New Orleans Saints
NFC South | 5-12-0
Avg PTS
19.88
Rank: 24th
Avg Yds
334.35
Rank: 21st
Avg PYds
219.41
Rank: 22nd
Avg RYds
114.94
Rank: 14th
Posted 5/22/2025 8:15 pm GMT
New Orleans saints QB Tyler Shough and QB Spencer Rattler are splitting snaps with the first-team offense during offseason workouts, according to head coach Kellen Moore.
Huddle Up: Shough probably is the leading candidate at this point, but Rattler has a chance to win the job if he performs well during training camp and preseason. Fantasy players can monitor the situation over the next few months, but neither is more than a No. 2 fantasy quarterback.
Posted 5/22/2025 8:00 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints WRs Rashid Shaheed (knee) and Chris Olave (head) "look completely recovered" from their season-ending injuries last season, according to Matthew Paras of The Times-Picayune.
Huddle Up: Shaheed should be completely recovered from the meniscus surgery that took place in mid-October. Olave is a different story since he suffered his fifth documented concussion in early November. There is simply too much upside to ignore either wideout in fantasy, but both are risky on multiple levels. Quarterback play is one concern. Regarding Shaheed specifically, meniscus issues tend to remain a nuisance even after they are fixed via surgery. Regarding Olave specifically, one has to wonder how many more concussions he can suffer before he has to retire.
Posted 5/22/2025 1:55 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints QB Jake Haener (oblique) suffered an oblique strain Wednesday, May 21, and will miss a couple of weeks.
Huddle Up: The quarterback battle is wide open, but Haener may fall behind Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough now. Whoever wins the gig is a lackluster QB2 option.
Posted 5/19/2025 5:29 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints head coach Kellen Moore told reporters on Monday, May 19, that we will "give these guys (quarterbacks Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener, Tyler Shough and Hunter Dekkers) a bunch of opportunities" before adding help via trade or free agency.
"Certainly, there (are) times where if the opportunity presents itself, you feel like it's a really good fit, you'd love to do it. We feel like we have some good guys here that can certainly mentor each other at the same time going through this process. ... We'll see how this whole thing progresses. The roster is a moving dynamic thing throughout the offseason process," Moore said.
Huddle Up: Derek Carr's recent retirement has left the team's young quarterbacks without a true veteran presence on the roster. Unfortunately for New Orleans, there is not much left at quarterback on the open market, with Tyler Huntley likely being the best of the bunch. Unless a decent veteran is cut during the preseason, the Saints will likely enter the season with the hope that Shough runs with the job and plays like a player who had seven years in college to prepare for this opportunity.
Posted 5/16/2025 6:12 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave appears unlikely to be traded this offseason, but the Pittsburgh Steelers reportedly have made their interest known to the Saints in recent days, according to a source. Per Nick Farabaugh of PennLive.com, the Saints do not seem interested in trading Olave.
Huddle Up: Farabaugh suggests it will likely take a second-round pick to acquire Olave, who is under team control for at least two more years after the Saints exercised his fifth-year option this offseason. New head coach Kellen Moore told reporters in March that Olave should have a significant role in his offense, which makes the likelihood that the receiver goes anywhere slim since New Orleans does not want to rebuild at this time.
Posted 5/10/2025 6:55 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints QBs Tyler Shough, Spencer Rattler, and Jake Haener will compete for the starting quarterback job, head coach Kellen Moore said Saturday, May 10, following the retirement of QB Derek Carr.
Huddle Up: Safely assume Shough, a 2025 second-rounder, will be granted the most flexibility in this battle. Regardless, the situation isn't too relevant for fantasy purposes in 2025. WR Chris Olave takes a little bit of a hit, and he already was risky to begin with. Consider TE Juwan Johnson a beneficiary of this group's inexperience.
Posted 4/30/2025 8:36 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints QB Tyler Shough seems to be the leading candidate to be the starting quarterback in 2025 if QB Derek Carr (shoulder) is not able to play, in the opinion of SaintsWire's Luke Loffredo.
