# Ross Jackson: In a full mock draft for the New Orleans Saints, Ross Jackson has the Saints selecting Ohio State safety Caleb Downs at No. 8, Louisville WR Chris Bell at 42, Tennessee edge Joshua Josephs at 73, Georgia TE Oscar Delp at 132, Stephen F. Austin CB Charles Demings at 136, Ole Miss WR Dejean Stribling at 150, Michigan DT Rayshawn Benny at 172 and Auburn OL Jeremiah Wright in the sixth round. **Claimed:** Apr 6, 2026 **Pundit:** Ross Jackson — https://missedtakes.co/pundits/ross-jackson **Outlet:** Locked On Saints (podcast) — https://missedtakes.co/outlets/locked-on-saints-podcast **How it reached us:** said on air, transcribed by us **Original:** https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/pdrl.fm/83ac39/lockedon.simplecastaudio.com/26a658f6-15f1-4878-ab5f-d78d7d886aa9/episodes/70d30a0e-ed2f-4025-ac4c-f11f7ff5d4c4/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=26a658f6-15f1-4878-ab5f-d78d7d886aa9&awEpisodeId=70d30a0e-ed2f-4025-ac4c-f11f7ff5d4c4&feed=aKgoC4uX 8 checkable claims — 8 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing bet. It names 9 players and teams, each linked to their own record. All 8 have settled, averaging 15.7 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls. > So for the sake of that conversation, we're gonna make him our round eight, round one rather pick eight selection. Ohio State safety, Caleb Downs. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jeremiah Wright to be picked “the sixth round” (picks 182–216)** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jeremiah Wright - Verdict: scored 11.46 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Joshua Josephs to be picked at number 73** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Joshua Josephs, Tennessee Titans - Verdict: scored 4.05 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Oscar Delp to be picked at number 132** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Oscar Delp - Verdict: scored 7.76 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **De'Zhaun Stribling to be picked at number 150** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: De'Zhaun Stribling - Verdict: scored 0.63 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Caleb Downs to be picked at number 8** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Caleb Downs - Verdict: scored 87.81 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Chris Bell to be picked at number 42** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Chris Bell - Verdict: scored 10.51 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Charles Demings to be picked at number 136** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Charles Demings - Verdict: scored 0 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Rayshaun Benny to be picked at number 172** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Rayshaun Benny - Verdict: scored 3.41 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess ## Who this take is about - Jeremiah Wright — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jeremiah-wright - Joshua Josephs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/joshua-josephs - Tennessee Titans — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/titans - Oscar Delp — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/oscar-delp - De'Zhaun Stribling — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/de-zhaun-stribling - Caleb Downs — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/caleb-downs - Chris Bell — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/chris-bell - Charles Demings — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/charles-demings - Rayshaun Benny — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/rayshaun-benny ## What others said about the same people - John Middlekauff on Tennessee Titans: Middlekauff expects blowout wins for Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami in Week 3, picks Cincinnati to beat Pittsburgh in the AFC North matchup, and takes Tennessee over the Giants if Jameis Winston is taking snaps. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8115d255-82e3-442e-aeef-c3eaa3587603 (scored 0) - Colin Cowherd on Tennessee Titans: The co-host (identified only as "Mitchell") made his own Week 3 picks, including blowout wins for Seattle and San Francisco, Cincinnati 27-17, Detroit 37-13, Denver 24-21 over the Rams, and predicted Jonah Coleman takes over the Broncos' running back role. