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Saints 53-Man Roster Revealed: Who Made It and Who Was Cut In this story: Sign up for the daily Saints Newsletter by clicking here. Like all teams in the NFL, the New Orleans Saints had to cut their 91-man roster to 53 by 5 p.m. CT on Sunday. Saints general manager Mickey Loomis, head coach Kellen Moore and the rest of the Saints' brass had to make the best decisions for them moving forward, and a lot of them were tough. That's the NFL in a nutshell. Below is the Saints' final 53-man roster heading into the regular season along with a list of players who are on reserve and who has been cut or waived. New Orleans Saints 53-man roster Quarterback (3): Tyler Shough, Spencer Rattler, Zach Wilson Running Back (4): Travis Etienne, Alvin Kamara, Kendre Miller, Audric Estimé Wide Receiver (5): Chris Olave, Devaughn Vele, Bryce Lance, Barion Brown, Kevin Austin Jr. Tight End (4): Juwan Johnson, Noah Fant, Oscar Delp, Treyton Welch Offensive Line (8): Kelvin Banks Jr., Taliese Fuaga, David Edwards, Erik McCoy, Cesar Ruiz, Asim Richards, William Sherman, Jeremiah Wright Defensive Line (6): Davon Godchaux, Nathan Shepherd, John Ridgeway III, Khristian Boyd, Vernon Broughton, Christen Miller Edge Rusher (5): Chase Young, Carl Granderson, Cam Jordan, Tyree Wilson, Anfernee Jennings Linebacker (5): Kaden Elliss, Pete Werner, Danny Stutsman, Isaiah Stalbird, Chris Rumph Cornerback (5): Kool-Aid McKinstry, Quincy Riley, Martin Emerson Jr., Jayden Price, Mike Reid Safety/Defensive Back (5): Justin Reid, Julian Blackmon, Jonas Sanker, Jordan Howden, Lorenzo Styles Jr. Specialists (3): Daniel Carlson (K), Ryan Wright (P), Zach Wood (LS) Reserve Lists Injured Reserved/Designated to Return - LB Jaylan Ford - WR Jordyn Tyson Injured Reserve/Season-Ending - DB Dalys Beanum - DE Mike Heldman - CB David Long Jr. - RB Devin Neal - OT Barry Wesley Placed on PUP - WR Mason Tipton Reserve/Suspension - WR Brock Rechsteiner Roster Cuts Terminated S Terrell Burgess DB Michael Davis RB Zamir White CB Isaac Yiadom Waived WR Ronnie Bell DT Myles Cole WR Jalen Cropper S Elliott Davison QB Hunter Dekkers DE Fadil Diggs RB CJ Donaldson CB TJ Hall Jr. TE Cody Hardy OT Alan Herron OL Easton Kilty WR Bub Means TE Zaire Mitchell-Paden DE Garrett Nelson WR Trey Palmer DT Kahlil Saunders OL Torricelli Simpkins III LB Jackson Sirmon K Charlie Smyth DT Jay'Viar Suggs DT Brien Taylor OL Xavier Truss DE Malakai Williams OT Alex Wollschlaeger Injured Reserve/Designated to Retuen LB Jaylan Ford WR Jordyn Tyson Season-Ending Injury Reserve DB Dalys Beanum DE Mike Heldman CB David Long Jr. RB Devin Neal OT Barry Wesley Placed on Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) WR Mason Tipton Reserve/Suspended WR Brock Rechsteiner Mailbag Submissions Wednesdays, On SI Saints will answer your questions about what we see from our vantage point. To submit your thoughts or inquiries click here. A New Orleans native, Grant covers the New Orleans Saints for On SI. He returned to the Big Easy after serving as the lead beat reporter for North Carolina Tar Heels On SI. After graduating from LSU in 2023, he covered the local prep sports scene for Crescent City Sports and wrote columns on the Saints on the site as well. He began his sports reporting career with WGNO in 2022, serving as a stringer for its award-winning high school football show, Friday Night Lights, while attending LSU. When he is not writing about the Black and Gold, he also contributes LSU coverage to TigerBait and FanSided’s Death Valley Voice. Follow ChachereGrant