# Ross Jackson: In a midweek seven-round mock draft, Jackson has the Saints take Arizona State WR Jordan Tyson at No. 8, Notre Dame RB Jadarian Price at No. 42, Ohio State TE Max Klare at No. 73, Indiana C Pat Coogan at No. 132, Ohio State CB Davison Igbinosun later in round four, UCF edge Malachi Lawrence at No. 148, Ole Miss DT Xavien Harris at No. 170 and Boise State OT Cage Casey at No. 189. He also predicts Price will be the second running back drafted and that Jonas Sanker keeps his starting job in 2026. **Claimed:** Jan 21, 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/b9cb6194-e805-4803-8569-a035deefa293/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=26a658f6-15f1-4878-ab5f-d78d7d886aa9&awEpisodeId=b9cb6194-e805-4803-8569-a035deefa293&feed=aKgoC4uX 9 checkable claims — 7 mock draft picks, 1 depth chart call and 1 position order call — 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. 8 of 9 have settled so far, averaging 54.4 out of 100, against 52.9 for a naive guess at the same calls. > And so Jordan Tyson to me is the best wide receiver in this class. *(their words, quoted for attribution)* ## The claims - **Jonas Sanker to be 1st on the depth chart** - Kind: Depth Chart Calls · About: Jonas Sanker, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 91.67 for a naive guess - **Pat Coogan to be picked at number 132** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Pat Coogan, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 6.82 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jordyn Tyson to be picked at number 8** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jordyn Tyson, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jadarian Price to be picked at number 42** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Jadarian Price, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 64.84 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Jadarian Price to be 2nd running back off the board** - Kind: Position Order Calls · About: Jadarian Price - Verdict: scored 100 out of 100, against 31.29 for a naive guess - **Max Klare to be picked at number 73** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Max Klare, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 59.46 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Malachi Lawrence to be picked at number 148** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Malachi Lawrence, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 0.44 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Kage Casey to be picked at number 189** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Kage Casey, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: scored 3.41 out of 100, against 50 for a naive guess - **Davison Igbinosun to be picked “round four”** - Kind: Mock Draft Picks · About: Davison Igbinosun, New Orleans Saints - Verdict: not settled yet ## Who this take is about - Jonas Sanker — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jonas-sanker - New Orleans Saints — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/teams/saints - Pat Coogan — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/pat-coogan - Jordyn Tyson — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jordyn-tyson - Jadarian Price — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/jadarian-price - Max Klare — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/max-klare - Malachi Lawrence — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/malachi-lawrence - Kage Casey — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/kage-casey - Davison Igbinosun — https://missedtakes.co/nfl/players/davison-igbinosun ## What others said about the same people - Chris Simms on New Orleans Saints: Simms went through the entire Week 3 slate with straight-up winners and predicted final scores, taking Jacksonville, Buffalo, Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, Carolina, Kansas City, Seattle, the Giants, Baltimore, New Orleans, Minnesota, San Francisco, Denver and Philadelphia. He also expected Zay Flowers and Puka Nacua to sit, Kyler Murray to play, and said Marvin Harrison Jr. projects as no better than a good No. 2 or high-end No. 3 receiver. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/662b7ba3-1bf6-4ad0-9f93-9f2ab83143fd (scored 47.62) - Nick Wright on New Orleans Saints: On his Week 3 pick show, Nick Wright gave straight-up final-score predictions for five games, calling blowouts by Seattle over Washington and Kansas City over Miami, a Jacksonville home win over New England, a narrow New Orleans win over the Raiders and a low-scoring Baltimore win over Dallas in Brazil. He also called Seattle the best team in the NFL with the league's best defense. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/afa6070a-4229-4b28-a922-31d609ad1adf (scored 33.33) - Dan Beyer on New Orleans Saints: For his Week 3 survivor pick, he took the Saints to beat the Raiders at home, saying he doesn't see Las Vegas staying unbeaten. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/fdedf503-5121-4109-b003-d5c980b00456 (scored 0) - Darrion Gray on New Orleans Saints: Predicted the Saints beat the Raiders 27-17 at home. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/778eb604-cf02-49f1-8468-fbc8b0798375 (scored 45.24) - John Hendricks on New Orleans Saints: Predicted a lower-scoring Saints win over the Raiders, 24-19, with the defense carrying them. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/5d6f55b1-d993-4659-a8b9-d95c6942875e (scored 42.86) - Lance Moore on New Orleans Saints: Called for a Saints victory over the Raiders by a score of 27-20. — https://missedtakes.co/opinions/92c9e860-f1af-4e13-a82c-80d31fa7be6e (scored 47.62) ## 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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