The 53-man roster deadline is this Tuesday at 4 p.m. ET, and the New Orleans Saints have many important decisions to make. Back at the end of May, I made my own early predictions
for the final roster, but at that point, there was much uncertainty with many different positions. Now, after the preseason has concluded, some clarity was given on most of the roster, so let’s see how my final prediction looks.Quarterbacks
QBs that made the roster: Tyler Shough (starter), Spencer Rattler (backup), Jake Haener
QB that
did not: N/A
Running backs
RBs that made the roster: Alvin Kamara, Kendre Miller, Clyde Edwards-Helaire, Devin Neal,
RBs that did not: Velus Jones Jr., Xavavian Valladay, Marcus Yarns
Full Backs
FBs that made the roster: Taysom Hill (PUP)
FBs that did not: N/A
Wide Receivers
WRs that made the roster: Chris Olave, Rashid Shaheed, Brandin Cooks, Mason Tipton, Devaughn Vele
WRs that did not: Kevin Austin Jr., Moochie Dixon, Dante Pettis, Cedrick Wilson, Roderick Daniels
Tight Ends
TEs that made the roster: Juwan Johnson, Treyton Welch, Foster Moreau (PUP), Jack Stoll
TEs that did not: Michael Jacobson, Moliki Motavao, Seth Green
Offensive Line
Offensive lineman who made the roster: Kelvin Banks (LT), Trevor Penning (LG), Erik McCoy (C), Cesar Ruiz (RG), Taliese Fuaga (RT), Dillon Radunz, Landon Young, Torricelli Simpkins III, Luke Fortner
Offensive linemen who did not: Easton Kilty, Kyle Hergel, Josiah Ezerim, Barry Wesley, Shane Lemieux, Jonathan Mendoza, Mike Panasiuk
Defensive Line
Defensive lineman that made the roster: Chase Young, Cam Jordan, Carl Granderson, Davon Godchaux, Bryan Bresee, Nathan Shepherd, Vernon Broughton, Khristian Boyd, Chris Rumph III, Fadill Diggs
Defensive linemen that did not: Jasheen Davis, Omari Thomas, Jonah Williams, John Ridgeway III, Isaiah Foskey
Linebackers
Linebackers that made the roster: Demario Davis, Pete Werner, Danny Stutsman, Jaylan Ford, Isaiah Stalbird
Linebackers that did not: D’Marco Jackson, Tyreem Powell, Nephi Sewell
Cornerbacks
Cornerbacks that made the roster: Kool-Aid McKinstry, Alontae Taylor, Quincy Riley, Isaac Yiadom, Rico Payton
Cornerbacks that did not: Dalys Beanum, Jayden Price, Rejzohn Wright
Safeties
Safeties that made the roster: Justin Reid, Jonas Sanker, Ugo Amadi, Julian Blackmon, J.T. Gray, Jordan Howden
Safeties that did not: Terrell Burgess, Elliot Davison
Special Teams
Players that made the roster: Blake Grupe (K), James Burnip (P), Zach Wood (LS)
Players that did not: Charlie Smyth, Kai Kroeger
