2025 New Orleans Saints season

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2025 New Orleans Saints season
Owner Gayle Benson
General manager Mickey Loomis
Head coach Kellen Moore
Home stadium Caesars 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.

Contents

Offseason

Coaching changes

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

Kevin Petry, 2017–2024

Jordan Traylor, 2023–2024

Promoted to assistant offensive line coach


Hired by Minnesota

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

Future contracts

PositionPlayerDate 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.

PositionPlayerTag2025 teamNotes
CB Paulson Adebo UFA New York Giants 3 year, 54 million
S Ugo Amadi UFA New Orleans Saints 1 year, 1 million
LB Willie Gay UFA Miami Dolphins 1 year, 1 million
S Will Harris UFA Washington Commanders 2 year, 8 million
G Kyle Hergel ERFATBD
T Justin Herron UFATBD
CB Shemar Jean-Charles UFA Seattle Seahawks 1 year, 1 million
DE Trajan Jeffcoat SFATBD
TE Juwan Johnson UFANew Orleans Saints3 years, 30 million
DE Tanoh Kpassagnon UFATBD
G Shane Lemieux UFATBD
G Lucas Patrick UFA Cincinnati Bengals 1 year, 2 million
WR Dante Pettis UFANew Orleans Saints1 year, 1 million
FB Adam Prentice UFATBD
LB Nephi Sewell ERFANew Orleans Saints1 year, 1 million
S Isaiah Stalbird ERFATBD
DE Payton Turner UFA Dallas Cowboys 1 year, 3 million
T Oli Udoh UFATBD
WR Marquez Valdes-Scantling UFASeattle Seahawks1 year, 4 million
DE Chase Young UFANew Orleans Saints3 years, 51 million
T Landon Young UFANew Orleans Saints1 year, 2 million

Signings

PositionPlayerTag2024 teamDate signedNotes
S Justin Reid UFA Kansas City Chiefs March 123 years, 31.5 million
C Will Clapp UFA Buffalo Bills March 131 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 141 year, 1 million
WR Velus Jones Jr. UFA Carolina Panthers March 171 year, 1 million
WR Brandin Cooks UFA Dallas Cowboys March 212 years, 13 million
G Dillon Radunz UFA Tennessee Titans March 241 year, 2 million

Extensions

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

PositionPlayerDate signedNotes
DT Nathan Shepherd March 101 year

Releases

PositionPlayer2025 teamRelease Date
RB Jamaal Williams TBDMarch 5
DT Camron Peterson TBDMarch 19

Trades

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

DatePlayer(s)/Asset(s) receivedTeamPlayer(s)/Asset(s) tradedSource
March 12 DT Davon Godchaux New England Patriots 2026 7th round selection [2]

Draft

2025 New Orleans Saints draft selections
RoundSelectionPlayerPositionCollegeNotes
1 9
240
371
93From Commanders [A]
4112
131From Commanders [A]
5147Traded to the Washington Commanders [A]
6184From Saints [B] via Commanders [A]
7223Traded to the Philadelphia Eagles [C]
248From Commanders [B]
254Compensatory selection

Draft trades

  1. 1 2 3 4 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). [3]
  2. 1 2 The Saints traded a sixth-round selection (184th overall) to the Washington Commanders in exchange for a seventh-round selection (248th overall) and DT John Ridgeway III. [4]
  3. ↑ The Saints traded a seventh-round selection (223rd overall) and S C. J. Gardner-Johnson to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for a 2023 fifth-round selection and 2024 sixth-round selection. [5]

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
  • Senior personnel advisor – Randy Mueller
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)

As of March 26, 2025. Rookies in italics.
73 active

Preseason

The Saints' preseason opponents and schedule will be announced in May, in conjunction with the release of the regular season schedule.

Regular season

2025 opponents

Listed below are the Saints' opponents for 2025. Exact dates and times will be announced in May. [6]

CategoryHomeAway
Division opponents
(NFC South)		 Atlanta Falcons
Carolina Panthers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Conference opponents
(NFC West)		 Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers 		Los Angeles Rams
Seattle Seahawks
Conference opponents
(based on 2024 division placement)		 New York Giants Chicago Bears
Interconference opponents
(AFC East)		 New England Patriots
New York Jets 		Buffalo Bills
Miami Dolphins
Interconference opponent
(based on 2024 division placement)		— Tennessee Titans

References

  1. ↑ "New Orleans Saints announce coaching staff additions". www.neworleanssaints.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  2. ↑ "Patriots Make A Series of Roster Moves". www.patriots.com. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  3. ↑ Selby, Zach (November 5, 2024). "Commanders acquire CB Marshon Lattimore via trade with Saints". Commanders.com. Retrieved November 5, 2024.
  4. ↑ Paras, Matthew (August 28, 2024). "The Saints have made a trade to add depth along the defensive line for 2024". nola.com.
  5. ↑ Shook, Nick (August 30, 2022). "Saints trading safety Chauncey Gardner-Johnson to Eagles in surprising move". NFL.com.
  6. ↑ "2025 Opponents Determined". NFL Football Operations. January 6, 2025. Retrieved January 6, 2025.
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