Saints Draft Defense, Snag Stukes & Crawford

0:00On April 24, Day 2 of the 2026 NFL draft is here, and in this mock draft for the Saints, we're flipping the script to all defense. After grabbing wide receiver Jordan Tyson in Round 1 to boost the offense, the defense has taken hits, so picks 42 through the rest of Day 2, ET locking on fixing that side of the ball with top needs like edge and slot. Corner. Day 42 in Round 2, the St. Snack Safety Slash Corner, Trader and Stukes from Arizona. With Alente Taylor gone in free agency, the slot corner spot is wide open, and Stukes fits like a glove at 6'1 with long arms, solid, tackling and zone coverage skills. Earlier this week, the team experimented with safeties in the slot, by Julian Blackman or Jonas Sanker, but Stukes already owns that role from. College. He got the athleticism to step right in, though without a senior ball invite, they might eye other options if he's there. Moving to Round 3 at Pick 73, edge rusher Kiran Crawford from Auburn slides in as a perfect

1:04match. This guy's agility and pass rush moves pop off the tape, filling the void across from Chase Young and Brandon Staley's scheme. These picks ramp up the pass rush, and shore up the secondary without delay, setting the St. Stephen's on a quicker path to contention come 20, 26 season, football news powered by AI. This is NFL News Today. I'm Corey with The Story.