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New Orlans Saints depth chart: All 90 players after 2026 NFL Draft

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How did the 2026 NFL Draft shake up the New Orleans Saints depth chart? Between draft picks and UDFAs, here's a look at all 90 players on the team.

It's been an eventful couple of days for the New Orleans Saints , who spent all eight of their picks in the 2026 NFL Draft, traded for a veteran pass rusher, and signed nine rookie free agents after the draft. For now, the team is at its 90-man roster limit, but general manager Mickey Loomis has already said changes are coming. It's just one example but the math doesn't make sense with 14 wide receivers on the roster.

So don't assume this is what things will look like when training camp kicks off in late July. It's just a reference point for how the depth chart may look after the draft. Here's our criteria for stacking players at each position: Returning starters Rookie draft picks (Rounds 1 to 3) Established backups Returning from the practice squad Rookie draft picks (Rounds 4 to 7) Rookie free agents Quarterbacks Tyler Shough Spencer Rattler Zach Wilson The team needs another passer to run drills at training camp.

Hunter Dekkers is still in the UFL but has missed a couple of games with an undisclosed injury, so look for some quarterbacks to try out at rookie minicamp in the weeks ahead. Running backs Travis Etienne Jr. Alvin Kamara Devin Neal Kendre Miller Audric Estime Evan Hulll Ty Chandler CJ Donaldson (rookie) You could make an argument that Estime should be ahead of both Neal and Miller after his strong finish to the season while both guys were on injured reserve, but for now we'll give them an edge as they were preferred options when healthy.

Loomis said to expect a resolution to Kamara's status in the weeks ahead, so that could shake up the group, but for now it looks like Etienne is the unquestioned lead back with a number of guys competing for roster spots behind him. Tight ends Juwan Johnson Noah Fant Oscar Delp (rookie) Moliki Matavao Zaire Mitchell-Paden Treyton Welch Cody Hardy (rookie) For now, Delp is a blocking specialist who can get open downfield when the Saints work out of play action -- but his main role will be freeing up Johnson and Fant to line up wherever Kellen Moore wants them. Matavao has spent a lot of time training with Tyler Shough in the offseason and shouldn't be overlooked just yet, but he is further down the depth chart than those other guys.

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