PLAYMAKERS: New Orleans Saints Face Draft Decision Investing In IMPACT Players On Offense Or Defense
The New Orleans Saints are primed to land a playmaker with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2026 NFL Draft, sparking heated debate: should they prioritize a dynamic offensive weapon or bolster their defense? With prospects like Texas Tech edge rusher David Bailey, Clemson’s Peter Woods, and Ohio State’s Caleb Downs on defense, alongside offensive standouts such as Notre Dame RB Jeremiyah Love, Arizona State’s Jordyn Tyson and Ohio State’s Carnell Tate, the Saints’ direction remains wide open.
Day two and three of the draft promise equal intrigue, as New Orleans weighs waiting on second-round receiver options like Indiana’s Elijah Sarratt or Louisville’s Chris Bell, despite injury concerns.
Examining mid-round targets and the appeal of versatile tight ends like Max Klare and Michael Trigg. With Chris Olave’s All-Pro season highlighting the receiving corps’ potential, Saints fans have plenty to debate as offseason rumors heat up.
0:26 — Saints First Round Debate: Offense or Defense?
10:51 — Elijah Sarratt or Chris Bell?
20:04 — Saints Third Round & Trade Back Options
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41 comments
The saints need to draft that running back from Notre Dame or get the wide receiver from Ohio State we need playmakers on offense if when Chris is out who is Tyler throwing a ball to
Draft Clev Lubin in round 4
Just don't draft Bell at wr from Louisville, give me Harbor from South Carolina or Chris Brazzell Tennessee and the RB from Notre Dame not Love, and David Bailey at pick 1
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Get the absolute best player available regardless of whether it's offense or defense..
16 catch 802 receiving yards and 15 touch downs? Nah 😂😂
Congrats to Chris Olave on his recognition but as an OG when you mentioned "Our man Dan" as a former Saint who likewise received that recognition it brought a smile to my face. To those of you who don't know of or remember Danny Abramowitz he was a 17th round (that's right back in the day you had 17 rounds) draft choice who was cut but refused to leave camp, ended up becoming a starter and to this day had the best hands I've ever seen on a Saints receiver and I would say the league but I didn't follow all the reams so I can't say that definitively and, last I heard still loves in Covington.
I’ve seen to many games this season where the saints had 0 or 3 points in the first half, we have to improve on offense and if 1 of the top 2 receivers are available at 8 I say we take Him, but if an elite pass rusher is available, I wouldn’t be mad with an edge either, but my dream scenario for the saints this offseason is signing a top guard in free agency, and drafting a top receiver in the 1st round to sure up the offense
Jeremiyah Love!
please for the love of god get a offensive playmaker at 8. We are LAST in NFL in the redzone getting a playmaker helps Kellen, Shough and Olave. We already have a top 10 defense, wouldn't it make sense to go offense or am i just dumb??
Wait till next year to consider paying Olave. That’s two years in a row he wouldn’t have been available for the postseason. I need receivers who can make it to the playoffs. Especially if I’m going to pay them 30mil/yr.
Depth at offensive positions?
Guard center wr te and RB are arguably well below league average
Go defense first round!!!
If Arvell Reese is there you take him, if he isn’t you take Carnell Tate, if he isn’t you take Love.
WR or edge ….please, please, please don’t pick a RB at 8
Offensive Lineman in round 1 then Defense in round 2. Go after AJ Brown. I think Brown would Love to reunite with Kellen.
no one seems to remember we have 2 wr's on IR that are supposed to be good AND we just picked up a 6'6" wr out of the CFL. we might have the 5 wr in the building already making it not so much a need. o and d line are bigger needs
Please don't say "rise up" (24:38) ever again 😅
If they sign a wide receiver in free agency then take Jeremiah love. We can also sign a guard in free agency then we could draft a defensive lineman or corner in the second. I would prefer we sign Romeo Doubs, or we can not sign a reciever and take Elijah seratt second round, a lot of things we could do
Kinda off topic within the top pick. I really want the center from Indiana. He can be a fill in for guard as well.
I’d go for Tyson in the first. If gone, Sarrat in the second round or even later Omar Cooper
Go all in the offense. Give Shough all the weapons he'll need. It will protect the defense with time of possession control.
Let see what we have when we play against better teams.
Hey Ross, who cares how fast you are if you can't catch the damn ball, don't block your position & are always getting hurt? Jeremiah Love has touched the football 496 times in his career at Notre Dame. You know how many times he's fumbled? Once. He's a tough inside runner who can catch like a wide out & make tons of people miss in space with absolute break away speed. Elijah Sarrat, just like every other Indiana receiver can catch the ball & blocks his position as well as anyone can. Any of Indiana's WRs could not only make the Saints roster, they would massively improve the receiver room. I also love the center from Indiana in the 3rd round as well. Harold Perkins in the 4th & we need another tight end desperately.
Who Dat
Let’s get that edge out of free agency they been striking out with that junk lately
We are better off on defence, so let's go defence.
Draft best talent available in the first whether it’s Downs, Reese, Love, Bain Jr. Then go WR in the 2nd, TE in the 3rd, defense the rest of the way. Sign a proven guard in free agency
How is it a debate? Our D was top ten ish, our O was trash.
Only Loomis would debate this. He needs to be promoted out of harms way STAT
Idk it's really hard to choose 🤔 but who dat all the way ⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️☺️👍🏼
Oh gave every saints fan a like for the draft 2026 ☺️👍🏼⚜️⚜️⚜️⚜️
JEREMIYAH Love is the answer
My dream scenario is taking Love at 8 and Bell in the second round, while addressing guard in free agency. Would add a lot of explosiveness that the offense is currently lacking
I notice that there is a bunch of directions to go at the 8th spot .
We need an edge at 8
We Need Love ❤!!!!! In my LL voice 😂
Edge rusher with 8th
Jadarian price over Love. Those ND RB's are nasty .. Price is a scoring machine compared to his teammate….that would be my pick but I'm just a regular dude.
I need the media to talk like 3 dark horse quarterbacks up to the top of the draft, make our number 8 pick hit more like top 5 available.
Jordan Tyson is in the scope . Chris Olaie Talent.
Sign AJ Brown , then draft the best offensive or defensive lineman available…I wouldn't trade back more than one spot