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/4ccbceaa-54ca-4a2e-ad90-006f1ded0ad2 (scored 0) - Tyler Sullivan on Tennessee Titans: Sullivan projects final scores for every Week 3 game, including a Bills blowout of the reeling Chargers, a Chiefs rout in Miami, a Seahawks win over a Mariota-led Washington, and the Saints beating the Raiders in their home opener. He also expects Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Jaxson Dart all to be sidelined in Week 3, with Marcus Mariota starting for Washington. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/e4b11b44-d359-4027-a72c-87833f5ff6e3 (scored 45.24) - Lane Mills on Tennessee Titans: Mills predicts the Titans finish 2026 at 6-11 (2-4 in the AFC South), missing the playoffs, with specific wins over the Jets, Giants, Browns, Jaguars, Raiders and Colts, and names Wan'Dale Robinson team MVP with another 1,000-yard, seven-touchdown season as Cam Ward's top receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5a2c4e6d-57dd-4dc9-9f27-c1446726f490 (scored 0) - David Harrison on Joshua Josephs: Harrison gives his initial 53-man roster projection for the Washington Commanders: three quarterbacks including Ethan Kalyak Manus, three running backs, four tight ends, six receivers (leaving off De'Ami Brown and Jaden Bradley), nine offensive linemen with Matt Goldman at center, and a defense of six linebackers but only four cornerbacks. He also projects Tunstall and Newton going to IR on Monday with De'Ami Brown and Dietrich Wise re-signed, plus a corner-heavy practice squad. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/1d5b2565-5531-47ac-bff8-ccb9b23a980a (scored 100) - Doug Joubert on Oscar Delp: Joubert projects the Saints' 53-man roster ahead of the cutdown deadline, naming every player he expects to make the team by position group, plus several players he expects to receive PUP/IR designations, and predicting Torricelli Simpkins will later be moved to the practice squad. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/80c9bcdf-68ec-49a5-a1d1-e59f4bee2653 (scored 100) ## More mock draft picks The same kind of call, about other players and teams. - Ryan Wilson on J.J. McCarthy: Recalling his pre-draft evaluation, Wilson notes he had ranked J.J. McCarthy as the fifth quarterback in the 2024 class and given him a second-round grade rather than a first-round one, citing the gap between Michigan's system and NFL demands. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/44cc5859-8b2b-4fbf-b5c0-62c635f2e357 (scored 36.92) - Lance Zierlein on Jeremiyah Love: Zierlein laid out his final mock draft: Jeremiah Love at No. 3 to Arizona, Sonny Styles at No. 4 to Robert Saleh's team, and Caleb Downs to the Giants at No. 5. He also called Styles the only first-round linebacker in the class and said Ty Simpson is a lock to be a first-round pick, most likely to Arizona. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/cf600df8-87eb-492b-9d91-f7a2b39104ac (scored 100) - Nick Shook on Max Iheanachor: Shook walks through his full first-round mock draft, assigning a prospect to every pick from No. 1 to No. 32, headlined by Fernando Mendoza to the Raiders, David Bailey to the Jets and Jeremiah Love to the Cardinals in the top three. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/7d4209aa-2e2d-47a2-b6e5-791d16d209cb (scored 87.81) - Gregg Rosenthal on K.C. Concepcion: Rosenthal disagrees most with Casey Concepcion being left out of the first round, arguing he could go as high as the top 15 and certainly won't last past receiver-needy teams in the late twenties. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/8fae9a3a-7fd8-454c-99cc-0a8400c35d7d (scored 67.71) - Daniel Jeremiah on Keyron Crawford: In discussing teams without first-round picks, Jeremiah projected specific Day 2 picks: Clemson WR Antonio Williams to the Falcons at 48, Texas Tech LB Jacob Rodriguez to the Colts in the second round, Oklahoma edge R Mason Thomas to the Packers at 52, and Auburn edge Keiroon Crawford to the Broncos at 62. He also expects Riley Leonard to open as the Colts' starting QB and Travis Hunter to play cornerback full time in Jacksonville. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/f60c916c-1b5f-4252-8733-1770c7809577 (scored 80.52) - Daniel Jeremiah on Carnell Tate: Jeremiah says Denver, not Kansas City, will be the clear favorite in the AFC West this season; he also puts Carnell Tate sixth and Monroe Freeling twentieth on his prospect board, mocks Tate to Cleveland at No. 6, and expects Georgia receiver Branch to be a Day 2 pick after a strong pro day. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/48a1d189-dc0f-4250-aa3b-0e27119c733a (scored 91.7) --- Accuracy is 0-100 against what actually happened. The naive guess is what a strategy requiring no knowledge would have scored on the same call — the difference is the skill, and it is what the MissedTakes Score averages. 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