Final New Orleans Saints 53-man roster projection for 2021 season
New Orleans Saints Roster – Defensive Line (9)
- Cameron Jordan
- Marcus Davenport
- Payton Turner
- Tanoh Kpassagnon
- Carl Granderson
- Shy Tuttle
- Albert Huggins
- Christian Ringo
- Malcolm Roach
There’s a lot of uncertainty with the defensive line. What’s not uncertain is Jordan, Davenport, Kpsassagnon, Granderson, Tuttle, and Roach making the roster. That was the easy part.
The hard part came down to who got the final three spots. Turner hasn’t played due to injury but I elected to include him, as there’s definitely a shot that he returns in time for the season. He’s making the team but it’ll just depend on if he starts on injured reserve or not.
Huggins and Ringo were the other two I included and both guys lucked out (as weird as that is to say) with Jalen Dalton’s injury. Dalton would have been a strong candidate to make the team had he not gotten injured.
Turner is the player to watch along the d-line because of his injury. If his injury is still severe, the Saints might keep Damion Square or Josiah Bronson around instead.