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Bradford spent his collegiate career at TCU.
The New Orleans Saints have signed UDFA S Millard Bradford.
Bradford is from Helotes, TX and attended O’Connor High School after transferring from Fork Union Military Academy. Bradford was a three-star recruit coming out of high school and was regarded as the No. 54 safety prospect in the country. He would then go on to TCU where he’d spend five years with the Horned Frogs. Over his last three seasons, Bradford became an extremely consistent player at the position amassing over 160 tackles, 15 pass deflections, 4 interceptions and 2 scores.
At the...
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Payton attended Southern Illinois before transferring to Pittsburg State.
The New Orleans Saints have signed UDFA CB Rico Payton from Pittsburg State.
Payton is from St. Louis, MO and attended Lindbergh High School. The 5’11”, 188 lb. CB attended Southern Illinois before transferring to Pittsburg State, where he logged 40 career tackles, 14 passes defended and one interception. In 2023, he was named team captain, NCAA Division II 2nd Team All-American by the AFCA and was a nominee for the Division II 2023 Cliff Harris Award, which is awarded to the small college Defensive Player of the Year.
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The New Orleans Saints made some smart decisions during the NFL Draft, but what do the experts have to say?
Tina Howell had the opportunity to sit down with the newest wide receiver for the Black and Gold and talk about his journey, playing in college at LA Tech and Pitt, and so much more.
In the second round, the Saints drafted Kool-Aid McKinstry from Alabama, who started...
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New Orleans brings in a punter for competition.
The New Orleans Saints have signed Vanderbilt punter Matthew Hayball as an undrafted free agent.
New Orleans released Blake Gilikin during training camp last season giving the job to Australian punter Lou Hedley the starting spot. Hedley had a rough 2023 season ranking 33rd in yards per punt leading to questions about security as the team's lone punter.
Although going undrafted, Hayball had some draft hype and projections. He averaged 47.6 yards per punt in 2023 and the majority of his punt yards are through the air rather than after. Hayball’s biggest...
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Tipton spent his collegiate career at Yale
The New Orleans Saints have signed UDFA WR Mason Tipton.
Tipton is from Akron, OH where he attended Archbishop Hoban High School. Tipton was a three-time state champion in football and earned first-team all-league as well as first-team all-region in his senior season. Tipton would spend five years at Yale playing four seasons of football (no season in 2020 due to COVID). In his career, Tipton finished third in school history in receiving touchdowns with 19, fifth in receptions with 132 and sixth in yards with 2,067. He was also a three-time All-Ivy...
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Saints sign Justin Herron and Shane Lemieux.
The New Orleans Saints have signed tackle Justin Herron and guard/center Shane Lemieux the team announced on Tuesday. Both 2020 draftees get one-year deals.
Justin Herron, 28, was drafted in the sixth round of the 2020 draft by the New England Patriots. Herron would be traded to the Las Vegas Raiders in 2022 before being waived by the Raiders in 2023. Herron has dealt with many injuries during his NFL career including a torn ACL in 2022.
Shane Lemieux, 26, was drafted by the New York Giants in the fifth round during the...
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The former Texas A&M and Ragin Cajuns back brings speed and strength to the minicamp roster.
The New Orleans Saints found a solid running back in their own backyard.
The Black and Gold have signed Louisiana Ragin Cajuns RB Jacob Kibodi as an undrafted free agent as part of their 16-player group.
Kibodi, a Baton Rouge native and former player at Texas A&M, played sparingly his first few years in Lafayette, dealing with injuries and being down in the depth chart.
However, he had a breakout year in 2023, rushing for 729 yards and seven touchdowns as the primary option...
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Vote in this week’s poll and let us know!
The 2024 NFL Draft is officially over, and the New Orleans Saints came away with what many have said is a solid draft class with several steals. The Saints received mostly grades of A- and B+ on their selections but as always, we want to hear from you. Do you think the Saints were winners or losers in the draft and which draft pick do you think will make the most impact this season?
*Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NFL. Throughout the year we ask...
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Mickey Loomis adds high-value players while filling roster needs.
The New Orleans Saints have amassed a rookie class of high-value players, according to one important metric.
NFL Analyst Warren Sharp ranked each team’s draft class by Draft Capital over Expectation (DCOE). This measures the expected capital used on a prospect versus the actual capital used. In Sharp’s words, DCOE helps to determine which team “reached the most to draft a player and which teams were able to get great value on players drafted later than expected.”
While draft “grades” are an interesting form of analysis, DCOE is an objective indicator...
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Haynesworth played for the Tulane Green Wave.
The New Orleans Saints have signed UDFA OL Sincere Haynesworth from Tulane.
Haynesworth is from Pearland, TX and attended Pearland High School where he earned three-star ratings from 247Sports.com and Rivals.com. The 6’1” 310 lb. Center played 5 seasons for Tulane. In 2022, the Green Wave won the AAC Championship Game. They averaged 36 points, 204.8 rushing yards and 236.6 passing yards per game. The team put up a total of 6,179 yards and 64 offensive touchdowns during that season. In 2023, Haynesworth helped the Green Wave offense get 5,181 yards in total...
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New Orleans’ 5th round draft pick shares his thoughts with Tina Howell.
On Monday, I had the pleasure of speaking with one of the newest members of the New Orleans Saints WR Bub Means. Means was drafted by the Saints in the 5th round of the NFL Draft on Saturday. During our interview, he shared with me what it meant to him to be drafted by the Saints, the impact he wants to make on the team and community and his message for Saints fans.
TH: Congratulations and welcome to New Orleans and the Saints. During your Zoom interview on...
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The New Orleans Saints added to their QB room by taking the South Carolina QB with immense arm talent. Here’s a look at some things you should know about him.
This is what the depth chart looks like following the NFL Draft class and all the UDFA signings for the Black and Gold.
New Orleans added to their OL group as well this weekend, taking Taliese Fuaga in the first...
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