With many people wondering what exactly the New Orleans Saints will do come draft night, I thought it would be a good time to really put my initial thought process onto paper in my first mock draft of the year. Using The Draft Network’s mock draft simulator, I decided to create more of a realistic scenario for the team rather than naming players to their respective pick slots.

Without further ado, let's get right into it.

(Saints trade picks #19, #161 to Houston for pick #13)

Cross was a guy that I did not envision sliding this far but if this were to happen, I am almost 100% percent certain that the Saints would make this move in a heartbeat.