New Orleans Saints Depth Chart for Fantasy Football

New Orleans Saints Depth Chart - Offense

Our offensive NFL depth charts are designed for fantasy football managers looking to understand a player's projected usage and relevance for the upcoming week and rest of season. You can sort/filter/download the table. Snap shares, rush shares, and target shares are Razzball projections. The criteria for 'Starter' varies by position and represents either a high share of snaps or a high share of usage. 'Rotation' is the next tier down and is generally fantasy relevant. The levels under that are 'Backup' (on roster, not fantasy relevant) and 'Depth' (not fantasy relevant). 'Scatback' is an RB that does not qualify as a Starter and whose usage is mostly in pass game and is likely relevant in PPR. A 'Fullback' is not typically fantasy relevant. Please visit our Depth Chart Homepage for more information.

Name	Pos	This Week Role	This Week Snap %	This Week Rush %	This Week Tgt %	2026 Proj Role	2026 Proj Snap %	2026 Proj Rush %	2026 Proj Tgt %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %	2025 Rush %	2025 Tgt %
Tyler Shough	QB	Starter	99	15	0	Starter	99	15	0	NO	11	54	10	0
Spencer Rattler	QB	Backup	1	0	0	Backup	1	0	0	NO	9	44	7	0
Zach Wilson	QB	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	MIA	4	3	1	0
Hunter Dekkers	QB	Out	0	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	Starter	59	54	9	Starter	60	55	10	JAC	17	60	53	10
Alvin Kamara	RB	Rotation	34	28	6	Rotation	33	28	6	NO	11	39	30	7
CJ Donaldson	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Kendre Miller	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	NO	7	8	11	1
Devin Neal	RB	Depth	1	1	0	Depth	1	1	0	NO	9	22	13	3
Audric Estime	RB	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	1	0	0	NO	6	16	11	2
Chris Olave	WR	Starter	84	0	28	Starter	84	0	28	NO	16	79	0	28
Jordyn Tyson	WR	Starter	75	0	18	Starter	71	0	16	NA	0	0	0	0
Devaughn Vele	WR	Backup	25	0	5	Rotation	52	0	10	NO	11	38	0	7
Bryce Lance	WR	Backup	11	0	2	Depth	6	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Kevin Austin Jr.	WR	Backup	11	0	2	Depth	6	0	1	NO	8	22	0	4
Barion Brown	WR	Backup	11	0	2	Depth	6	0	1	NA	0	0	0	0
Mason Tipton	WR	Backup	11	1	1	Depth	6	0	1	NO	12	26	1	3
Damien Alford	WR	Depth	4	0	1	Depth	2	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Brock Rechsteiner	WR	Depth	4	0	1	Depth	2	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Ronnie Bell	WR	Depth	4	0	0	Depth	2	0	0	NO	2	3	0	1
Trey Palmer	WR	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Ja'Lynn Polk	WR	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Bub Means	WR	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	0	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0
Juwan Johnson	TE	Starter	66	0	16	Rotation	65	0	15	NO	17	73	0	18
Oscar Delp	TE	Rotation	42	0	7	Rotation	43	0	7	NA	0	0	0	0
Noah Fant	TE	Rotation	29	0	5	Backup	29	0	5	CIN	15	36	0	7
Treyton Welch	TE	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	1	0	0	NO	3	1	0	0
Moliki Matavao	TE	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	1	0	0	NO	5	7	0	0
Zaire Mitchell-Paden	TE	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	1	0	0	BAL	8	11	0	1
Cody Hardy	TE	Depth	1	0	0	Depth	1	0	0	NA	0	0	0	0

New Orleans Saints Depth Chart - Defense

Our defensive NFL depth charts for defense include DL, LB, and DB. Snap shares are Razzball projections.

