The New Orleans Saints added a new first round pick and upgraded one of their mid-round picks in dealing Brandin Cooks to the New England Patriots, so that’s going to have obvious ramifications on my mock draft series. Word the Saints aren’t done making trades with the Patriots and a complicated process hopefully ending with star cover cornerback Malcolm Butler joining the team has already kicked off. So times are very much a-changing in New Orleans.
As with every other entry in this series, this mock draft is designed to introduce Saints fans to new prospects and new situations that may come up on draft day.