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2026 season

New Orleans Saints

1-2 · 1st in NFC South · Head coach Kellen Moore · Caesars Superdome

Power rank

#15

0.0 pts

Off EPA

+0.07

per play

Def EPA

+0.06

allowed

Schemes & tendencies

Identified from 2026 play-by-play and compared against the league average.

Offense

221 plays · 3 games

  • Pass-firstThrows on 58% of neutral early downs (league 52%).
  • Shotgun / spreadLines up in shotgun on 68% of snaps (league 58%).
  • Quick, short passing gameOnly 16% of throws are deep — a timing / West Coast-style attack.
  • Downhill inside runsLeans on gap / inside-zone runs — only 18% go outside the tackles.
  • Up-tempoRuns no-huddle on 17% of snaps.
Neutral pass rate
58% lg 52%
Shotgun rate
68% lg 58%
Deep pass rate
16% lg 19%
Outside run rate
18% lg 24%
No-huddle rate
17% lg 6%
Pass EPA/play
+0.01
Run EPA/play
+0.20

Defense

192 plays · 3 games

  • Two-high shellOpponents throw deep just 16% of the time — the look of a Cover 2 / quarters defense.
  • Light box / vulnerable vs. runGives up 0.33 EPA per run (league 0.12).
Sack rate
7% lg 7%
Deep attempts allowed
16% lg 19%
Explosive plays allowed
9% lg 9%
Opp. neutral pass rate
53% lg 52%
Pass EPA allowed
-0.13
Run EPA allowed
+0.33

Franchise leaders

All-time top three in each category while playing for this team.

Roster

Current depth of the active roster, reserve lists, and practice squad.

Offense (26)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
2Spencer RattlerQB256' 0"2113South Carolina
6Tyler ShoughQB276' 5"2192Louisville
11Zach WilsonQB276' 2"2146BYU
3Travis Etienne Jr.OutRB275' 10"2156Clemson
5Kendre MillerRB246' 0"2204TCU
41Alvin KamaraRB315' 10"21510Tennessee
43CJ DonaldsonRB226' 1"230ROhio State
12Chris OlaveWR266' 0"1875Ohio State
14Devaughn VeleWR286' 5"2103Utah
18Bryce LanceWR246' 3"204RNorth Dakota State
19Barion BrownOutWR225' 11"177RLSU
81Kevin Austin Jr.WR266' 2"2003Notre Dame
85Jalen Moreno-CropperWR256' 0"1721Fresno State
89Brock RechsteinerSuspensionWR246' 2"225RJacksonville State
4Oscar DelpTE236' 4"245RGeorgia
82Treyton WelchTE256' 4"2401Wyoming
83Juwan JohnsonTE306' 4"2317Oregon
87Noah FantTE286' 4"2498Iowa
72Asim RichardsOT256' 4"3074North Carolina
74Mason MurphyOT246' 5"315RAuburn
75Taliese FuagaOT246' 6"3243Oregon State
51Cesar RuizG276' 4"3167Michigan
65Jeremiah WrightG256' 5"331RAuburn
66William ShermanG276' 4"3002Colorado
76David EdwardsG296' 6"3088Wisconsin
78Erik McCoyC296' 4"3038Texas A&M

Defense (27)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
58Chris Rumph IIDE276' 2"2446Duke
94Cameron JordanDE376' 4"28716California
96Carl GrandersonDE296' 5"2618Wyoming
98Tyree WilsonDE266' 5"2634Texas Tech
99Chase YoungDE276' 5"2657Ohio State
50Colby WoodenDT256' 4"2734Auburn
52Christen MillerOutDT226' 3"321RGeorgia
91Vernon BroughtonDT256' 5"3112Texas
92Davon GodchauxDT316' 3"33010LSU
93Nathan ShepherdDT326' 4"3159Fort Hays
95John Ridgeway IIIDT276' 5"3215Arkansas
97Khristian BoydDT266' 2"3203Northern Iowa
20Pete WernerQuestionableLB276' 3"2426Ohio State
28Danny StutsmanLB236' 3"2332Oklahoma
33Anfernee JenningsQuestionableLB296' 2"2557Alabama
44Isaiah StalbirdLB266' 1"2152South Dakota State
55Kaden EllissLB316' 2"2388Idaho
1Kool-Aid McKinstryCB235' 11"1993Alabama
22Martin Emerson Jr.OutCB266' 2"2015Mississippi State
25Decamerion RichardsonCB256' 2"1924Mississippi State
29Quincy RileyCB255' 11"1952Louisville
38Jayden PriceCB265' 11"1851North Dakota State
42Mike ReidCB246' 2"2001South Dakota
7Jonas SankerS236' 1"2112Virginia
21Justin ReidS296' 1"2079Stanford
23Julian BlackmonS286' 0"2027Utah
31Jordan HowdenS266' 0"2094Minnesota

Special teams (3)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
10Daniel CarlsonPK316' 5"2229Auburn
17Ryan WrightP266' 3"2455Tulane
—Cal AdomitisLS286' 2"2385Pittsburgh

Injured reserve / out (13)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
32Ty ChandlerInjured ReserveRB285' 11"2055North Carolina
0Jordyn TysonInjured ReserveWR226' 2"203RArizona State
15Mason TiptonOutWR265' 11"1873Yale
80Moliki MatavaoInjured ReserveTE236' 6"2632UCLA
64Nick SaldiveriOutOT266' 6"3164Old Dominion
71Kelvin Banks Jr.Injured ReserveOT226' 5"3152Texas
77Dillon RadunzInjured ReserveG286' 6"3016North Dakota State
90Bryan BreseeInjured ReserveDT246' 5"3054Clemson
53Jaylan FordInjured ReserveLB246' 2"2403Texas
25Rejzohn WrightInjured ReserveCB266' 2"1933Oregon State
45David Long Jr.Injured ReserveCB285' 11"1967Michigan
36Lorenzo Styles Jr.Injured ReserveS246' 0"194ROhio State
49Zach WoodInjured ReserveLS336' 3"25510SMU

Practice squad (14)

#PlayerPosAgeHtWtExpCollege
33Zamir WhiteRB276' 0"2275Georgia
—Kyrese RowanWR255' 10"1851Utah State
—Cedric TillmanWR266' 3"2155Tennessee
10Trey PalmerWR256' 1"1904Nebraska
—Stone SmarttTE276' 4"2265Old Dominion
70Alan HerronOT236' 3"308RMaryland
73Easton KiltyOT246' 6"3071Kansas State
79Alex WollschlaegerOT246' 7"310RKentucky
—Jonah WilliamsDE316' 5"2806Weber State
40Fadil DiggsDE246' 4"2571Syracuse
62Jay'viar SuggsDT256' 3"299RWisconsin
47Jackson SirmonLB266' 2"2401California
34TJ Hall Jr.CB226' 0"189RIowa
39Charlie SmythPK256' 4"2102—