New Orleans Saints Roster 2019 Saints Roster
0-0, 0 NFC South
vs HOU
11:10 pm GMT, 9/9
After a disappointing loss to the Rams in the NFC Championship game last year, the Saints will look to get back on track and persevere their way into another deep playoff run. Brees is getting older, sure, but that doesn't seem important as of now. He still had the second highest QBR in all of the NFL last year at 79.2. The era of the Saints as we've known them over the past decade or so will certainly be coming to an end soon, but this isn't the year. I'd look out for this to be a dynamic season put together by the Payton/Brees Saints.
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| QB |
Drew Brees
D. Brees
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9 |
90
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#6 QB | 1 | 6'0" | 209 | 40 | 1/15/79 | 19 | 2001 | 2 | 32 | Purdue |
| QB |
Taysom Hill
T. Hill
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7 |
60
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#117 QB | 2 | 6'2" | 235 | 29 | 8/23/90 | 3 | 2017 | BYU | ||
| QB |
Teddy Bridgewater
T. Bridgewater
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5 |
76
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#37 QB | 3 | 6'2" | 214 | 26 | 11/10/92 | 6 | 2014 | 1 | 32 | Louisville |
| RB |
Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
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41 |
92
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#4 RB | 1 | 5'10" | 214 | 24 | 7/25/95 | 3 | 2017 | 3 | 67 | Tennessee |
| RB |
Martez Carter
M. Carter
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35 |
68
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#118 RB | 10 | 5'9" | 205 | 26 | 3/8/93 | 1 | 2018 | |||
| RB |
Javorius Allen
J. Allen
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37 |
73
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#104 RB | 11 | 6'0" | 221 | 27 | 8/27/91 | 5 | 2015 | 4 | 125 | Southern California |
| RB |
Daniel Lasco
D. Lasco
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36 |
64
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#183 RB | 12 | 6'0" | 209 | 26 | 10/9/92 | 3 | 2016 | 7 | 237 | California |
| RB |
Devine Ozigbo
D. Ozigbo
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32 |
76
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#72 RB | 13 | 5'11" | 219 | 22 | 10/2/96 | 0 | 2019 | Nebraska | ||
| RB |
Latavius Murray
L. Murray
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28 |
82
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#31 RB | 2 | 6'3" | 223 | 28 | 2/21/91 | 7 | 2013 | 6 | 181 | Central Florida |
| RB |
Jacquizz Rodgers
J. Rodgers
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32 |
80
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#36 RB | 3 | 5'6" | 196 | 29 | 2/6/90 | 9 | 2011 | 5 | 145 | Oregon State |
| RB |
Dwayne Washington
D. Washington
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27 |
67
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#128 RB | 4 | 6'2" | 226 | 25 | 4/24/94 | 4 | 2016 | 7 | 236 | Washington |
| RB |
Rob Kelley
R. Kelley
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37 |
73
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#61 RB | 7 | 6'0" | 220 | 26 | 10/3/92 | 4 | 2016 | Tulane | ||
| RB |
Kerwynn Williams
K. Williams
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30 |
78
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#68 RB | 8 | 5'8" | 195 | 28 | 6/9/91 | 5 | 2013 | 7 | 230 | Utah State |
| RB |
Matt Dayes
M. Dayes
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30 |
67
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#159 RB | 9 | 5'9" | 207 | 24 | 9/3/94 | 3 | 2017 | 7 | 252 | North Carolina State |
| RB |
Darnell Holland
D. Holland
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0 |
72
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#119 RB | 5'10" | 195 | 0 | 2019 | Kennesaw State | |||||
| OT |
Ryan Ramczyk
R. Ramczyk
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71 |
85
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#14 OT | 1 | 6'6" | 310 | 25 | 4/22/94 | 3 | 2017 | 1 | 32 | Wisconsin |
| OT |
Terron Armstead
T. Armstead
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72 |
89
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#8 OT | 1 | 6'5" | 306 | 28 | 7/23/91 | 7 | 2013 | 3 | 75 | Arkansas - Pine Bluff |
| OT |
Michael Ola
M. Ola
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70 |
71
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#112 OT | 2 | 6'3" | 278 | 31 | 4/19/88 | 6 | 2014 | Hampton | ||
| OT |
Jeromy Irwin
J. Irwin
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79 |
73
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#80 OT | 3 | 6'5" | 295 | 26 | 7/8/93 | 0 | 2018 | |||
| OT |
Ethan Greenidge
E. Greenidge
