### **Saints News from NFL.com**
With less than a month remaining before the 2026 NFL Draft, groupthink is beginning to take hold in the evaluation process. That said, there are still a select group of prospects who provoke wide-ranging thoughts. Let's call them the wild cards. Here is one at each major position. [SEE MORE>>](https://www.nfl.com/news/2026-nfl-draft-wild-cards-ty-simpson-caleb-banks-among-10-prospects-who-could-shake-things-up)
The best mock drafts are built on signals, not guesses. For this projection, I weighed post-free agency needs, scheme fits, front-office tendencies, prospect-team connections and market clues across all 32 clubs. NFL IQ powered by Amazon Quick helped me pressure-test team needs, draft capital and realistic outcomes before putting this mock together. [SEE MORE>>](https://www.nfl.com/news/mike-band-2026-nfl-mock-draft-1-0-jeremiyah-love-to-commanders-cardinals-land-quarterback-via-trade)