Huddle Up: The Saints used a second-round pick on Shough, so he likely will have an edge over Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener in the competition. He had success in college but would only be a No. 2 fantasy quarterback if he starts.
Posted 4/28/2025 1:08 am GMT
New Orleans Saints RB Devin Neal "should play early," according to Jordan Reid of ESPN.com.
Huddle Up: If Neal emerges as the primary backup to Alvin Kamara, he will be worth grabbing in the later rounds of redraft leagues.
Posted 4/26/2025 8:08 pm GMT
Kansas RB Devin Neal was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 184th overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Huddle Up: Neal has a chance to compete for the No. 2 running back job right away and could see a handful of carries each game if he wins that job. Fantasy players can consider him in the late rounds of drafts if he is the primary backup to Alvin Kamara.
Posted 4/25/2025 11:42 pm GMT
Louisville QB Tyler Shough was selected by the New Orleans Saints with the 40th overall selection in the 2025 NFL Draft.
Huddle Up: Shough has a chance to compete for the starting quarterback job right away with Derek Carr injured. Fantasy players can monitor the situation during training camp to see if he wins the job, but he probably will be a No. 2 fantasy quarterback if he starts.
Posted 4/23/2025 7:01 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave's fifth-year option has been exercised, according to general manager Mickey Loomis.
Huddle Up: Olave struggled with concussions this past season but is a reliable fantasy option when healthy. He should be at least a No. 3 receiver in fantasy leagues in 2025.
Posted 4/02/2025 2:18 am GMT
New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave has had "a huge impact" on the team and will have a huge impact (in 2025)," according to head coach Kellen Moore on Tuesday, April 1.
Huddle Up: It didn't take Moore very long to identify that Olave should be highly involved, but the questions regarding Olave have more to do with his ability to stay on the field. The 24-year-old logged only eight games in 2024 and has a concerning concussion history, so Moore will have to keep that at the forefront of his mind for as long as the two are tied at the hip. When healthy, Olave is a solid fantasy WR2 with WR1 upside.
Posted 3/21/2025 6:12 pm GMT
Free-agent WR Brandin Cooks (Cowboys) reportedly agreed to terms on a two-year contract worth $13 million with the New Orleans Saints on Friday, March 21. The signing - when it becomes official - will send Cooks back to the team he spent his first three NFL seasons with from 2014 to 2016.
Huddle Up: Cooks still has speed to burn at 31, but his return to New Orleans is likely happening to give the Saints a decent option should Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed miss as much time as they did in 2024. Until or unless Olave and Shaheed get hurt again, Cooks' fantasy ceiling will likely be as a WR5 who is touchdown-dependent.
Posted 3/11/2025 7:21 pm GMT
Impending free-agent TE Juwan Johnson (Saints) reportedly agreed to terms on a three-year contract worth over $30 million to return to the New Orleans Saints on Tuesday, March 11.
Huddle Up: It is a significant commitment to a player who has flashed at times but struggled to remain consistently involved in the offense. Perhaps things are about to change with Kellen Moore calling the shots in 2025, as a contract averaging $10 million per season puts him among the 12 highest-paid players at his position. While the contract suggests Johnson is about to become more of a key piece of the offense, he will likely be passed over in the bulk of regular fantasy drafts unless Moore hypes him up in a big way this summer.
Posted 3/09/2025 3:07 pm GMT
Dallas Cowboys impending free-agent WR Brandin Cooks said that he is looking forward to entering free agency for the first time in his 10-year NFL career but he is also open to returning to Dallas, as long as he feels they plan to use him properly. "I don't think they fully used me to my strengths," Cooks told The Exhibit's Josina Anderson.
Huddle Up: Cooks missed seven games last year due to a knee injury but said that he is completely healthy now. There appears to be little indication that the Cowboys plan to bring back the 31-year-old veteran for a third season after he posted just 259 receiving yards and three touchdowns in 2024, marking the third year in a row that he has racked up fewer than 700 yards. He should be viewed as a late-round flier for deeper 2025 fantasy football leagues.