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73 |
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3 | 6'5" | 337 | 21 | 9/10/97 | 0 | 2019 | Villanova | |||
| OT |
Chris Clark
C. Clark
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79 |
74
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#48 OT | 6'5" | 315 | 33 | 10/1/85 | 10 | 2008 | Southern Mississippi | |||
| OT |
Ulrick John
U. John
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65 |
70
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#115 OT | 6'7" | 290 | 27 | 5/20/92 | 6 | 2014 | 7 | 232 | Georgia State | |
| OT |
Zach Strief
Z. Strief
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64 |
86
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6'8" | 320 | 35 | 9/22/83 | 13 | 2006 | 7 | 210 | Northwestern | ||
| ILB |
Alex Anzalone
A. Anzalone
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47 |
75
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#50 ILB | 1 | 6'3" | 240 | 24 | 9/22/94 | 3 | 2017 | 3 | 76 | Florida |
| ILB |
Kaden Elliss
K. Elliss
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55 |
77
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#48 ILB | 2 | 6'2" | 238 | 24 | 7/10/95 | 0 | 2019 | 7 | 244 | Idaho |
| ILB |
Darnell Sankey
D. Sankey
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44 |
66
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3 | 6'1" | 242 | 24 | 10/11/94 | 2 | 2016 | Sacramento State | |||
| ILB |
Will Compton
W. Compton
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51 |
76
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#37 ILB | 6'2" | 230 | 29 | 9/19/89 | 6 | 2013 | Nebraska | |||
| ILB |
Drew Lewis
D. Lewis
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52 |
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6'2" | 220 | 23 | 9/7/95 | 0 | 2019 | Colorado | ||||
| ILB |
Chase Hansen
C. Hansen
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54 |
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#26 ILB | 6'3" | 222 | 26 | 5/20/93 | 0 | 2019 | Utah | |||
| OLB |
AJ Klein
A. Klein
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53 |
72
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#86 OLB | 1 | 6'1" | 250 | 28 | 7/30/91 | 7 | 2013 | 5 | 148 | Iowa State |
| OLB |
Demario Davis
D. Davis
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56 |
87
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#7 OLB | 1 | 6'2" | 235 | 30 | 1/11/89 | 8 | 2012 | 3 | 77 | Arkansas State |
| OLB |
Vince Biegel
V. Biegel
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59 |
69
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#81 OLB | 2 | 6'3" | 242 | 26 | 7/2/93 | 3 | 2017 | 4 | 108 | Wisconsin |
| OLB |
Craig Robertson
C. Robertson
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52 |
76
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#52 OLB | 2 | 6'1" | 229 | 31 | 2/11/88 | 8 | 2011 | North Texas | ||
| OLB |
Porter Gustin
P. Gustin
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58 |
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3 | 6'4" | 255 | 22 | 2/8/97 | 0 | 2019 | USC | |||
| OLB |
Colton Jumper
C. Jumper
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51 |
73
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#81 OLB | 3 | 6'2" | 229 | 24 | 11/26/94 | 1 | 2018 | |||
| OLB |
Carl Granderson
C. Granderson
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57 |
75
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#91 OLB | 6'5" | 254 | 0 | 2019 | Wyoming | |||||
| OLB |
Josh Martin
J. Martin
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95 |
75
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#54 OLB | 6'3" | 245 | 27 | 11/7/91 | 7 | 2013 | Columbia | |||
| SS |
Vonn Bell
V. Bell
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24 |
81
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#21 SS | 1 | 5'11" | 199 | 24 | 12/12/94 | 4 | 2016 | 2 | 61 | Ohio State |
| SS |
Chauncey Gardner-Johnson
C. Gardner-Johnson
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22 |
75
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#41 SS | 2 | 5'11" | 210 | 21 | 12/20/97 | 0 | 2019 | 4 | 105 | Florida |
| SS |
J.T. Gray
J. Gray
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48 |
66
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#64 SS | 3 | 5'11" | 195 | 23 | 1/18/96 | 2 | 2018 | |||
| SS |
Rickey Jefferson
R. Jefferson
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46 |
66
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#68 SS | 5'11" | 208 | 24 | 12/28/94 | 1 | 2017 | LSU | |||
| P |
Thomas Morstead
T. Morstead
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6 |
81
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#7 P | 1 | 6'4" | 225 | 33 | 3/7/86 | 11 | 2009 | 5 | 164 | SMU |
| FS |
Marcus Williams
M. Williams
