers at EDGE reach the Pro Bowl at a 14% rate (avg 6.1 AV/yr for Pro Bowlers)
ATHLETIC OUTLIERAthleticism score 94 despite #101 consensus
Athletic outliers at EDGE reach the Pro Bowl at a 14% rate (avg 6.1 AV/yr for Pro Bowlers)
DRAFT CAPITAL
8 total picks · 1st pick: #8 overall · 2 via trade
Mickey Loomis
2 trades in 2025. Generally stands pat in draft; cap-strapped, doesn't have extra picks to deal.
GO DEEPER