The 2026 season is 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.

Offseason

Coaching changes 2026 New Orleans Saints coaching staff changesPositionPrevious coach(es)Vacancy reasonReplacement(s)Source(s)Assistant offensive lineJahri Evans, 2025Hired by PittsburghVacantOffensive assistantTobijah Hughley, 2025–N/ATobijah Hughley Will Clapp

Free agents PositionPlayer2026 teamNotesSUgo AmadiUFATBDTBDDEJonathan BullardUFADallas Cowboys1 year, $2 millionSTerrell BurgessUFANew Orleans Saints1 year, $1.4 millionMLBDemario DavisUFANew York Jets2 years, $22 millionCBMichael DavisUFATBDTBDCLuke FortnerUFACarolina Panthers1 year, $4.75 millionTETaysom HillUFATBDTBDDECameron JordanUFANew Orleans Saints1 year, $7.5 millionTEFoster MoreauUFAHouston Texans2 years, $6.3 millionWRDante PettisUFABuffalo Bills1 year, $1.3 millionTEMason PlineERFAKansas City Chiefs1 year, $885,000LGDillon RadunzUFANew Orleans Saints2 years, $6.9 millionDTJohn Ridgeway IIIUFANew Orleans Saints2 years, $6.2 millionDEChris Rumph IIUFANew Orleans Saints1 year, $2 millionTEJack StollUFACleveland Browns 1 year, $1.3 millionCBAlontae TaylorUFATennessee Titans3 years, $58 millionDEJonah WilliamsUFAArizona Cardinals1 year, $1.4 millionLTLandon YoungUFANew York Jets1 year, $1.2 million

Signings PositionPlayer2025 teamDate signedNotesPRyan WrightUFAMinnesota VikingsMarch 114 years, $14 millionRBTravis EtienneUFAJacksonville JaguarsMarch 114 years, $52 millionGDavid EdwardsUFABuffalo BillsMarch 114 years, $61 millionTENoah FantUFACincinnati BengalsMarch 112 years, $8.75 millionLBKaden EllissUFAAtlanta FalconsMarch 113 years, $33 millionRBTy ChandlerUFAMinnesota VikingsMarch 171 year, $1.2 millionQBZach WilsonUFAMiami DolphinsMarch 251 year, $1.4 millionLBAnfernee JenningsUFANew England PatriotsApril 261 year, $1.4 millionCBMartin EmersonUFACleveland BrownsApril 281 year, $1.5 million

Trades Trades below only are for trades that included a player. Draft pick-only trades will go in draft section.

DatePlayer(s)/Asset(s) receivedTeamPlayer(s)/Asset(s) tradedSourceMarch 112028 sixth-round selectionHouston TexansKai Kroeger, 2028 seventh-round selectionApril 25Tyree Wilson, 2026 seventh-round selectionLas Vegas Raiders2026 fifth-round selectionAugust 23Zamir WhiteSan Francisco 49ersDeion Jones

Draft

+ 2026 New Orleans Saints draft selections 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 132 Jeremiah Wright OG Auburn From Seahawks 136 Bryce Lance WR North Dakota State Compensatory selection 5 150Traded to the Las Vegas Raiders 172 Lorenzo Styles Jr. S Ohio State From Seahawks 6 190 Barion Brown WR LSU7219TJ HallCBIowaFrom Raiders 224 Traded to the New England Patriots

Draft trades

+ 2026 New Orleans Saints undrafted free agents Name Position College Ref.CJ DonaldsonRBOhio StateCody HardyTENC StateZxavian HarrisDTOle MissMichael HeldmanDECentral Michigan Alan Herron OT MarylandDaShawn JonesCBAlabamaJeremiah McClendonCBSouthern IllinoisBrock RechsteinerWRJacksonville StateMason ShipleyKTexasKeeshawn SilverDTUSCJay'Viar SuggsDTWisconsinAlex WollschlaegerOTKentucky

Staff

Current roster

Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–24 0–1 Caesars Superdome Recap 2 at Los Angeles Rams L 0–34 0–2 SoFi Stadium Recap 3 at Dallas Cowboys W 27–24 1–2 AT&T Stadium Recap

Regular season Schedule Week Date Time () Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap 1 September 13 12:00p.m. at Detroit Lions L 30–31 0–1 Ford Field Fox Recap 2 September 20 12:00p.m. at Baltimore Ravens W 24–17 1–1 M&T Bank Stadium CBS Recap 3 September 27 3:25p.m. Las Vegas Raiders L 27–35 1–2 Caesars Superdome CBS Recap 4 7:15p.m. Atlanta Falcons L 24–45 1–3 Caesars Superdome ESPN Recap 5 October 11 12:00p.m. Minnesota Vikings Caesars Superdome Fox 6 October 18 12:00p.m. at New York Giants MetLife Stadium Fox 7 October 25 8:30a.m. Pittsburgh Steelers Stade de France NFLN 8 Bye 9 November 8 12:00p.m. Cleveland Browns Caesars Superdome CBS 10 November 15 12:00p.m. Carolina Panthers Caesars Superdome Fox 11 November 22 12:00p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field Fox 12 November 29 12:00p.m. at Cincinnati Bengals Paycor Stadium CBS 13 December 6 12:00p.m. Green Bay Packers Caesars Superdome Fox 14 December 13 12:00p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium CBS 15 December 20 12:00p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium Fox 16 December 27 12:00p.m. Arizona Cardinals Caesars Superdome Fox 17 January 3 12:00p.m. at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium Fox 18 January 9/10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Caesars Superdome Notes Intra-division opponents are in bold text. Networks and times from Weeks 5–17 and dates from Weeks 12–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling, for the exception of the Week 7 International Series game. The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.

Game summaries Week 1: at Detroit Lions

Despite starting the game in a 21–0 hole, the Saints outscored the Lions 30–10 in the second half and overtime. However, they were unable to successfully complete the two-point conversation in overtime, resulting in the Saints starting 0–1 for the second straight year The Lions defeated the Saints 31–30. The most controversial moment of the game came when the Saints recovered a strip-sack fumble and returned it for a touchdown only to see it negated when Lions' quarterback Jared Goff's backwards throw was ruled an incomplete pass.

Week 2: at Baltimore Ravens

With the comeback win, the Saints defeated the Ravens 24–17 and improved to 1–1.

Week 3: vs. Las Vegas Raiders

Week 4: vs. Atlanta Falcons

With their 3rd straight loss to the Falcons, the Saints fell to 1-3 (0-2 at home and 0-1 against the NFC South). The 21 point loss was also their largest home loss to Atlanta since 1999.

Week 5: vs. Minnesota Vikings

Standings Division

Conference

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