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43 |
86
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#9 FS | 1 | 6'1" | 202 | 22 | 9/8/96 | 3 | 2017 | 2 | 42 | Utah |
| FS |
Chris Banjo
C. Banjo
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31 |
64
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#77 FS | 2 | 5'10" | 204 | 29 | 2/26/90 | 6 | 2013 | SMU | ||
| FS |
Saquan Hampton
S. Hampton
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33 |
77
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#29 FS | 3 | 6'1" | 206 | 23 | 12/12/95 | 0 | 2019 | 6 | 177 | Rutgers |
| FS |
TJ Green
T. Green
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40 |
79
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#47 FS | 6'2" | 209 | 24 | 3/15/95 | 4 | 2016 | 2 | 57 | Clemson | |
| FS |
Terrell Williams
T. Williams
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38 |
69
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#48 FS | 6'4" | 212 | 23 | 6/29/96 | 1 | 2018 | Houston | |||
| LS |
Nick Moore
N. Moore
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40 |
74
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#2 LS | 6'2" | 246 | 26 | 12/9/92 | 0 | 2019 | Georgia | |||
| LS |
Chase Dominguez
C. Dominguez
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49 |
68
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#16 LS | 6'3" | 240 | 25 | 7/9/94 | 1 | 2017 | Utah | |||
| C |
Erik McCoy
E. McCoy
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78 |
72
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#40 C | 1 | 6'4" | 303 | 21 | 8/27/97 | 0 | 2019 | 2 | 48 | Texas A&M |
| C |
Nick Easton
N. Easton
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62 |
63
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#85 C | 2 | 6'2" | 307 | 27 | 6/16/92 | 5 | 2015 | Harvard | ||
| C |
Gabe Ikard
G. Ikard
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69 |
66
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6'4" | 304 | 28 | 9/26/90 | 4 | 2014 | Oklahoma | ||||
| C |
Marcus Henry
M. Henry
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61 |
65
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#84 C | 6'2" | 300 | 26 | 2/11/93 | 1 | 2016 | Boise State | |||
| DT |
David Onyemata
D. Onyemata
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93 |
82
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#17 DT | 1 | 6'3" | 304 | 26 | 11/13/92 | 4 | 2016 | 4 | 120 | Manitoba-Canada |
| DT |
Mario Edwards Jr
M. E. Jr
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97 |
77
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#21 DT | 2 | 6'3" | 279 | 24 | 12/30/94 | 5 | 2015 | 2 | 35 | Florida State |
| DT |
Shy Tuttle
S. Tuttle
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74 |
75
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#90 DT | 3 | 6'2" | 290 | 23 | 10/20/95 | 0 | 2019 | Tennessee | ||
| DT |
Sheldon Rankins
S. Rankins
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98 |
87
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#9 DT | 6'1" | 299 | 25 | 4/2/94 | 4 | 2016 | 1 | 12 | Louisville | |
| DT |
Evander Hood
E. Hood
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97 |
70
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#94 DT | 6'3" | 300 | 32 | 2/16/87 | 11 | 2009 | 1 | 32 | Missouri | |
| DT |
Kenny Bigelow
K. Bigelow
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76 |
72
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#87 DT | 6'4" | 310 | 24 | 3/31/95 | 0 | 2019 | West Virginia | |||
| OL |
Daronte Bouldin
D. Bouldin
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0 |
74
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#6 OL | 6'4" | 309 | 24 | 12/14/94 | 0 | 2018 | Mississippi | |||
| WR |
Ted Ginn
T. Ginn
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19 |
79
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#64 WR | 1 | 5'11" | 180 | 34 | 4/12/85 | 13 | 2007 | 1 | 9 | Ohio State |
| WR |
Tre'Quan Smith
T. Smith
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10 |
76
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#116 WR | 1 | 6'2" | 203 | 23 | 1/7/96 | 2 | 2018 | 3 | 91 | Central Florida |
| WR |
Michael Thomas
M. Thomas
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13 |
97
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#4 WR | 1 | 6'3" | 212 | 26 | 3/3/93 | 4 | 2016 | 2 | 47 | Ohio State |
| WR |
Keith Kirkwood
K. Kirkwood
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18 |
65
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#345 WR | 2 | 6'3" | 222 | 25 | 12/26/93 | 2 | 2018 | |||
| WR |
Emmanuel Butler
E. Butler
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17 |
70
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#244 WR | 2 | 6'3" | 217 | 22 | 8/27/96 | 0 | 2019 | Northern Arizona | ||
| WR |
Austin Carr
A. Carr
