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State Of The League: New Orleans Saints

A first Look at the 2021 Saints!

Daniel Kornhauser

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Publish Date: 08/09/2021

Fact checked by: Mike Goodpaster

BALTIMORE, MD - AUGUST 14: Jameis Winston #2 of the New Orleans Saints prepares to take the snap during the first half of a preseason game against the Baltimore Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on August 14, 2021 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)

The NFL Draft and free agency is in our rearview mirrors. Training camp and the NFL preseason are here! We are going over all 32 teams’ offseason moves, division by division: their player personnel changes, projected preseason depth charts, and more! As we close the NFC South, we look into the changes the New Orleans Saints went through this offseason!

New Orleans Saints Preseason Projected Depth Chart

Position	Starter	Backup
QB	Taysom Hill	Jameis Winston
RB1	Alvin Kamara	Devonta Freeman
RB2	Latavius Murray	Ty Montgomery
FB	Alex Armah
WR1	Michael Thomas	Marquez Callaway
WR2	Tre’Quan Smith	Juwan Johnson
WR3	Deonte Harris	Kawaan Baker
TE	Adam Trautman	Nick Vannett
LT	Terron Armstead	James Hurst
LG	Andrus Peat	Derrick Kelly
C	Erik McCoy	Will Clapp
RG	Cesar Ruiz	Calvin Throckmorton
RT	Ryan Ramczyk	Landon Young

DE	Cameron Jordan	Payton Turner
DT	David Onyemata	Ryan Glasgow
DT	Shy Tuttle	Malcolm Roach
DE	Marcus Davenport	Tanoh Kpassagnon
OLB	Zack Baun	Kaden Elliss
MLB	Demario Davis	Kwon Alexander
OLB	Pete Werner	Sutton Smith
CB1	Marshon Lattimore	Paulson Adebo
CB2	Patrick Robinson	Prince Amukamara
CB3	Brian Poole	Grant Haley
FS	Marcus Williams	P.J. Williams
SS	Malcolm Jenkins	Chauncey Gardner-Johnson

K	Wil Lutz
P	Blake Gillikin	Nolan Cooney
LS	Zach Wood
KR	Deonte Harris	Marquez Callaway
PR	Deonte Harris	Marquez Callaway

*BOLD player name = Rookie*

New Orleans Saints 2021 NFL Draft Class

Round 1 (28th overall): EDGE Payton Turner, Houston

Round 2 (60th): LB Pete Werner, Ohio State

Round 3 (76th): CB Paulson Adebo, Stanford

Round 4 (133rd): QB Ian Book, Notre Dame

Round 6 (206): OT Landon Young, Kentucky

Round 7 (255): WR Kawaan Baker, South Alabama

New Orleans Saints Offseason Player Personnel Moves

Expired Contracts
Player	Position	Age	2020 Team	2021 Team	Info / Notes
Nick Easton	G	29	NO
Thomas Morstead	P	35	NO		Released
Craig Robertson	ILB	33	NO
Johnson Bademosi	CB	31	NO
D.J. Swearinger	FS	30	NO
Bennie Fowler	WR	30	NO
Cole Wick	TE	28	NO
Jason Vander Laan	TE	29	NO



Arrivals
Player	Position	Age	2020 Team	2021 Team	Acquired via
Nick Vannett	TE	29	DEN	NO	Free Agency
Alex Armah	FB	27	CAR	NO	Free Agency
Tanoh Kpassagnon	DE	27	KC	NO	Free Agency
Brian Poole	CB	29	NYJ	NO	Free Agency
J.R. Sweezy	G	32	ARZ	NO	Free Agency



Departures
Player	Position	Age	2020 Team	2021 Team	Departed via
Drew Brees	QB	40	NO	—	Retirement
Josh Hill	TE	31	NO	DET	Free Agency
Emmanuel Sanders	WR	34	NO	BUF	Free Agency
Janoris Jenkins	CB	33	NO	TEN	Free Agency
Jared Cook	TE	34	NO	LAC	Free Agency
Malcom Brown	DT	28	NO	JAX	Free Agency
Sheldon Rankins	DT	27	NO	NYJ	Free Agency
Alex Anzalone	LB	27	NO	DET	Free Agency
Trey Hendrickson	DE	27	NO	CIN	Free Agency
Michael Burton	FB	29	NO	KC	Free Agency
Justin Hardee	CB	27	NO	NYJ	Free Agency
Cameron Tom	C	26	NO	MIA	Free Agency



Re-Signed
Player	Position	Age	2020 Team	2021 Team	Info / Notes
P.J. Williams	CB/S	28	NO	NO
Jameis Winston	QB	27	NO	NO
Kwon Alexander	LB	27	NO	NO
Ken Crawley	CB	28	NO	NO
James Hurst	T	30	NO	NO
J.T. Gray	SS	25	NO	NO
Noah Spence	DE	27	NO	NO
Ty Montgomery	RB	28	NO	NO
Dwayne Washington	RB	27	NO	NO
Lil’jordan Humphrey	WR	23	NO	NO

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