Team Profile
New Orleans Saints
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-4.1% 20thOff DVOA
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1.1% 23rdPassing DVOA
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-1% 11thRushing DVOA
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4.8% 23rdDef DVOA
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1.7% 13thDef Passing DVOA
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9.5% 32ndDef Rushing DVOA
2024 Team Stats
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Points For23.8 13th
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Points Against23.6 20th
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Yards Per Game347.0 11th
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Yards Allowed Per Game391.0 31st
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3-7-0
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New Orleans Saints wide receiver Chris Olave (hip) left Tuesday's practice early after landing on his hip, head coach Dennis Allen said. Allen had no further updates when addressing the media shortly after the session had ended. Fantasy managers should deem Olave day-to-day until more information is available, but there's a chance his exit was a precautionary measure at this stage of the season. Although the 24-year-old star wideout struggled for efficiency last season with the Saints and quarterback Derek Carr, as evidenced by his unimpressive 8.1 yards per target over 138 targets, his 32 deep targets in 16 games and role as New Orleans' undisputed top target gives him a strong floor and ceiling combination in the early rounds of drafts this summer. Olive's ADP as a WR1 option should not be adjusted for this situation.
New Orleans Saints running back Kendre Miller (hamstring) remained sidelined at training camp practice on Saturday after injuring his hamstring in the first practice of the summer on Wednesday. It remains to be seen when Miller will be able to get back on the field, but it's certainly a bad start for the 22-year-old former third-round pick last year after he managed to play in just eight games in his rookie season in 2023. If Miller cannot figure out a way to stay healthy, he may not stick around in New Orleans for very long. As of right now, he's not on the fantasy radar in redraft leagues with both Alvin Kamara and Jamaal Williams ahead of him on the RB depth chart. Miller averaged only 3.8 yards per carry on his 41 rushing attempts last year for 156 yards and one touchdown.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Jake Haener said he learned just before training camp that he had a rare form of skin cancer for his age pop up with a bump on his face, and he plans to follow up with another evaluation on an off day on Aug. 1. It remains to be seen if the 25-year-old will delay treatment for his skin cancer so that he can compete with rookie fifth-rounder Spencer Rattler for the backup QB job this summer behind starter Derek Carr. A fourth-rounder last year out of Fresno State, Haener was suspended for six games in 2023 and has yet to make his NFL debut. He has a shot to become the team's backup now that Jameis Winston is no longer in town, but there's no fantasy value here unless he wins the job and is thrust into the starting gig if Carr misses time with injury.
Offense
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QB
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25
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6' 1''
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200 lbs
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1
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Fresno State
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QB
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33
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6' 3''
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215 lbs
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10
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Fresno State
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QB
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24
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6' 0''
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211 lbs
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R
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South Carolina
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FB
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27
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6' 0''
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245 lbs
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3
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South Carolina
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RB
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29
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5' 10''
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215 lbs
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7
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Tennessee
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RB
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22
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6' 0''
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220 lbs
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1
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TCU
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Defense
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CB
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25
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6' 1''
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192 lbs
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3
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Stanford
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SAF
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27
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5' 9''
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201 lbs
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5
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Oregon
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DT
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24
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6' 2''
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320 lbs
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R
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Northern Iowa
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SAF
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24
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5' 10''
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191 lbs
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R
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TCU
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DT
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23
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6' 5''
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305 lbs
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1
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Clemson
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LB
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35
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6' 2''
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248 lbs
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12
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Arkansas State
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