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80 |
63
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#359 WR | 2 | 6'0" | 201 | 25 | 12/25/93 | 3 | 2017 | Northwestern | ||
| WR |
Rishard Matthews
R. Matthews
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82 |
79
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#65 WR | 3 | 6'0" | 210 | 29 | 10/12/89 | 8 | 2012 | 7 | 227 | Nevada |
| WR |
Travin Dural
T. Dural
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14 |
64
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#349 WR | 3 | 6'1" | 206 | 25 | 11/19/93 | 2 | 2017 | LSU | ||
| WR |
Simmie Cobbs
S. Cobbs
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15 |
66
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#279 WR | 3 | 6'3" | 220 | 23 | 8/25/95 | 1 | 2018 | |||
| WR |
Lil'jordan Humphrey
L. Humphrey
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84 |
72
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#208 WR | 4 | 6'4" | 210 | 21 | 4/18/98 | 0 | 2019 | Texas | ||
| WR |
Cyril Grayson
C. Grayson
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83 |
66
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#278 WR | 4 | 5'9" | 178 | 25 | 12/5/93 | 1 | 2017 | LSU | ||
| WR |
Deonte Harris
D. Harris
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11 |
73
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#167 WR | 5'6" | 170 | 21 | 12/4/97 | 0 | 2019 | Assumption | |||
| WR |
Eldridge Massington
E. Massington
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86 |
69
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#250 WR | 6'2" | 210 | 24 | 1/26/95 | 1 | 2018 | UCLA | |||
| WR |
Josh Smith
J. Smith
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87 |
68
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#269 WR | 6'1" | 183 | 1 | 2018 | Tennessee | |||||
| WR |
Paul Turner
P. Turner
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86 |
64
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#373 WR | 5'10" | 195 | 26 | 5/10/93 | 2 | 2016 | Louisiana Tech | |||
| WR |
Ahmad Fulwood
A. Fulwood
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0 |
68
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#265 WR | 6'4" | 208 | 1 | 2017 | Florida | |||||
| WR |
Micah Wright
M. Wright
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10 |
73
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#172 WR | 6'0" | 195 | 0 | 2019 | Maine | |||||
| WR |
Justin Hardee
J. Hardee
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34 |
64
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#354 WR | 6'1" | 200 | 25 | 2/7/94 | 3 | 2017 | Illinois | |||
| WR |
Shane Wynn
S. Wynn
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15 |
61
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#402 WR | 5'6" | 157 | 26 | 11/15/92 | 3 | 2015 | Indiana | |||
| TE |
Jared Cook
J. Cook
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87 |
89
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#9 TE | 1 | 6'5" | 248 | 32 | 4/7/87 | 11 | 2009 | 3 | 89 | South Carolina |
| TE |
Josh Hill
J. Hill
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89 |
77
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#49 TE | 2 | 6'5" | 229 | 29 | 5/21/90 | 7 | 2013 | Idaho State | ||
| TE |
Garrett Griffin
G. Griffin
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45 |
68
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#115 TE | 3 | 6'4" | 225 | 25 | 3/4/94 | 1 | 2016 | Air Force | ||
| TE |
Dan Arnold
D. Arnold
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85 |
65
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#152 TE | 4 | 6'5" | 225 | 24 | 3/15/95 | 3 | 2017 | Wisconsin-Platteville | ||
| TE |
AJ Derby
A. Derby
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85 |
73
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#27 TE | 5 | 6'5" | 245 | 27 | 9/20/91 | 5 | 2015 | 6 | 202 | Arkansas |
| TE |
Alize Mack
A. Mack
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86 |
70
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#118 TE | 6 | 6'4" | 249 | 22 | 3/29/97 | 0 | 2019 | 7 | 231 | Notre Dame |
| DE |
Cameron Jordan
C. Jordan
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94 |
93
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#3 DE | 1 | 6'4" | 287 | 30 | 7/10/89 | 9 | 2011 | 1 | 24 | California |
| DE |
Marcus Davenport
M. Davenport
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92 |
77
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#68 DE | 1 | 6'6" | 264 | 22 | 9/4/96 | 2 | 2018 | 1 | 14 | UT San Antonio |
| DE |
Trey Hendrickson
T. Hendrickson
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91 |
79
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#51 DE | 2 | 6'4" | 255 | 24 | 12/5/94 | 3 | 2017 | 3 | 103 | Florida Atlantic |
| DE |
Wes Horton
W. Horton
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50 |
