We’re less than two weeks away from the start of the 2021 NFL draft, but there’s still little to no consensus on where the Saints might go with their first round pick. I surveyed 30 of the latest mock drafts from across the media landscape, and found that they’ve linked New Orleans to 14 prospects — at five different positions. Wide receiver was most popular (12 mock drafts), with linebacker (8) and cornerback (7) just behind.
Just one player was mocked to the Saints more than three times: Florida Gators receiver Kadarius Toney, who went to New Orleans in four separate mock drafts, or 13.3% of our sampled writeups. Hardly anything to draw conclusions from. Still, here’s a quick recap of what recent draft experts are saying about the Saints and the No. 28 pick:
