2025 New Orleans Saints season

2025 New Orleans Saints season
OwnerGayle Benson
General managerMickey Loomis
Head coachKellen Moore
Home stadiumCaesars Superdome

The 2025 season will be the New Orleans Saints' 59th in the National Football League (NFL), their 50th to host games at the Caesars Superdome and their first under head coach Kellen Moore. They will attempt to improve on their 5–12 record from last year and end their four-year drought of both a playoff appearance and an NFC South title.

Offseason

Coaching changes

2025 New Orleans Saints coaching staff changes
Position Previous coach(es) Vacancy reason Replacement(s) Source(s)
Head coach Dennis Allen, 2022–2024 Fired Kellen Moore [1]
Offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak, 2024 Hired by Seattle Doug Nussmeier
Defensive coordinator Joe Woods, 2023–2024 Hired by Las Vegas Brandon Staley
Special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi, 2019–2024 Hired by Denver Phil Galiano
Run game coordinator Vacant T.J. Paganetti
Quarterbacks coach Andrew Janocko, 2024 Hired by Seattle Scott Tolzien
Running backs coach Derrick Foster, 2024 Hired by Dallas Joel Thomas
Assistant wide receivers coach DeNarius McGhee, 2024 Hired by Utah State Kyle Valero
Tight ends coach Clancy Barone, 2023–2024 Fired Chase Haslett
Offensive line coach John Benton, 2024 Hired by Seattle Brendan Nugent
Assistant offensive line coach Vacant Jahri Evans
Senior offensive assistant Rick Dennison, 2024 Hired by Seattle Scott Linehan
Offensive assistant Jahri Evans, 2023–2024

Kevin Petry, 2017–2024

Jordan Traylor, 2023–2024

Promoted to assistant offensive line coach

Did not return

Hired by Minnesota

Tobijah Hughley
Defensive pass game coordinator Vacant Terry Joseph
Defensive line coach Todd Grantham, 2023–2024 Hired by Oklahoma State Bo Davis
Assistant defensive line coach Vacant Brian Young
Edges coach Vacant Jay Rodgers
Linebackers coach Michael Hodges, 2020–2024 Hired by Cincinnati Peter Sirmon
Assistant linebackers coach Vacant Adam Gristick
Defensive backs coach Marcus Robertson, 2023–2024 Hired by Las Vegas Grady Brown
Assistant defensive backs coach Vacant Robert Blanton
Assistant special teams coordinator Phil Galiano, 2019–2024 Promoted to special teams coordinator Kyle Wilber

Future contracts

Position Player Date signed
DT Ryder Anderson January 6
S Milliard Bradford
QB Ben DiNucci
OT Josiah Ezirim
CB Tra Fluellen
TE Michael Jacobson
K Charlie Smyth
RB Xazavian Valladay
TE Treyton Welch

Free agents

Below are players whose contracts with the team expired after the 2024 season.

Position Player Tag 2025 team Notes
CB Paulson Adebo UFA New York Giants 3 year, 54 million
S Ugo Amadi UFA New Orleans Saints 1 year, 1 million
ILB Willie Gay UFA Miami Dolphins 1 year, 1 million
S Will Harris UFA Washington Commanders 2 year, 8 million
G Kyle Hergel ERFA New Orleans Saints 1 year, 1 million
OT Justin Herron UFA Detroit Lions TBA
CB Shemar Jean-Charles UFA Seattle Seahawks 1 year, 1 million
DE Trajan Jeffcoat SFA TBD
TE Juwan Johnson UFA New Orleans Saints 3 years, 30 million
DE Tanoh Kpassagnon UFA Chicago Bears TBA
G Shane Lemieux UFA New Orleans Saints TBA
G Lucas Patrick UFA Cincinnati Bengals 1 year, 2 million
WR Dante Pettis UFA New Orleans Saints 1 year, 1 million
FB Adam Prentice UFA TBD
ILB Nephi Sewell ERFA New Orleans Saints 1 year, 1 million
S Isaiah Stalbird ERFA New Orleans Saints 1 year, 1 million
DE Payton Turner UFA Dallas Cowboys 1 year, 3 million
OT Oli Udoh UFA Tennessee Titans 1 year, 1 million
WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling UFA Seattle Seahawks 1 year, 4 million
DE Chase Young UFA New Orleans Saints 3 years, 51 million
OT Landon Young UFA New Orleans Saints 1 year, 2 million

