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    State Of The League: New Orleans Saints

    A first Look at the 2021 Saints!
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    Daniel Kornhauser
    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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