LOOK: Saints 53-man roster, practice squad for Week 5 vs. Vikings

Week 5 is here, and the New Orleans Saints (1-3) are preparing to kick off with the Minnesota Vikings (4-0) at the Caesars Superdome. The Saints shuffled their depth chart a bit with several players returning from injured reserve while a few others were called up from the practice squad for Sunday's

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Week 5 is here, and the New Orleans Saints

(1-3) are preparing to kick off with the Minnesota Vikings (4-0) at the Caesars Superdome. The Saints shuffled their depth chart a bit with several players returning from injured reserve while a few others were called up from the practice squad for Sunday's game. Two others were let go to open room on the 53-man roster. It's only been a week, but this team is already looking different.

Here is the position-by-position breakdown of the Saints' 53-man roster and 17-man practice squad, along with their jersey numbers:

Quarterbacks (3)

No. 6 Tyler Shough
No. 2 Spencer Rattler
No. 11 Zach Wilson

Running backs (3)

No. 41 Alvin Kamara
No. 5 Kendre Miller
No. 43 CJ Donaldson
Practice squad: No. 26 Zamir White, No. 24 Ulysses Bentley IV

Travis Etienne Jr., No. 3, has been placed on injured reserve and must miss at least the next four games with a hamstring injury. Veteran backup Ty Chandler, No. 32, was ruled out with a season-ending

knee injury during the preseason.

Wide receivers (4)

No. 12 Chris Olave
No. 14 Devaughn Vele
No. 19 Barion Brown (rookie)
No. 18 Bryce Lance (rookie)
Practice squad: No. 16 Trey Palmer, No. 85 Jalen Moreno-Cropper, No. 13 Cedric Tillman, No. 86 Kyrese Rowan

Jordyn Tyson was placed on injured reserve with a designation to return and will miss at least the first four games, so he's eligible to return after the Falcons game. Mason Tipson is listed separately on PUP and won't count against the 53-man limit until he is activated. Kevin Austin Jr. has been released from the 53-man roster but should re-sign with the practice squad if he clears waivers. Tillman has been elevated from the practice squad for this game.

Tight ends (4)

No. 83 Juwan Johnson
No. 87 Noah Fant
No. 4 Oscar Delp (rookie)
No. 82 Treyton Welch
Practice squad: No. 84 Stone Smartt

Second-year draft pick Moliki Matavao, No. 80, suffered a knee injury in the preseason that knocked him out for the year. He's still on injured reserve.

Offensive tackles (3)

No. 75 Taliese Fuaga
No. 72 Asim Richards
No. 74 Mason Murphy
Practice squad: No. 70 Alan Herron, No. 79 Alex Wollschaeger

Kelvin Banks Jr., No. 71, has been placed on injured reserve and isn't expected back until at least December after undergoing ankle surgery.

Interior offensive linemen (5)

No. 76 David Edwards
No. 78 Erik McCoy
No. 51 Cesar Ruiz
No. 65 Jeremiah Wright (rookie)
No. 66 William Sherman
Practice squad: No. 73 Easton Kilty

Backup offensive lineman Dillon Radunz, No. 77, went down with a season-ending injury during training camp and will not play this year. Kilty has been elevated from the practice squad for this game.

Specialists (3)

No. 46 Cal Adomitis (long snapper)
No. 10 Daniel Carlson (kicker)
No. 17 Ryan Wright (punter)
Practice squad: No. 39 Charlie Smyth (kicker)

Veteran long snapper Zach Wood, No. 49, was placed on injured reserve after Week 1 with a calf strain and isn't expected back for another month.

Interior defensive linemen (7)

No. 93 Nathan Shepherd
No. 91 Vernon Broughton
No. 92 Davon Godchaux
No. 52 Christen Miller (rookie)
No. 50 Colby Wooden
No. 97 Khristian Boyd
No. 95 John Ridgeway III
Practice squad: No. 62 Jay'Viar Suggs

Starting defensive lineman Bryan Bresee, No. 90, went down with a season-ending injury during training camp and will not play this year.

Edge rushers (5)

No. 99 Chase Young
No. 94 Cameron Jordan
No. 96 Carl Granderson
No. 98 Tyree Wilson
No. 33 Anfernee Jennings
Practice squad: No. 54 Jonah Williams, No. 40 Fadil Diggs, No. 56 David Ojabo

Linebackers (6)

No. 55 Kaden Elliss
No. 20 Pete Werner
No. 28 Danny Stutsman
No. 53 Jaylan Ford
No. 58 Chris Rumph II
No. 44 Isaiah Stalbird
Practice squad: No. 47 Jackson Sirmon

Jaylan Ford was activated from injured reserve and looks to play against the Vikings. The Saints could use his help with Kaden Elliss on the mend.

Cornerbacks (4)

No. 1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
No. 29 Quincy Riley
No. 22 Martin Emerson Jr.
No. 38 Jayden Price
Practice squad: No. 34 TJ Hall Jr.

Cornerbacks Rejzohn Wright (No. 25) and David long Jr. (No. 45) were lost for the year with injuries during the preseason and remain on injured reserve while recovering. Decamerion Richardson was waived from the 53-man roster to make room for players coming off of IR.