71
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#131 DE | 2 | 6'5" | 264 | 29 | 1/18/90 | 7 | 2013 | USC | ||
| DE |
Corbin Kaufusi
C. Kaufusi
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90 |
72
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#122 DE | 3 | 6'8" | 281 | 26 | 4/12/93 | 0 | 2019 | BYU | ||
| DE |
Geneo Grissom
G. Grissom
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99 |
65
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#194 DE | 3 | 6'3" | 262 | 27 | 6/4/92 | 5 | 2015 | 3 | 97 | Oklahoma |
| DE |
Zach Wood
Z. Wood
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49 |
69
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#152 DE | 6'3" | 258 | 26 | 1/10/93 | 3 | 2016 | SMU | |||
| DE |
Tomasi Laulile
T. Laulile
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66 |
68
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#76 DE | 6'3" | 301 | 24 | 5/22/95 | 1 | 2018 | BYU | |||
| DE |
Royce Lafrance
R. Lafrance
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0 |
64
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#198 DE | 6'3" | 245 | 26 | 7/17/93 | 1 | 2016 | Tulane | |||
| FB |
Zach Line
Z. Line
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42 |
76
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#8 FB | 5 | 6'0" | 232 | 29 | 4/26/90 | 7 | 2013 | SMU | ||
| FB |
Michael Burton
M. Burton
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46 |
87
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#1 FB | 6 | 5'11" | 242 | 27 | 2/1/92 | 5 | 2015 | 5 | 168 | Rutgers |
| FB |
Shane Smith
S. Smith
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43 |
66
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#13 FB | 6'1" | 245 | 26 | 8/21/93 | 3 | 2017 | San Jose State | |||
| CB |
PJ Williams
P. Williams
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26 |
76
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#104 CB | 1 | 6'0" | 194 | 26 | 6/1/93 | 5 | 2015 | 3 | 78 | Florida State |
| CB |
Marshon Lattimore
M. Lattimore
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23 |
86
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#18 CB | 1 | 6'0" | 193 | 23 | 5/19/96 | 3 | 2017 | 1 | 11 | Ohio State |
| CB |
Eli Apple
E. Apple
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25 |
80
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#53 CB | 1 | 6'1" | 199 | 24 | 8/9/95 | 4 | 2016 | 1 | 10 | Ohio State |
| CB |
Patrick Robinson
P. Robinson
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21 |
84
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#26 CB | 2 | 5'11" | 190 | 31 | 9/7/87 | 10 | 2010 | 1 | 32 | Florida State |
| CB |
Ken Crawley
K. Crawley
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20 |
78
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#70 CB | 3 | 6'0" | 187 | 26 | 2/8/93 | 4 | 2016 | Colorado | ||
| CB |
Marcus Sherels
M. Sherels
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35 |
68
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#192 CB | 3 | 5'10" | 175 | 31 | 9/30/87 | 9 | 2010 | Minnesota | ||
| CB |
Kayvon Webster
K. Webster
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39 |
78
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#68 CB | 5'10" | 195 | 28 | 2/1/91 | 7 | 2013 | 3 | 90 | South Florida | |
| CB |
Chris Campbell
C. Campbell
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29 |
65
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#224 CB | 6'1" | 194 | 23 | 11/27/95 | ||||||
| CB |
Darius Hillary
D. Hillary
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28 |
61
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5'11" | 184 | 26 | 4/5/93 | 2 | 2016 | Wisconsin | ||||
| CB |
Christian Campbell
C. Campbell
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29 |
68
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#175 CB | 6'1" | 195 | 23 | 11/27/95 | 1 | 2018 | 6 | 182 | Penn State | |
| CB |
Jordan Wyatt
J. Wyatt
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23 |
70
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#168 CB | 5'11" | 191 | 0 | 2019 | SMU | |||||
| CB |
Darius Williams
D. Williams
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20 |
76
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#99 CB | 5'11" | 197 | 0 | 2019 | Colorado State-Pueblo | |||||
| NT |
Malcom Brown
M. Brown
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90 |
79
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#14 NT | 1 | 6'2" | 319 | 26 | 5/15/93 | 5 | 2015 | 1 | 32 | Texas |
| NT |
Taylor Stallworth
T. Stallworth
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95 |
69
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#42 NT | 2 | 6'2" | 312 | 24 | 8/18/95 | 2 | 2018 | |||
| NT |
Sylvester Williams
S. Williams
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96 |
74
