Saints Wire

We’re just days away from the start of the NFL Scouting Combine — an all-hands-on-deck event where teams are meeting with draft prospects and putting them through their paces. NFL teams like the New Orleans Saints are going to learn a lot next week, and the tapped-in beat writers and journalists covering them are going to get a better idea of what each team is looking for in the spring because of it. So we’re going to roll out a first-round mock draft of all 32 picks to try and guess who might land where in April. It’s a good exercise for getting an idea of what each team needs to address this offseason and which prospects might be available when they’re on the clock. We’ll aim for accuracy later once more information is available and after teams have had the chance to check off big-ticket items in free agency. Now that we got the disclaimer out of the way — here’s our forecast for the first 32 picks: