Carl Allen Granderson (born December 18, 1996) is an American professional football defensive end for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). After playing college football for the Wyoming Cowboys, he was signed by the Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2019.
Professional career
Granderson signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent following the 2019 NFL draft on May 10, 2019. He received a $15,000 signing bonus and a base salary guarantee of $70,000. Granderson was placed on the reserve/did not report list on July 18, while serving his prison sentence. He was reinstated from the "did not report" list and given a roster exemption on August 31, after his release from jail. Granderson was placed on the active roster on September 16.
On March 10, 2022, Granderson signed a two-year contract extension with the Saints. He played in 16 games with four starts in 2022, recording 53 tackles and 5.5 sacks, good for fourth on the team.
On September 23, 2023, Granderson signed a four-year, $52 million contract extension with the Saints.
In 2025, Granderson transitioned from a full-time starter into a rotational role for New Orleans. He appeared in all 17 of the team's games (including six starts, recording four pass deflections, six sacks, and 57 combined tackles. In the Saints' season finale against the Atlanta Falcons, Granderson recorded his first career interception on a Kirk Cousins pass intended for Kyle Pitts.
NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high
Regular season YearTeamGamesTacklesFumblesInterceptions GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL FF FR Yds Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD2019NO 8 0 11 8 3 1.0 2 0 0 0 – – – – – 02020NO 15 0 14 11 3 5.0 3 2 0 0 – – – – – 12021NO 15 3 25 11 14 3.0 5 0 0 0 – – – – – 02022NO 16 4 53 30 23 5.5 9 1 1 0 – – – – – 02023NO 17 17 78 44 34 8.5 14 1 1 0 – – – – – 12024NO 17 17 61 36 25 5.5 9 1 0 0 – – – – – 4 2025NO 17 6 57 35 22 6.0 11 0 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 4Career 105 47 299 175 124 34.5 53 5 2 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 10
Postseason YearTeamGamesTacklesFumblesInterceptions GP GS Cmb Solo Ast Sck TFL FF FR Yds Int Yds Avg Lng TD PD 2019 NO 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 2020 NO 2 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0Career 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0
Personal life Granderson was sentenced to six months in prison on July 11, 2019, after pleading no contest to sexual battery and unlawful contact from an incident in 2018 involving two women. After 43 days in jail, on August 26, a judge suspended his jail sentence and sentenced him to one year of supervised probation instead.
References
External links New Orleans Saints bio Wyoming Cowboys football bio