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#26 NT | 3 | 6'3" | 313 | 30 | 11/21/88 | 7 | 2013 | 1 | 28 | North Carolina |
| G |
Andrus Peat
A. Peat
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75 |
72
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#90 G | 1 | 6'7" | 313 | 25 | 11/4/93 | 5 | 2015 | 1 | 13 | Stanford |
| G |
Larry Warford
L. Warford
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67 |
81
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#23 G | 1 | 6'3" | 333 | 28 | 6/18/91 | 7 | 2013 | 3 | 65 | Kentucky |
| G |
Cameron Tom
C. Tom
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63 |
66
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#74 G | 2 | 6'3" | 291 | 24 | 6/21/95 | 3 | 2017 | Southern Mississippi | ||
| G |
Mike Herndon
M. Herndon
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66 |
73
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#75 G | 3 | 6'4" | 310 | 23 | 12/12/95 | 0 | 2019 | Pittsburgh | ||
| G |
Marshall Newhouse
M. Newhouse
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77 |
72
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#89 G | 3 | 6'4" | 319 | 30 | 9/29/88 | 10 | 2010 | 5 | 169 | TCU |
| G |
Derrick Kelly
D. Kelly
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68 |
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3 | 6'4" | 317 | 24 | 8/23/95 | 0 | 2019 | Florida State | |||
| G |
Ryan Groy
R. Groy
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66 |
71
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#98 G | 6'5" | 316 | 28 | 9/30/90 | 6 | 2014 | Wisconsin | |||
| G |
Will Clapp
W. Clapp
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64 |
69
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#113 G | 6'4" | 311 | 23 | 12/10/95 | 2 | 2018 | 7 | 245 | ||
| G |
Fisayo Awolaja
F. Awolaja
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72 |
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6'4" | 305 | 23 | 8/20/96 | 0 | 2019 | Northern Colorado | ||||
| G |
Patrick Omameh
P. Omameh
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77 |
75
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#41 G | 6'4" | 305 | 29 | 12/29/89 | 7 | 2013 | Michigan | |||
| K |
Wil Lutz
W. Lutz
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3 |
80
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#14 K | 1 | 6'0" | 190 | 25 | 7/7/94 | 4 | 2016 | Georgia State |
Top 3 Saints Roster Questions of 2019-2020
What does losing Mark Ingram mean for the Saints and their offense?
For starters, this loss is significant in depicting the start of the Payton/Brees era Saints coming to an end. As mentioned before, this isn't the year things completely start unraveling, but Ingram having been with New Orleans for the past 8 years and then not resigning this year certainly feels like the start of something new happening. With the loss of Ingram, up-and-coming running back Alvin Kamara will be getting a lot more carries. So much so that he who was a top fantasy running back last year could be even more-so one this season. While any offense with Drew Brees at the helm is going to rely heavily on throwing the ball, there's still plenty of room for a strong run-game to take shape. Newly acquired Latavius Murray will also be getting some looks this season, despite having kind of an off season with the Vikings last year.
How much longer will Drew Brees be a part of this iconic Saints team?
I've already mentioned the Payton/Brees era of the Saints a few times. In my head, when I think of the Saints, those are the two faces that immediately pop into my head. Brees is currently 40 and will be 41 come January. The fact that his play hasn't seemed to drop off at all over the last few years is remarkable in and of itself. 2019 marks the year of the "veteran" quarterback with Tom Brady having just turned 42. Brees and Brady are in similar positions right now, in that neither of them have mentioned any plans of retirement and it's sort of on a "we'll see when we get there" basis. As of now, I'd urge you to just enjoy the ride and take in all of the greatness Brees has to offer while he's still around.
What does Teddy Bridgewater resigning with the Saints mean?
As of now, it seems to mean exactly what it appears. The Saints enjoyed having an experienced backup behind Brees who could come in at a moment's notice if Brees were to fall prey to injury. I'm no doctor, but I believe that as someone gets older they become more prone to injury. Having Bridgewater there means that if Brees, God forbid, were to get injured, the Saints could still have a very good chance at maintaining a successful season. On top of this, Bridgewater seems to be who New Orleans is grooming to take Brees' spot when the fateful day of his retirement comes. Until then, he'll be one of the more solid backup QB's in all of the NFL.