Signings

Position Player Tag 2024 team Date signed Notes
S Justin Reid UFA Kansas City Chiefs March 12 3 years, 31.5 million
C Will Clapp UFA Buffalo Bills March 13 1 year, 1 million
TE Jack Stoll UFA Miami Dolphins 1 year, 1 million
CB Isaac Yiadom UFA San Francisco 49ers 3 years, 9 million
DE Jonah Williams UFA Detroit Lions March 14 1 year, 1 million
WR Velus Jones Jr. UFA Carolina Panthers March 17 1 year, 1 million
WR Brandin Cooks UFA Dallas Cowboys March 21 2 years, 13 million
G Dillon Radunz UFA Tennessee Titans March 24 1 year, 2 million
DE Chris Rumph UFA Los Angeles Chargers April 28 1 year, 1 million
S Terrell Burgess UFA Buffalo Bills May 12 1 year, 1 million
WR Donovan Peoples-Jones UFA Detroit Lions 1 year, 1 million
RB Cam Akers UFA Minnesota Vikings June 13 1 year, 1 million
TE Seth Green UFA Arlington Renegades (UFL) June 18 1 year, 1 million
OT Barry Wesley UFA Birmingham Stallions (UFL) 1 year, 1 million
CB Jayden Price UFA Arlington Renegades (UFL) June 20 1 year, 1 million
DE Jonathan Bullard UFA Minnesota Vikings 1 year, 1 million
S Julian Blackmon UFA Indianapolis Colts July 22 1 year, 3 million
TE Mason Pline Waivers San Francisco 49ers August 5 TBA

Extensions

Below are players who are under contract through 2025 and received a contract extension.

Position Player Date signed Notes
DT Nathan Shepherd March 10 1 year

Releases

Position Player 2025 team Release Date
RB Jamaal Williams TBD March 5
DT Camron Peterson TBD March 19
DE Ryder Anderson TBD April 29
QB Ben DiNucci TBD
S Milliard Bradford Chicago Bears May 12
RB Jordan Mims Tennessee Titans
LB Anfernee Orji Tennessee Titans May 14
RB Xazavian Valladay TBD June 20
CB Tra Fluellen TBD
OT Josh Ball TBD July 28
QB Hunter Dekkers New Orleans Saints July 31
TE Seth Green TBD August 5
P Matthew Hayball TBD August 6

Trades

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

Date Player(s)/Asset(s) received Team Player(s)/Asset(s) traded Source
March 12 DT Davon Godchaux New England Patriots 2026 7th round selection [2]
August 17 C Luke Fortner Jacksonville Jaguars DT Khalen Saunders [3]
August 20 WR Devaughn Vele Denver Broncos 2026 4th round selection, 2027 7th round selection [4]

Retirements

Position Player Date Retired Years with
the Saints 		Years in
the NFL
OT Ryan Ramczyk April 17 8 8
QB Derek Carr May 10 2 11
TE Jimmy Graham July 22 6 13
TE Dallin Holker 1 1
S Tyrann Mathieu 3 12

Draft

Main article: 2025 NFL draft
2025 New Orleans Saints draft selections
Round Selection Player Position College Notes
1 9 Kelvin Banks Jr. OT Texas
2 40 Tyler Shough QB Louisville
3 71 Vernon Broughton DT Texas
93 Jonas Sanker S Virginia From Commanders[A]
4 112 Danny Stutsman LB Oklahoma
131 Quincy Riley CB Louisville From Commanders[A]
5 147 Traded to the Washington Commanders[A]
6 184 Devin Neal RB Kansas From Saints[B] via Commanders[A]
7 223 Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles[C]
248 Moliki Matavao TE UCLA From Commanders[B]
254 Fadil Diggs DE Syracuse Compensatory selection

Draft trades

  1. ^ a b c d The Saints traded a fifth-round selection (147th overall) and CB Marshon Lattimore to the Washington Commanders in exchange for third-, fourth- and sixth-round selections (93rd, 131st and 184th overall).[5]
  2. ^ a b The Saints traded a sixth rounder (184th overall) to the Washington Commanders in exchange for a seventh round selection (248th overall) and DT John Ridgeway III.[6]
  3. ^ The Saints traded a seventh round pick (223rd overall) and S C. J. Gardner-Johnson to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2023 fifth and 2024 sixth round pick.[7]
2025 New Orleans Saints undrafted free agents
Name Position College Ref.
Dalys Beanum DB South Dakota State [8][9]
James Burnip P Alabama
Jasheen Davis DE Wake Forest
Elliott Davison S UTSA
Moochie Dixon WR SMU
Easton Kilty OT Kansas State
Tyreem Powell LB Rutgers
Torricelli Simpkins III OL South Carolina
Omari Thomas DT Tennessee
Chris Tyree WR Virginia
Marcus Yarns RB Delaware
Hunter Dekkers QB Iowa Western [10]
Jonathan Mendoza OT Louisville [11]
Kai Kroeger P South Carolina [12]

