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We’re about a week away from the 2024 NFL draft, which means some of the draft’s most accurate forecasters are finally comfortable sharing what they’ve heard. One analyst to watch closely is NFL.com’s Peter Schrager, who has a lot of sources around the league and generally has a strong pulse for how teams are wanting to move in the draft.

But Schrager’s pick for the New Orleans Saints in his first mock draft is hardly unique. He went with Oregon State right tackle Taliese Fuaga as an ideal replacement for Ryan Ramczyk. We’ll let him explain:

Fuaga has drawn comparisons to Ramczyk...

The New Orleans Saints have scheduled their second Top-30 prospect visit of the 2024 NFL draft. One of the invited prospects is Western Michigan’s defensive lineman Marshawn Kneeland (See Full List Here).

Marshawn Kneeland solidified his status as a rising star in the NFL draft process with a standout performance at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine. He was one of 321 players invited to the prestigious event, having previously impressed scouts at the Senior Bowl earlier this year.

At the Combine, Kneeland’s physical attributes turned heads. Standing at 6-foot-3 and 267 pounds, he possesses...

Last year, the New Orleans Saints invested a lot of resources at defensive tackle. Not only did they sign a pair of starters in Khalen Saunders and Nathan Shepherd, but they also used the 29th overall pick to draft Clemson’s…

The former Appalachian State star returns to the New Orleans Saints as a key piece of depth for the secondary.

We take a look at the biggest draft busts in franchise history for the Black and Gold.

The former Oklahoma star tackle is ready to make an impact at the next level. Some people believe his best fit is with the New Orleans Saints.

"Buyer beware" has always been the motto of the league for the annual draft. New Orleans has certainly not been immune from bad buys.

You won’t find Derek Carr, Andy Dalton, and Drew Brees mentioned in the same conversation too often, but that’s where we found ourselves here. Bleacher Report’s Derrick Klassen shared his scouting report on Oregon quarterback Bo Nix, a prospect in the 2024 NFL draft, and offered a couple of different pro comparisons for Nix: Carr, Dalton, and Brees.

Incidentally, all three of them have played for the New Orleans Saints. And that’s where this comparison falls apart. Brees of course accomplished a Pro Football Hall of Fame-worthy career in black and gold. Dalton spent a single year in New...

The New Orleans Saints announced that they have re-signed cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles to a one-year deal.

Jean-Charles was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 5th-round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He spent 2 years with the Packers before moving on to the San Francisco 49ers practice squad.

In November 2023, Jean-Charles was signed to the Saints practice squad. He was later signed to the active roster on January 4th. Jean-Charles played in three games, mostly on special teams.

Details of his contract are not yet available.

There isn’t a new punter kicking for the New Orleans Saints, but the one they have will be wearing a new number. Second-year pro Lou Hedley has given up his No. 39 jersey to switch to the more-appealing No. 15, per the team website. It’s a new number for him after he wore No. 94 in college at Miami.

So who will be wearing his old jersey number? Right now, that’s been assigned to rookie kicker Charlie Smyth. So the Saints’ Australian punter will be wearing No. 15 and their Irish kicker is using No. 39.

Fans should expect some competition to be brought in for Hedley, though it’s likelier...

The New Orleans Saints offseason program kicked off on Monday with players reported for voluntary workouts and weightlifting sessions, officially sliding the calendar into 2024. Everything that develops from here — the 2024 NFL draft, minicamp in May and June, training camp out in California in August, and the start of the season in September — starts with this grind at the team headquarters in Metairie in April.

Some players and coaches are feeling more pressure than others. The Saints are in a bad way amid a three-year playoff drought and the twin departures of Sean Payton and Drew Brees, longtime faces of the franchise. Few teams have spent more money and had less to show for it than the team’s ownership group led by Gayle Benson. If the Saints are going to end that streak and get where they want to go, it’ll be because some of these six people stepped up big-time:

He was a three-time first-team All-American, a record-setter, and able to play both kicker and punter. He is the only three-time All-American punter in NCAA history and was the 11th overall pick in the 1979 draft. He is Russell Erxleben, a K/P from the University of Texas and the player I consider the biggest bust in New Orleans Saints history.

In his three years with the Longhorns - he redshirted his first year - Erxleben amassed 7,440 punting yards and made 60% of all his attempted field goals. In 1977, during a matchup against Rice University, Erxleben set the record for the longest...

The 2024 NFL draft is drawing closer by the day, and we have a good idea about where the New Orleans Saints will be looking to improve. That’s reflected in ESPN’s latest mock draft from Field Yates and Mel Kiper Jr., who collaborated on a three-round projection.

It’s no secret that the Saints must upgrade at offensive tackle, and that’s where ESPN has them moving first. Penn State left tackle Olumuyiwa Fashanu has been a popular pick for New Orleans at No. 14 in the first round. Here’s why Yates sees him as a good fit:

Fashanu has never played on the right side before, and Penning only...

Can Pels find a way to be more physical vs. Lakers on Tuesday? Can Saints become more than ‘playoff possible’ team? Remember why everyone wearing No. 42 on Monday.

The New Orleans Saints should be looking to add some help on the edges of their offensive line with their first pick in this year’s NFL Draft. Unless one of the top prospects start sliding down the board, there’s no reason their pick at 14 shouldn’t be an offensive tackle.

Joe Alt is basically guaranteed to be gone by the time the Saints are on the clock but depending on how the early stages of the draft go, they could have their pick of the litter between the rest of the OT’s.

One of the guys the Saints will undoubtedly take a long look at is Olu Fashanu from Penn State. The 6-foot-6...

As the New Orleans Saints prepare for the 2024 draft, NFL.com columnist Jeffri Chadiha has the Saints on the second lowest tier in the NFC. Chadiha broke the NFC hierarchy down into five tiers: Super Bowl contenders, teams with playoff potential, those with intriguing possibilities, others facing a tough road ahead, and some for whom next year can’t come fast enough.

Oddly, but appropriately enough the Super Bowl contender tier has the most teams. The Saints find themselves in the “tough road ahead” group. The difference between Tier 4 and Tier 3 is the latter is believed to have a higher...