2026 New Orleans Saints season

2026 New Orleans Saints season
2026 New Orleans Saints season
Owner	Gayle Benson
General manager	Mickey Loomis
Head coach	Kellen Moore
Home stadium	Caesars Superdome
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OwnerGayle Benson

General managerMickey Loomis

Head coachKellen Moore

Home stadiumCaesars Superdome

The 2026 season will be the New Orleans Saints' 60th in the National Football League (NFL), their 51st to host games at the Caesars Superdome, their 14th under general manager Mickey Loomis and their second under head coach Kellen Moore. The Saints will seek to improve upon their 6–11 record from the previous season and end their five-year drought of both a playoff appearance and an NFC South title.

Position	Previous coach(es)	Vacancy reason	Replacement(s)	Source(s)
Assistant offensive line	Jahri Evans, 2025	Hired by Pittsburgh	Vacant	^[1]
Offensive assistant	Tobijah Hughley, 2025–	N/A	Tobijah Hughley Will Clapp	^[2]

Position	Player	Tag	2026 team	Notes
S	Ugo Amadi	UFA	TBD	TBD
DE	Jonathan Bullard	UFA	Dallas Cowboys	1 year, $2 million
S	Terrell Burgess	UFA	New Orleans Saints	1 year, $1.4 million
MLB	Demario Davis	UFA	New York Jets	2 years, $22 million
CB	Michael Davis	UFA	TBD	TBD
C	Luke Fortner	UFA	Carolina Panthers	1 year, $4.75 million
TE	Taysom Hill	UFA	TBD	TBD
DE	Cameron Jordan	UFA	TBD	TBD
TE	Foster Moreau	UFA	Houston Texans	2 years, $6.3 million
WR	Dante Pettis	UFA	TBD	TBD
TE	Mason Pline	ERFA	TBD	TBD
LG	Dillon Radunz	UFA	New Orleans Saints	2 years, $6.9 million
DT	John Ridgeway III	UFA	New Orleans Saints	2 years, $6.2 million
DE	Chris Rumph II	UFA	New Orleans Saints	1 year, $2 million
TE	Jack Stoll	UFA	Cleveland Browns	1 year, $1.3 million
CB	Alontae Taylor	UFA	Tennessee Titans	3 years, $58 million
DE	Jonah Williams	UFA	Arizona Cardinals	1 year, $1.4 million
LT	Landon Young	UFA	TBD	TBD

Position	Player	Tag	2025 team	Date signed	Notes
P	Ryan Wright	UFA	Minnesota Vikings	March 11	4 years, $14 million
RB	Travis Etienne	UFA	Jacksonville Jaguars	March 11	4 years, $52 million
G	David Edwards	UFA	Buffalo Bills	March 11	4 years, $61 million
TE	Noah Fant	UFA	Cincinnati Bengals	March 11	2 years, $8.75 million
LB	Kaden Elliss	UFA	Atlanta Falcons	March 11	3 years, $33 million
RB	Ty Chandler	UFA	Minnesota Vikings	March 17	1 year, $1.2 million
QB	Zach Wilson	UFA	Miami Dolphins	March 25	1 year, $1.4 million
LB	Anfernee Jennings	UFA	New England Patriots	April 26	1 year
CB	Martin Emerson	UFA	Cleveland Browns	April 28	1 year

Date	Player(s)/Asset(s) received	Team	Player(s)/Asset(s) traded	Source
March 11	2028 sixth-round selection	Houston Texans	Kai Kroeger, 2028 seventh-round selection	^[3]
April 25	Tyree Wilson, 2026 seventh-round selection	Las Vegas Raiders	2026 fifth-round selection	^[4]

Round	Selection	Player	Position	College	Notes
1	8	Jordyn Tyson	WR	Arizona State
2	41	Christen Miller	DT	Georgia
3	74	Oscar Delp	TE	Georgia
4	108	Traded to the Denver Broncos^[A]
	132	Jeremiah Wright	OG	Auburn	From Seahawks^[B]
	136	Bryce Lance	WR	North Dakota State	Compensatory selection
5	150	Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders^[C]
5	172	Lorenzo Styles Jr.	S	Ohio State	From Seahawks^[B]
6	190	Barion Brown	WR	LSU
7	219	TJ Hall	CB	Iowa	From Raiders^[C]
7	224	Traded to the New England Patriots^[D]