Staff

New Orleans Saints staff
Front office
  • Owner – Gayle Benson
  • President – Dennis Lauscha
  • Executive vice president/general manager – Mickey Loomis
  • Senior VP of football operations/assistant general manager – Khai Harley
  • Senior VP/assistant general manager – college personnel – Jeff Ireland
  • Vice president of pro personnel – Michael Parenton
  • Director of football administration – Scott Kuhn
  • Director of analytics – Zach Stuart
  • Director of team operations – Derek Stamnos
Head coach
  • Head coach – Kellen Moore
  • Associate head coach/running backs – Joel Thomas
  • Assistant to the head coach – Mike Martinez
Offensive coaches
  
Defensive coaches
Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
  • Director of sports science – Ted Rath
  • Strength and conditioning coach – Matt Clapp
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Charles Byrd
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Rob Wenning

→ Coaching staff
→ Front office
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Current roster

New Orleans Saints roster
Quarterbacks (QB)

Running backs (RB)

Wide receivers (WR)

Tight ends (TE)

Offensive linemen (OL)

Defensive linemen (DL)

Linebackers (LB)

Defensive backs (DB)

Special teams (ST)

Reserve

Preseason

Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue TV Recap
1 August 10 3:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Chargers L 13–27 0–1 SoFi Stadium NFLN/WVUE Recap
2 August 17 12:00 p.m. Jacksonville Jaguars T 17–17 0–1–1 Caesars Superdome NFLN/WVUE Recap
3 August 23 12:00 p.m. Denver Broncos Caesars Superdome WVUE

Regular season

Schedule

Week Date Time (CT) Opponent Result Record Venue Network Recap
1 September 7 12:00 p.m. Arizona Cardinals Caesars Superdome CBS
2 September 14 12:00 p.m. San Francisco 49ers Caesars Superdome Fox
3 September 21 3:05 p.m. at Seattle Seahawks Lumen Field CBS
4 September 28 12:00 p.m. at Buffalo Bills Highmark Stadium CBS
5 October 5 12:00 p.m. New York Giants Caesars Superdome CBS
6 October 12 3:25 p.m. New England Patriots Caesars Superdome CBS
7 October 19 12:00 p.m. at Chicago Bears Soldier Field Fox
8 October 26 3:05 p.m. Tampa Bay Buccaneers Caesars Superdome Fox
9 November 2 3:05 p.m. at Los Angeles Rams SoFi Stadium Fox
10 November 9 12:00 p.m. at Carolina Panthers Bank of America Stadium Fox
11 Bye
12 November 23 3:25 p.m. Atlanta Falcons Caesars Superdome Fox
13 November 30 12:00 p.m. at Miami Dolphins Hard Rock Stadium Fox
14 December 7 12:00 p.m. at Tampa Bay Buccaneers Raymond James Stadium CBS
15 December 14 3:25 p.m. Carolina Panthers Caesars Superdome Fox
16 December 21 12:00 p.m. New York Jets Caesars Superdome CBS
17 December 28 12:00 p.m. at Tennessee Titans Nissan Stadium CBS
18 January 3/4 TBD at Atlanta Falcons Mercedes-Benz Stadium TBD

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.[13]
  • The date, time and network for Week 18 will be finalized at the end of Week 17.[13]

References

  1. ^ "New Orleans Saints announce coaching staff additions". New Orleans Saints. March 6, 2025. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  2. ^ "Patriots Make A Series of Roster Moves". www.patriots.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  3. ^ "New Orleans Saints acquire OL Luke Fortner from Jaguars in exchange for DT Khalen Saunders". www.neworleanssaints.com. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  4. ^ "Broncos agree to terms on trade with Saints to acquire fourth-, seventh-round picks in exchange for WR Devaughn Vele". www.denverbroncos.com. Retrieved August 21, 2025.
  5. ^ Selby, Zach (November 5, 2024). "Commanders acquire CB Marshon Lattimore via trade with Saints". Commanders.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Paras, Matthew (August 28, 2024). "The Saints have made a trade to add depth along the defensive line for 2024". nola.com.
  7. ^ Shook, Nick (August 30, 2022). "Saints trading safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson to Eagles in surprising move". NFL.com.
  8. ^ Holt, Adam (April 26, 2025). "New Orleans Saints UDFA signing tracker: Every rookie addition Kellen Moore makes after his first NFL Draft as a head coach". atozsports.com. Retrieved April 27, 2025.
  9. ^ "New Orleans Saints agree to terms with 11 undrafted free agents". neworleanssaints.com. April 27, 2025. Retrieved April 28, 2025.
  10. ^ Sigler, John. "Saints waive linebacker Anfernee Orji, make room to sign a new QB". Saints Wire. Retrieved May 14, 2025.
  11. ^ "New Orleans Saints agree to terms with T Jonathan Mendoza". www.neworleanssaints.com. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  12. ^ Sanders, Dylan. "Saints waive rookie quarterback Hunter Dekkers, sign a third punter for training camp". Saints Wire. Retrieved July 31, 2025.
  13. ^ a b "2025 Flexible Scheduling Procedures and Scheduling for Week 18". NFL. May 11, 2025. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
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