We’re halfway through the process of building this year’s New Orleans Saints team. With roster cuts being finalized on Tuesday, dozens of former Saints players — and hundreds more throughout the NFL — are going on waivers, giving other teams around the league an opportunity to snatch them up. And in some cases, players who are not claimed on waivers will have a chance to return to the team that just let them go by signing with the practice squad.
So watch this space often for updates on who’s back, and who’s been added. Most of the Saints practice squad will be filled out by guys who have been here all offseason. But there will be a few new faces added to the mix. We’ll have instant analysis on every reported signing:
When are waiver claims processed?
We’ll find out who goes where at 11 a.m. CT.
Which Saints players are going on waivers?
We got into the details here, but this is the list:
- QB Jake Haener (2 accrued seasons)
- RB Marcus Yarns (0 accrued seasons)
- TE Treyton Welch (0 accrued seasons)
- TE Seth Green (0 accrued seasons)
- TE Michael Jacobson (0 accrued seasons)
- OT Josiah Ezirim (0 accrued seasons)
- OT Jonathan Mendoza (0 accrued seasons)
- OG Kyle Hergel (1 accrued season)
- OG Easton Kilty (0 accrued seasons)
- G/C Mike Panasiuk (0 accrued seasons)
- WR Kevin Austin Jr. (1 accrued season)
- WR Roderick Daniels (0 accrued seasons)
- WR Moochie Dixon (0 accrued seasons)
- P James Burnip (0 accrued seasons)
- K Charlie Smyth (0 accrued seasons, IPP exemption)
- DE Jasheen Davis (0 accrued seasons)
- DE Fadil Diggs (0 accrued seasons)
- DE Isaiah Foskey (2 accrued seasons)
- DE Jeremiah Martin (0 accrued seasons)
- DT Jayden Peevy (0 accrued seasons)
- DT Omari Thomas (0 accrued seasons)
- LB D’Marco Jackson (3 accrued seasons)
- LB Nephi Sewell (2 accrued seasons)
- LB Tyreem Powell (0 accrued seasons)
- SF Elliott Davison (0 accrued seasons)
- CB Dalys Beanum (0 accrued seasons)
- CB Rico Payton (1 accrued season)
- CB Jayden Price (0 accrued seasons)
Where do the Saints stand in waiver claim priority?
At this time of the year the waiver wire priority is identical to the 2025 NFL draft order. This means the Saints are picking ninth:
- Tennessee Titans
- Cleveland Browns
- New York Giants
- New England Patriots
- Jacksonville Jaguars
- Las Vegas Raiders
- New York Jets
- Carolina Panthers
- New Orleans Saints
- Chicago Bears
- San Francisco 49ers
- Dallas Cowboys
- Miami Dolphins
- Indianapolis Colts
- Atlanta Falcons
- Arizona Cardinals
- Cincinnati Bengals
- Seattle Seahawks
- Tampa Bay Buccaneers
- Denver Broncos
- Pittsburgh Steelers
- Los Angeles Chargers
- Green Bay Packers
- Minnesota Vikings
- Houston Texans
- Los Angeles Rams
- Baltimore Ravens
- Detroit Lions
- Washington Commanders
- Buffalo Bills
- Kansas City Chiefs
- Philadelphia Eagles
