Darrion GrayJan 30, 2026
Darien signed off on Jeremiah Love at No. 8, Akeem Mesidore in the second round, Keonte Scott at No. 73 and Aaron Anderson as the Saints' mid-to-late round receiver addition.
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What Darrion Gray said
our reading, beside the words we read it fromSo I do want to side to Jeremiah Love
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- Locked On Saints (podcast)
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- SAINTS SQUAD SHOW: Updated New Orleans Saints MOCK DRAFT After A Week Of Senior Bowl Practices
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- SaidJan 29
- GradedAug 14–18
- 1Aaron Anderson to be picked “fifth round” (picks 141–181)“Aaron Anderson is around. Pick them. Pick them. I I I like it. Let's do it.”
- 2Akheem Mesidor to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)“I think we'd go Mesidore. Let's do it.”
- 3Keionte Scott to be picked at number 73“I'll go with Keontae Scott. I think that's a a solid pick at a valuable position”
- 4Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 8“I think it's it's hard to to fight going with Jeremiah Love... So I do want to side to Jeremiah Love”
Box score
HitCloseMissWaiting| Verdict | Call | Kind | What happened | Score | Naive | Skill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Anderson to be picked “fifth round” (picks 141–181)1 | Mock Draft Picks | Went undrafted | 0 | 50 | +50 | |
| Akheem Mesidor to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)2 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 22 | 62.09 | 50 | +50 | |
| Keionte Scott to be picked at number 733 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 116 | 15.52 | 50 | +50 | |
| Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 84 | Mock Draft Picks | Went 3 | 80.52 | 50 | +50 | |
| 4 calls · 1 hit · 1 close call · 2 misses · all settled | 39.5 | 50 | ||||
How each call scored
a naive guessbetter than naiveworse than naive4 checkable claims — 4 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.
It names 5 players and teams, each linked to their own record.
All 4 have settled, averaging 39.5 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess at the same calls.
Each call is scored 0 to 100 against what happened, on its own, by the published methodology. The naive guess is what knowing nothing would have scored on the same calls; the gap, weighted by how hard the call was, is the skill.
Where this call stands in the room
Jeremiyah Love · 2025 season · overall pick8 calls from 7 pundits between 3 overall pick and 8 overall pick. Darrion Gray said 8 overall pick. the room's median is 8 overall pick. what happened: 3 overall pick
Every dot is a call somebody published on the same question, before the answer existed. The bar is what actually happened. Hover a dot for the name and number; click it to read that take.
Their call against what happened
overall pickTheir call against what actually happened.
1Mock Draft PicksAaron AndersonNew Orleans Saints
Aaron Anderson to be picked “fifth round” (picks 141–181)
What happenedWent undrafted0Miss · naive 50100this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=50better than naive×1difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Aaron Anderson
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- undrafted
- outcome:
- went undrafted in 2026; later signed with CLE
- accuracy:
- 0
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- undrafted
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 0
- predicted pick:
- fifth round (picks 141–181)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
2Mock Draft PicksAkheem MesidorNew Orleans Saints
Akheem Mesidor to be picked “second round” (picks 33–64)
What happenedWent 2262.09Close · naive 50100this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=50better than naive×1difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Akheem Mesidor
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 62.09
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 22
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 62.09
- predicted pick:
- second round (picks 33–64)
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
3Mock Draft PicksKeionte ScottNew Orleans Saints
Keionte Scott to be picked at number 73
What happenedWent 116mocked at 7315.52Miss · naive 50100this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=50better than naive×1difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Keionte Scott
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 15.52
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 116
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 15.52
- predicted pick:
- 73
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
4Mock Draft PicksJeremiyah LoveNew Orleans Saints
Jeremiyah Love to be picked at number 8
What happenedWent 3mocked at 880.52Hit · naive 50100this mock’s order−50a shuffled mock=50better than naive×1difficulty=+50skillThink this is wrong?How this was scored
- draft:
- 2026
- naive:
- a shuffled mock scores 50
- skill:
- 50
- player:
- Jeremiyah Love
- season:
- 2025
- zero credit this far off:
- 32
- accuracy:
- 80.52
- baseline:
- 50
- actual pick:
- 3
- difficulty:
- 1
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- pick accuracy:
- 80.52
- predicted pick:
- 8
- weeks left when called:
- 0
- mock ordering score:
- 100
- All
The take as a whole
the average of 4 settled calls, each counted once
39.5naive 50
Who this take is about
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