Draft-Rumor Shakeups Brewing
Mock-draft chatter has the Dallas Cowboys pegged to pull off a blockbuster trade for a top EDGE prospect, Green Bay floated in trade talks for a former top pick, and the Saints are actively linked to Alvin Kamara trade smoke — draft-day maneuvering is heating up ahead of April Sports Illustrated Sportsnaut Sportsnaut.
A recent mock from Pro Football Sports Network’s Alec Elijah maps Dallas sending picks No. 12, No. 92 and a 2027 second-rounder to Cleveland for the No. 6 overall choice to take David Bailey si.com. David Bailey’s college résumé in 2025 included 14.5 sacks and 19.5 tackles-for-loss, finishing his collegiate career with 29 sacks and 10 forced fumbles, per the mock’s profile of the Texas Tech edge. si.com ESPN’s Colts beat writer Stephen Holder explicitly named the Green Bay Packers a “particular team to monitor” in Anthony Richardson’s trade market, posting that update on March 14, 2026. si.com Richardson was the No. 4 overall pick in 2023 and, according to reporting, enters trade discussions in the final year of his rookie deal with an estimated $10 million cap hit for 2026. sportsnaut.com Green Bay’s backup room shifted after Malik Willis signed a three-year, $67.5 million contract in free agency, a development analysts point to when evaluating why the Packers might target a reclamation QB like Richardson. sportsnaut.com New Orleans’ addition of Travis Etienne on a reported four-year, $52 million contract intensified chatter that the Saints could clear the backfield, and draft intel indicates the team scouted Arkansas’ Mike Washington Jr. as a potential Day-2 target before moving on Alvin Kamara. bleacherreport.com Multiple outlets peg Kamara’s 2026 cap hit in the neighborhood of $18.6 million, note he’s in the final year of his deal, and calculate a post–June 1 designation could yield roughly $8.5 million in cap relief for New Orleans. profootballnetwork.com
