NEW ORLEANS SAINTS PROJECTED DEPTH CHART

OFFENSE

QUARTERBACK

Drew Brees

13th season

6’0 209

 

 

RUNNING BACK

Mark Ingram

3rd season

5’9 215

 

 

FULL BACK

Jed Collins

3rd season

6’1 255

 

WIDE RECEIVER

Marques Colston

8th season

6’4 225

 

 

WIDE RECEIVER

Lance Moore

8th season

5’9 190

 

TIGHT END

Jimmy Graham

4th season

6’7 265

 

LEFT TACKLE

Jason Smith

5th season

6’5 308

 

 

LEFT GUARD

Ben Grubbs

7th season

6’3 310

 

 

CENTER

Brian De La Puente

4th season

6’3 306

 

 

 RIGHT GUARD

Jahri Evans

8th season

6’4 318

 

 

RIGHT TACKLE

Zach Strief

8th season

6’7 320

 

3-4 DEFENSE

LEFT DEFENSIVE END

Junior Galette

4th year

6’2 260

 

 

NOSE TACKLE

Akiem Hicks

2nd year

6’5 324

 

RIGHT DEFENSIVE END

Will Smith

10th season

6’3 282

 

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

Cameron Jordan

3rd year

6’4 287

 

 

INSIDE LINEBACKER

Curtis Lofton

6th year

6’0 240

 

INSIDE LINEBACKER

Jonathan Vilma

10th season

6’1 230

 

OUTSIDE LINEBACKER

David Hawthorne

6th year

6’0 245

 

 

CORNERBACK

Keenan Lewis

5th season

6’0 208

 

 

CORNERBACK

Jabari Greer

10th season

5’11 180

 

 

FREE SAFETY

Roman Harper

8th season

6’1 200

 

 

STRONG SAFETY

Malcolm Jenkins

5th season

6’0 204

 

SPECIAL TEAMS

KICKER

Garrett Hartley

6th season

5’8 195

 

 

 

PUNTER

Thomas Morstead

5th season

6’4 235

 

 

KICK RETURNER

Courtney Roby

8th season

6’0 189

 

 

PUNT RETURNER

Darren Sproles

9th season

5’6 190

 

2013 DRAFT PICKS

Round 1-(No.15)

Round 2-(Take away by the league in the Bounty-Gate penalties)

Round 3-(No.75)

Round 4-(No.109)

Round 5-(No.144)

Round 6-(No.183)

Round 7-(Used to acquire LB Barrett Ruud from the Seahawks last offseason)

 

2013 FREE AGENT SIGNINGS

Will Herring (Linebacker)

7th season

6’3 241

Was released at the beginning of the offseason, but was later re-signed to a new 1-year deal. He’s a special teams contributor and occasional backup linebacker.

 Victor Butler (Linebacker)

5th season

6’2 245

Signed a 2-year $3 million deal, to come over from the Cowboys. He was a backup outside linebacker for Rob Ryan, but could slowly factor in as a starter further into the season.

 Kenyon Coleman (Defensive End)

10th season

6’5 293

Signed a 1-year deal to come over from the Cowboys. He’s a veteran that will add depth to the defensive line. Coleman will serve best as a rotational player.

Ramon Humber (Linebacker)

5th season

5’11 232

Re-signed for 1-year $750,000. He’s a special teams contributor and backup linebacker.

Courtney Roby (Wide Receiver/Return Specialist)

8th season

6’0 190

Re-signed for a 1-year $905,000. Still an elite kick/punt returner, but hasn’t been utilized much as a receiver.

 Ben Watson (Tight End)

10th season

6’3 255

Signed for 3-years $4,950,000, after coming over from the Browns. Will serve as the primary backup to Jimmy Graham and will be utilized in two-tight end packages.

 Keenan Lewis (Cornerback)

5th season

6’0 208

Signed for 5-years $25,550,000, after coming over from the Steelers. He’s coming off of his first year as a starter, after leading the league in pass deflections with 28. The Saints will look to him to bolster their lackluster secondary.

 Junior Gallette (Defensive End)

4th season

6’2 260

Re-signed for 3-years and $3.6 million. He had five sacks in 2012 and will look to build upon that success with an increased role in the Saints’ new 3-4 defense.

 Jim Leonhard (Safety)

9th season

5’8 188

Signed a 1-year $905,000 deal, after coming over from the Broncos. He can contribute as a punt returner and a rotational safety. His role could increase if the Saints decide to do anything with Roman Harper’s contract.

 Seneca Wallace (Quarterback)

9th season

5’11 205

Signs a 1-year deal, after coming over from the Browns. He’ll compete with Luke McCown to be the Saints’ backup quarterback