Name	Pos	Pos Det	This Week Role	This Week Snap %	2026 Proj Role	2026 Proj Snap %	2025 NFL Team	2025 Games	2025 Snap %
Nathan Shepherd	DL	DE	Rotation	67	Rotation	64	NO	16	63
Vernon Broughton	DL	DE	Rotation	65	Rotation	57	NO	1	2
John Ridgeway	DL	DE	Backup	40	Rotation	43	NO	4	7
Myles Cole	DL	DE	Backup	21	Backup	23	NA	0	0
Christen Miller	DL	DT	Rotation	50	Rotation	54	NA	0	0
Khristian Boyd	DL	DT	Backup	10	Backup	10	NO	3	6
Davon Godchaux	DL	NT	Rotation	65	Rotation	57	NO	15	39
Kaden Elliss	LB	ILB	Starter	100	Starter	95	ATL	17	100
Pete Werner	LB	ILB	Rotation	62	Rotation	59	NO	17	62
Danny Stutsman	LB	ILB	Backup	12	Backup	13	NO	10	17
Isaiah Stalbird	LB	ILB	Depth	8	Depth	8	NO	7	5
Jaylan Ford	LB	ILB	Depth	5	Depth	5	NO	2	1
Deion Jones	LB	MLB	Depth	8	Depth	8	TB	9	10
Chase Young	LB	OLB	Starter	70	Rotation	67	NO	12	50
Carl Granderson	LB	OLB	Rotation	69	Rotation	66	NO	16	67
Tyree Wilson	LB	OLB	Backup	13	Backup	13	LV	15	39
Cameron Jordan	LB	OLB	Backup	13	Backup	13	NO	17	54
Chris Rumph	LB	OLB	Depth	5	Depth	5	NO	15	27
Anfernee Jennings	LB	OLB	Depth	5	Depth	5	NE	11	24
Kool-Aid McKinstry	DB	CB	Starter	98	Starter	93	NO	17	98
Quincy Riley	DB	CB	Starter	80	Starter	71	NO	15	54
Jayden Price	DB	CB	Rotation	46	Rotation	49	NA	0	0
Isaac Yiadom	DB	CB	Rotation	43	Rotation	46	NO	4	13
Martin Emerson	DB	CB	Backup	17	Backup	18	NA	0	0
Julian Blackmon	DB	FS	Starter	100	Starter	95	NO	1	6
Lorenzo Styles Jr.	DB	FS	Backup	14	Backup	21	NA	0	0
Jonas Sanker	DB	S	Starter	89	Starter	85	NO	16	89
Justin Reid	DB	SS	Starter	86	Starter	82	NO	15	76
Jordan Howden	DB	SS	Depth	9	Backup	14	NO	8	21
Terrell Burgess	DB	SS	Depth	2	Depth	3	NO	9	8

Injury Report vs @DET Week 1 (SUN 1PM EST)

Name	Pos	Starter	Status	Body Part	Notes
Jordyn Tyson	WR	Yes	Out	Hamstring	Tyson is dealing with a hamstring injury and is expected to miss the start of the 2026-27 season.
Alvin Kamara	RB	No	Out	Knee	Kamara is dealing with a sprained MCL and will miss the start of the 2026-27 season.
Mason Tipton	WR	No	Out	Undisclosed	Tipton is dealing with an undisclosed injury and has been placed on the physically unable to perform list.
Brock Rechsteiner	WR	No	Out	Suspension	Rechsteiner has been suspended for six games for violating the league’s performance-enhancing substance policy.
Nick Saldiveri	OL	No	Out	Knee	Saldiveri is dealing with a knee injury and has been placed on the physically unable to perform list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
Dillon Radunz	OL	No	Out	Knee	Radunz is dealing with a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the 2026-27 season.
Bryan Bresee	DL	No	Out	Knee	Bresee has suffered a torn ACL and has been placed on the injured reserve list. He will miss the entire 2026-27 season.

2026 Schedule

The bye week for the New Orleans Saints in 2026 is Week 6.

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New Orleans Saints 2026 Fantasy Football Projected Player Rankings

Our 2026 fantasy football rankings for the New Orleans Saints. Please see the links below for projections and rankings of all players.

2026 Projections

All | QB | RB | WR | TE | K | FLEX | DEF(Team) | DEF(IDP) | Vs FantasyPros

Name	Pos	STD Pos Rank	1/2 PPR Pos Rank	PPR Pos Rank
Tyler Shough	QB	23	23	23
Travis Etienne Jr.	RB	18	19	19
Alvin Kamara	RB	44	44	45
Chris Olave	WR	15	12	11
Jordyn Tyson	WR	49	48	45
Devaughn Vele	WR	82	82	83
Juwan Johnson	TE	20	19	18
Oscar Delp	TE	53	52	52
Noah Fant	TE	60	59	57
Charlie Smyth	PK	22	22	22
Vernon Broughton	DL	52	52	52
Nathan Shepherd	DL	58	58	58
Davon Godchaux	DL	93	93	93
Kaden Elliss	LB	24	24	24
Pete Werner	LB	57	57	57
Chase Young	LB	68	68	68
Carl Granderson	LB	89	89	89
Julian Blackmon	DB	21	21	21
Justin Reid	DB	35	35	35
Kool-Aid McKinstry	DB	52	52	52
Jonas Sanker	DB	55	55	55

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