The New Orleans Saints have more opportunity up and down the roster than they have in years, but that doesn't make the cuts any easier.
In fact, with so many players vying for wide-open roles on the roster and having chances to stand out, the decision on the final 53-man roster could wind up even more difficult. Often the decision comes down to just how many players you keep at certain positions.
- Do you keep three QBs? Or is two enough?
- Do you keep four RBs AND a fullback?
- With turnover at TE, do you keep 2, 3 or 4?
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The questions continue. But we did our best to answer them. It's worth noting that a pair of potential suspensions could open up one or more roster spots for another depth player to get in under the wire. But for now we'll keep those players active.
Here's WWL's projection (post cutdown to 85) for whom we expect to land on the Saints' 53-man roster, updated after a flurry of moves Wednesday.
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PREVIOUS CUTS = C
WON'T HOLD ROSTER SPOT: PUP/IR/SUSP/COVID
(Players in bold make 53-man roster)
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QUARTERBACK (3)
- Jameis Winston
- Taysom Hill
- Ian Book
- Trevor Siemian
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RUNNING BACK/FULLBACK (5)
- Alvin Kamara
- Latavius Murray
- Alex Armah
- Tony Jones Jr.
- Devonta Freeman
- Dwayne Washington
- Sutton Smith
- C: Stevie Scott Jr.
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WIDE RECEIVER (5)
- Marquez Callaway
- Tre’Quan Smith
- Deonte Harris
- Lil’Jordan Humphrey
- Chris Hogan
PUP/IR: Michael Thomas
- Kevin White
- Kawaan Baker
- Ty Montgomery
- Tommylee Lewis
- Easop Winston Jr.
C: Jake Lampman
IR: Jalen McCleskey
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TIGHT END (4)
- Adam Trautman
- Nick Vannett
- Juwan Johnson
- Ethan Wolf
- Josh Pederson
- Garrett Griffin
PUP/IR: Dylan Soehner
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OFFENSIVE LINE (9)
- Terron Armstead
- Cesar Ruiz
- Erik McCoy
- Andrus Peat
- Ryan Ramczyk
- James Hurst
- Derrick Kelly II
- Ethan Greenidge
- Landon Young
- Caleb Benenoch
- Jordan Mills
- JR Sweezy
- Will Clapp
- Christian Montano
- Calvin Throckmorton
C: Kyle Murphy
C: Michael Brown
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DEFENSIVE LINE (9)
- Cam Jordan
- Marcus Davenport
- Payton Turner
- Tanoh Kpassagnon
- Carl Granderson
- Shy Tuttle
- Malcolm Roach
- Albert Huggins
- Christian Ringo
SUSP (6 games): David Onyemata
- Jalen Dalton
- Josiah Bronson
CUT: Noah Spence
RESERVE/RETIRED: Ryan Glasgow
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LINEBACKER (5)
- Demario Davis
- Zack Baun
- Pete Werner
- Kwon Alexander
- Kaden Elliss
- Andrew Dowell
- Chase Hansen
- Wynton McManus
- Quentin Poling
- Shaq Smith
- Marcus Willoughby
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DEFENSIVE BACK (10)
- Marshon Lattimore
- PJ Williams
- Paulson Adebo
- Ken Crawley
- Malcolm Jenkins
- Marcus Williams
- CJ Gardner-Johnson
- Brian Poole
- JT Gray
- Bryce Thompson
- Eric Burrell
- Bryan Mills
- Natrell Jamerson
- Grant Haley
- Deuce Wallace
- Lawrence Woods
COVID: KeiVarae Russell
C: Prince Amukamara
C: Adonis Alexander
C: Lawrence Woods
RESERVE: Keith Washington II
RETIRED: Patrick Robinson
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SPECIALIST (3)
- TBD
- Blake Gillikin
- Zach Wood
- Nolan Cooney
IR/PUP: Wil Lutz
CUT: Brett Maher
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TOTALS BY POSITION
2021
- QB: 3
- RB: 5 (1 fullback)
- WR: 5
- TE: 4
- OL: 9
- DL: 9
- LB: 5
- DB: 10
- SPECIALISTS: 3
2020
- QB: 3
- RB: 5 (1 fullback)
- WR: 5
- TE: 3
- OL: 9
- DL: 9
- LB: 6
- DB: 10
- SPECIALISTS: 4
2019
- QB: 3
- RB: 4 (1 fullback)
- WR: 6
- TE: 2
- OL: 9
- DL: 9
- LB: 6
- DB: 11
- SPECIALISTS: 3
2018
- QB: 3
- RB: 4 (1 fullback)
- WR: 6
- TE: 3
- OL: 8
- DL: 9
- LB: 6
- DB: 11
- SPECIALISTS: 3
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