The New Orleans Saints have had a hard-to-watch campaign in 2025, as despite a recent victory over the Carolina Panthers, they ended up going into their Week 11 bye with a 2-8 overall record. The offensive production has been essentially nonexistent, and despite a solid year, the defensive stats have been rather lackluster in many categories as well.

As the team comes out of their bye and heads into an NFC South rivalry matchup in Week 12, let’s take a look at the leaders in each statistical category for the Saints.

Passing yards: Spencer Rattler (1,586 yards)

Spencer Rattler ended up putting together quite a bit of passing yards despite only starting eight games. Tyler Shough is already around a third of the way to catching him in only eight games played, with only two being starts. The yards per game is rather deceiving as it includes two appearances for Shough that were not starts. When cutting out the game where he only had two passing attempts, he is averaging 195.3 passing yards each game, right around the same mark as Rattler, who was at 198.3.

Rushing yards: Alvin Kamara (460 yards)

This has been a pretty rough year for the New Orleans running game, primarily because the offensive line has been just as injured as always. When it comes to rushing yards per attempt, all the running backs who have seen substantial reps are doing quite well, as Devin Neal sits at 4.3, Kendre Miller has 4.1, and Alvin Kamara has 3.6. The tough part has been breaking off big chunks, as the longest run of the year is a 29-yarder…by Taysom Hill.

Receiving yards: Chris Olave (664 yards)

The receiving game has been a little more alive compared to the ground attack, especially in the last few games. Chris Olave has led the way with 664 yards, or 66.4 per game, 151 of which have come after the catch, so the majority are coming from his route-running prowess. Next up on the list is still Rashid Shaheed with 499 total, followed by Juwan Johnson with 491.

Receiving touchdowns – Chris Olave – 4 touchdowns

When it comes to receiving touchdowns, Olave also tops the charts with four of his own, over a third of the total put together this year by the roster. Juwan Johnson has at least been second, surpassing Shaheed, who had two, with three of his own. Significantly more touchdowns have been found here, as the Saints only have three rushing touchdowns on the year.

Total tackles: Demario Davis (91 tackles)

One of the few players who has shown significant production during the 2025 season for New Orleans has been Demario Davis, with his 91 tackles and 2 forced fumbles. Leading the team in tackles by 31 over anyone else at 36 years old is truly astounding, and just showcases how truly amazing Davis is.

Sacks: Carl Granderson (4.5 sacks)

A place where the Saints have struggled immensely is in getting good pressure and cutting off the quarterback, with their sacks leader being Carl Granderson at 4.5. The team only has 21 through their 10 games played, and they’re pretty evenly split across the roster, with Cameron Jordan being the only other player with more than three on the roster. Chase Young has come on strong recently with three in five games played, so maybe he will be the answer to this question.

Pass deflections: Kool-Aid McKinstry (7 pass deflections)

Most of the secondary statistics are led by Kool-Aid McKinstry, most notably the primary two of pass deflections and interceptions. He is the only player on the team with more than one interception, and his coverage capabilities have vastly improved from his rookie year. Now taking over as CB1, it will be interesting to see if he can continue to improve.

Offensive snaps: Kelvin Banks Jr. (641 snaps)

In his rookie season, Kelvin Banks Jr. has been a staple on the Saints’ offensive line, unlike anyone else. In his first 10 NFL games, he has played 99.38% of offensive snaps…16% more than anyone else on the team, with Chris Olave being the next most. If they can get him alongside Taliese Fuaga once he clears his injury, this could be an astounding duo for the remaining matchups.

Defensive snaps: Demario Davis (646 snaps)

Surprise, surprise, the player with the most defensive snaps on the Saints is their veteran linebacker, Demario Davis. He has played an identical percentage of snaps as Banks at 99.38% despite having a few more in his count. Playing this number of reps at this age is just a showcase of Davis’ resiliency as a player, and something that New Orleans can hope to count on for more years to come.

Special teams snaps: Isaiah Stalbird (208 snaps)

Finally, we have special teams snaps, and it is another linebacker here with Isaiah Stalbird playing in a whopping 84.55% of special teams reps, which is quite impressive. He has also seen a slightly increasing rate in defensive snaps, with 6.62% currently. This amount of playing time on special teams may lead to more overall work for the defensive unit in the second half.