2026 New Orleans Saints season

Coaching changes

Free agents

Signings

Trades

Draft

Staff

Current roster

Preseason

Regular season

2026 opponents

References

External links

Related Articles

Name	Position	College	Ref.
CJ Donaldson	RB	Ohio State	^[9]
Cody Hardy	TE	NC State
Michael Heldman	DE	Central Michigan
Alan Herron	OT	Maryland
DaShawn Jones	CB	Alabama
Jeremiah McClendon	CB	Southern Illinois
Mason Shipley	K	Texas
Keeshawn Silver	DT	USC
Jay'Viar Suggs	DT	Wisconsin
Alex Wollschlaeger	OT	Kentucky


	Front office Owner – Gayle Benson President – Dennis Lauscha Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis Senior VP of football operations/assistant general manager – Khai Harley Senior VP/assistant general manager – college personnel – Jeff Ireland Vice president of pro personnel – Michael Parenton Assistant director of pro scouting - Justin Matthews Director of football administration – Scott Kuhn Director of analytics – Zach Stuart Director of team operations – Derek Stamnos Senior personnel advisor - Randy Mueller Consultant - Thomas Dimitroff Head coach Head coach – Kellen Moore Associate head coach/running backs – Joel Thomas Assistant to the head coach – Mike Martinez Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Doug Nussmeier Run game coordinator – T.J. Paganetti Quarterbacks – Scott Tolzien Wide receivers – Keith Williams Assistant wide receivers – Kyle Valero Tight ends – Chase Haslett Offensive line – Brendan Nugent Senior offensive assistant – Scott Linehan Offensive assistant – Tobijah Hughley Offensive assistant – Will Clapp			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Brandon Staley Defensive pass game coordinator – Terry Joseph Defensive line – Bo Davis Assistant defensive line – Brian Young Edges – Jay Rodgers Linebackers – Peter Sirmon Assistant linebackers – Adam Gristick Cornerbacks – Grady Brown Assistant defensive backs – Robert Blanton Senior defensive assistant – Peter Giunta Special teams coaches Special teams coordinator – Phil Galiano Assistant special teams – Kyle Wilber Strength and conditioning Director of sports science – Ted Rath Strength and conditioning coach – Matt Clapp Assistant strength and conditioning – Charles Byrd Assistant strength and conditioning – Rob Wenning → Coaching staff → Front office → More NFL staffs

Category	Home	Away
Division opponents (NFC South)	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents (NFC North)	Green Bay Packers Minnesota Vikings	Chicago Bears Detroit Lions
Conference opponents (based on 2025 division placement)	Arizona Cardinals	New York Giants
Interconference opponents (AFC North)	Cleveland Browns Pittsburgh Steelers	Baltimore Ravens Cincinnati Bengals
Interconference opponent (based on 2025 division placement)	Las Vegas Raiders	N/a

v t e New Orleans Saints
Founded in 1967 Based in New Orleans, Louisiana Headquartered in Metairie, Louisiana
Franchise	Franchise Seasons History All-time roster Coaches Expansion draft First-round draft picks Starting quarterbacks Broadcasters
Stadiums	Tulane Stadium Caesars Superdome Temporary home venues in 2005 due to Hurricane Katrina: Alamodome Giants Stadium Tiger Stadium
Culture	Gumbo Sir Saint Saints Cheer Krewe Who dat? Tom Benson and Gayle Benson Choppa Style Effect of Hurricane Katrina Buddy D "When the Saints Go Marching In" Home Team Number One A Saintly Switch
Lore	"Aints" Dempsey's 63-yard field goal Dome Patrol Ricky Williams trade River City Relay "Rebirth" Beast Quake Bountygate Minneapolis Miracle NOLA No-Call
Rivalries	Atlanta Falcons Carolina Panthers Los Angeles Rams Minnesota Vikings Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Wild card berths (5)	1987 1990 1992 2010 2013
Division championships (9)	1991 2000 2006 2009 2011 2017 2018 2019 2020
Conference championships (1)	2009
League championships (1)	2009 (XLIV)
Retired numbers	31 81
Ring of Honor	Andersen Benson Brees Jackson Manning Mills Roaf Smith
Current league affiliations	League: National Football League Conference: National Football Conference Division: South Division

v t e New Orleans Saints seasons
1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
Bold indicates Super Bowl victory