Ross Jackson#21 of 87 NFL pundits · Feb 23, 2026

In a seven-round Saints mock draft, Ross Jackson has New Orleans take USC receiver Mekhi Lemmon eighth overall, followed by Miami cornerback Keonte Scott at 42, Notre Dame running back Jadarion Price at 73, and later-round picks, while also laying out the first seven selections of the draft.

Said on air, transcribed by us · Locked On Saints (podcast)Hear the original

5 of 14picks landed5 hits · 3 close calls · 6 misses · 1 waiting

92.66The orderagainst a shuffled mock’s 50

+42.66Skillthe mock as a whole

50.5Per pickaverage, out of 100

#21Ross Jackson’s rankof 87 ranked NFL pundits

What Ross Jackson said

So, yes, I drafted Mekhi Lemmon, wide receiver out of USC to start off our seven round mock draft. In round one, pick number eight.

Ross Jackson, the lead quote

Where it was said: Locked On Saints (podcast)
The episode: ELECTRICITY: New Orleans Saints' Makai Lemon Mock Draft Elevates Offense With GAME-BREAKING Talent
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SaidFeb 23
GradedOct 1

Box score, round by round

HitCloseMissWaiting

Group	Hits	Close	Misses	Waiting
Round 1	5	2	0	1
Round 2	0	0	1	0
Round 3	0	0	1	0
Round 4	0	0	2	0
Round 5	0	1	1	0
Round 6	0	0	1	0
All	5	3	6	1

How the mock scored

15 checkable claims — 15 mock draft picks — each graded on its own rather than as one all-or-nothing call.

It names 21 players and teams, each linked to their own record.

14 of 15 have settled so far, averaging 50.5 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.

Mock against the draft

Across: where the mock put each player. Down: where the player went, with undrafted players (UDFA) on the bottom row. The shaded band is where a pick earns credit, within 32 picks. Squares landed, half-squares were close and slashes missed. Faint rules mark the rounds.

The mock as a whole

92.66this mock’s order50a shuffled mock42.66better than naive1difficulty+42.66skill

The skill comes from how well the whole mock ordered the draft, so it is not any one pick’s score minus 50.

Every pick’s score

0a pick’s naive guess: 50100

Think a pick here is graded wrong? Tell us which.

Draft board

HitCloseMissWaiting

Round 1 · picks 1–325 hits · 2 close calls · 1 waitingShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Score
1	LV	Fernando Mendoza	quarterback	1	100
2	—	Rueben Bain	edge rusher	15	57
3	—	David Bailey	edge rusher	2	96
4	TEN	Carnell Tate	wide receiver	4	100
5	NYG	Arvell Reese	linebacker	5	100
6	CLE	Francisco Mauigoa	offensive lineman	—	—
7	WAS	Jeremiyah Love	running back	3	84
8	NO	Makai Lemon	wide receiver	20	59

Round 2 · picks 33–641 missShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
42	NO	Keionte Scott	corner	116		4

Round 3 · picks 65–1001 missShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
73	NO	Jadarian Price	running back	32		17

Round 4 · picks 101–1402 missesShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
132	NO	Domonique Orange	defensive tackle	82		11
136	NO	Nadame Tucker	edge rusher	UDFA		0

Round 5 · picks 141–1811 close call · 1 missShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
148	NO	Jaeden Roberts	interior offensive lineman	UDFA		0
170	NO	Cyrus Allen	wide receiver	176		77

Round 6 · picks 182–2161 missShow ▸

Pick	Team	Player	Pos	Went	Verdict	Score
189	NO	Trey Zuhn	offensive lineman	91		1

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