2024 New Orleans Saints season

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2024 New Orleans Saints season
Owner Gayle Benson
General manager Mickey Loomis
Head coach Dennis Allen
Home field Caesars Superdome

The 2024 season will be the New Orleans Saints' upcoming 58th season in the National Football League (NFL), the 49th to host games at the Caesars Superdome and the third under head coach Dennis Allen.

Contents

Draft

2024 New Orleans Saints Draft
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 14 Taliese Fuaga OT Oregon State
241 Kool-Aid McKinstry CB Alabama From New York Jets via Green Bay [upper-alpha 1]
50Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles [upper-alpha 2]
381Traded to the Seattle Seahawks via the Denver Broncos [upper-alpha 3]
4116Traded to the Jacksonville Jaguars [upper-alpha 4]
5150 Spencer Rattler QB South Carolina
5168Traded to the Green Bay Packers [upper-alpha 1]
5170 Bub Means WR Pittsburgh Compensatory pick
5175 Jaylan Ford LB Texas Compensatory pick
6190Traded to the Green Bay Packers [upper-alpha 1]
6199 Khristian Boyd DT Northern Iowa From Philadelphia [upper-alpha 5]
7238Traded to the Houston Texans [upper-alpha 6]
7239 Josiah Ezirim OT Eastern Kentucky From Denver [upper-alpha 7]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 The Green Bay Packers traded a second-round pick (no. 41) for second, fifth, and sixth-round picks (no. 45, 168, and 190). [1]
  2. ↑ The Saints traded a second-round selection, 2022 first, third, and seventh-round selections, and a 2023 first-round selection to Philadelphia in exchange for two 2022 first-round selections and a 2023 sixth-round selection. [2]
  3. ↑ The Broncos traded a second-round selection and a 2023 first-round selection to New Orleans in exchange for the coaching rights to Sean Payton and a third-round selection. [3]
  4. ↑ The Saints traded a 2023 seventh-round selection and a fourth-round selection to Jacksonville in exchange for Jacksonville's 2023 fourth-round selection. [4]
  5. ↑ The Saints traded cornerback C. J. Gardner-Johnson and a 2025 seventh-round pick to Philadelphia in exchange for a sixth-round pick and a 2023 fifth-round pick. [5]
  6. ↑ The Saints traded a seventh-round pick to Houston in exchange for running back Mark Ingram II. [6]
  7. ↑ The Saints traded kicker Wil Lutz to Denver in exchange for a seventh-round pick. [7]
2024 New Orleans Saints undrafted free agents
NamePositionCollegeRef.
Kyler Baugh DT Minnesota [8]
Millard Bradford S TCU
Matthew Hayball P Vanderbilt
Sincere Haynesworth C Tulane
Kyle Hergel G Boston College
Dallin Holker TE Colorado State
Jermaine Jackson WR Idaho
Trajan Jeffcoat DE Arkansas
Lawrence JohnsonS Southeast Missouri State
Jacob Kibodi RB Louisiana
Nate LatuDE Oklahoma State
Nouri NouiliG Nebraska
Rico Payton CB Pittsburg State
Kyle SheetsWR Slippery Rock
Isaiah Stalbird LB South Dakota State
Mason TiptonWR Yale

Staff

New Orleans Saints staff
Front office
  • Owner – Gayle Benson
  • President – Dennis Lauscha
  • Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis
  • Asst. general manager/college scouting director – Jeff Ireland
  • Asst. general manager & vice president of football administration – Khai Harley
  • Director of operations – Derek Stamnos
  • Director of pro scouting – Justin Matthews
  • Director of pro personnel – Michael Parenton
Head coach
Offensive coaches
 
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
  • Special teams coordinator – Darren Rizzi
  • Assistant special teams – Phil Galiano
  • Assistant to the head coach – Mike Martinez
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of sports science – Matt Rhea
  • Strength and conditioning coach – Matt Clapp
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Charles Byrd
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Rob Wenning

→ Coaching staff
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Current roster

New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams


Rookies in italics

Roster updated May 13, 2024

89 active (+1 exempt), 1 unsigned

→ AFC rosters → NFC rosters

Preseason

WeekDateTime (CDT)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
1August 107:00 p.m.at Arizona Cardinals State Farm Stadium WVUE-DT
2August 187:00 p.m.at San Francisco 49ers Levi's Stadium WVUE-DT
3August 251:00 p.m. Tennessee Titans Caesars Superdome WVUE-DT

Regular season

Schedule

WeekDateTime (CT)OpponentResultRecordVenueTVRecap
1September 812:00 p.m. Carolina Panthers Caesars Superdome Fox
2September 1512:00 p.m.at Dallas Cowboys AT&T Stadium Fox
3September 2212:00 p.m. Philadelphia Eagles Caesars SuperdomeFox
4September 2912:00 p.m.at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox
5October 77:15 p.m.at Kansas City Chiefs Arrowhead Stadium ESPN
6October 1312:00 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Caesars SuperdomeFox
7October 177:15 p.m. Denver Broncos Caesars Superdome Prime Video
8October 273:05 p.m.at Los Angeles Chargers SoFi Stadium Fox
9November 312:00 p.m.at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium CBS
10November 1012:00 p.m. Atlanta Falcons Caesars SuperdomeFox
11November 1712:00 p.m. Cleveland Browns Caesars SuperdomeFox
12 Bye
13December 13:05 p.m. Los Angeles Rams Caesars SuperdomeFox
14December 812:00 p.m.at New York Giants MetLife Stadium Fox
15December 1512:00 p.m. Washington Commanders Caesars SuperdomeFox
16December 237:15 p.m.at Green Bay Packers Lambeau Field ESPN
17December 2912:00 p.m. Las Vegas Raiders Caesars SuperdomeFox
18January 4/5TBDat Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium TBD

Notes

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