We're on to Week 6, and the New Orleans Saints (1-4) are desperate for a win against thee New York Giants (3-1-1) at MetLife Stadium. The Saints welcomed another starter back from injured reserve this week while elevating just one backup from the practice squad for Sunday's game.
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 Jarquez Hunter
Travis Etienne Jr., No. 3, has been placed on injured reserve and must wait until Week 8 to return from 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. 81 Kevin Austin Jr., 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 been 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. 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. 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. No. 70 Alan Herron, an undrafted free agent from Maryland, was released.
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.
Specialists (3)
- No. 49 Zach Wood (long snapper)
- No. 10 Daniel Carlson (kicker)
- No. 17 Ryan Wright (punter)
- Practice squad: No. 39 Charlie Smyth (kicker)
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
Cornerbacks (4)
- No. 1 Kool-Aid McKinstry
- No. 29 Quincy Riley
- No. 22 Martin Emerson Jr.
- No. 25 Deamerion Richardson
- Practice squad: No. 34 TJ Hall Jr., No. 38 Jayden Price
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.
Safeties (6)
- No. 21 Justin Reid
- No. 7 Jonas Sanker
- No. 23 Julian Blackmon
- No. 31 Jordan Howden
- No. 42 Mike Reid
- No. 36 Lorenzo Styles Jr.
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: LOOK: Saints 53-man roster, practice squad for Week 6 vs. Giants
