Who will the Saints take at No. 8? First Saints Insider mock draft

About this episode

The episode features a mock draft discussion for the Saints ahead of the NFL Draft.

The NFL Draft is just over two weeks away, and the Saints Insiders got together for their first mock draft, this one done by Times-Picayune beat writer Matthew Paras. He'll tell us how he sees the first round of the draft going, and then we'll all give our predictions for what the Saints would do at No. 8 in that scenario. Do you like our pick? What would you do if the first seven picks unfold this way? Link to Matt's full first-round mock draft: https://www.nola.com/sports/saints/saints-mock-draft-rueben-bain-nfl-draft/article_5a5a0650-1e7a-4f49-929f-e6fc022a58cf.html #saints #neworleanssaints #whodat #whodatnation #nfl #nfldraft #nfldraft2026 #nfloffseason #mockdraft

People in this episode

Guest: Matthew Paras

Topics covered

• NFL Draft
• mock draft
• New Orleans Saints
• football predictions
• sports analysis

Keywords

• Saints
• mock draft
• NFL Draft 2026
• Matthew Paras
• football

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Times-Picayune, NOLA.com

Places: New Orleans

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