Posted 2/13/2025 3:01 am GMT
New Orleans Saints TE Taysom Hill (knee) could be cut in the offseason, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Huddle Up: Hill will likely miss some of the 2025 season as he recovers from a torn ACL, and the Saints are in a tough situation in terms of the salary cap. If the Saints move on from Hill, fantasy owners will have to hope his next team is willing to take advantage of his versatility.
Posted 2/06/2025 8:34 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints WR Bub Means (ankle) told WWL Radio's Jeff Nowak on Thursday, Feb. 6, that he was cleared in late January from the high-ankle injury he suffered in Week 8 and is now at "full speed."
Huddle Up: With the Saints feeling the injury crunch at receiver early in the season, Means flashed in Week 6 with five catches for 45 yards and a touchdown. That was about as good as it got for the fifth-round rookie, who did not play again after recording a 36-yard catch in Week 8 versus the Los Angeles Chargers. Means has a chance to be the third receiver in New Orleans in 2025 behind Chris Olave and Rashid Shaheed, but he will be hard-pressed to be relevant in most leagues unless both struggle with injuries as much as they did this season.
Posted 1/05/2025 10:45 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints QB Spencer Rattler went 26-for-42 for 240 yards and one touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 18. He also rushed for 11 yards on one carry during the game.
Huddle Up: There is a good chance that Derek Carr will not be with the Saints next season, so Rattler likely will have a chance to win the starting job. He threw three touchdowns and five interceptions in limited playing time this season and probably will only be a No. 2 quarterback in most leagues if he starts next season.
Posted 1/05/2025 5:00 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints TE Juwan Johnson (knee) is officially active for the Week 18 game.
Huddle Up: Johnson was targeted 10 times during the last game and finished with 66 yards, so he could have a solid role in the passing game this week. He could be a possible low-end No. 1 tight end in some deeper leagues.
Posted 1/05/2025 4:43 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara (groin) is not active for Week 18's game versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Huddle Up: Kamara had been listed as doubtful on the injury report after missing all three of the Saints' practice sessions during the week. RBs Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Jamaal Williams are expected to split the carries in the New Orleans backfield this afternoon and both players can be viewed as flex options in deeper fantasy leagues.
Posted 1/04/2025 8:59 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave (head) was ruled out for Week 18 on Saturday, Jan 4. Olave was previously listed as questionable.
Huddle Up: It would've made no sense for the Saints to run Olave out there with nothing to play for. No Saints are worth starting in Week 18 with Spencer Rattler under center.
Posted 1/04/2025 4:01 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints QB Spencer Rattler will start Week 18's game versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Huddle Up: Rattler will be making his sixth start of the season after QB Derek Carr (hand) missed all three of the Saints' practice sessions this week. He has not posted great numbers during his rookie campaign and is not a recommended fantasy option in any format.
Posted 1/03/2025 8:55 pm GMT
Updating a previous report, New Orleans Saints RB Kendre Miller (concussion) did not participate in participate in practice Friday, Jan. 3, and has been ruled out for Week 18.
Huddle Up: Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Jamaal Williams shared playing time after Miller left the Week 17 game and probably will split the snaps again this week. They can be possible flex options in some deeper leagues.
Posted 1/03/2025 8:52 pm GMT
Updating a previous report, New Orleans Saints RB Alvin Kamara (groin) did not participate in participate in practice Friday, Jan. 3, and is listed as doubtful for Week 18.
Huddle Up: Kamara likely will not be able to play, so Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Jamaal Williams probably will share most of the work at running back during the game. Both could be possible flex options in some deeper leagues.
Posted 1/03/2025 8:49 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints TE Juwan Johnson (knee) was limited during practice Friday, Jan. 3, and is listed as questionable for Week 18.
Huddle Up: Johnson probably will be available for the Week 18 and should be a big part of the passing game if he plays. He can be a low-end No. 1 tight end in most fantasy leagues.
Posted 1/03/2025 8:47 pm GMT
New Orleans Saints WR Chris Olave (concussion) fully participated in practice Friday, Jan. 3, but is listed as questionable for Week 18.
Huddle Up: Olave is currently on the Reserve/Injured list, so fantasy players will have to see if he will be activated prior to the game. He likely will only see a few targets if he plays and will be a risky fantasy option.
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