Week 1 is nearly upon us, but which players are on the New Orleans Saints‘ 53-man roster? What about the practice squad, and in the various injury lists? This team has undergone a ton of changes in the week-plus since the NFL roster cuts deadline, and we’re keeping track of all of them.
Here’s the state of the Saints at every position group on offense, defense, and special teams going into Sunday’s kickoff game with the Arizona Cardinals:
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Quarterbacks
Tyler Shough, No. 6 (rookie)
Practice squad: Hunter Dekkers, No. 18 (rookie)
Running backs
Devin Neal, No. 24 (rookie)
Practice squad: N/A
Tight ends
Moliki Matavao, No. 80 (rookie)
Practice squad: Jack Stoll, No. 88; Treyton Welch, No. 82
Injury lists: Taysom Hill, No. 7 (physically unable to perform), Foster Moreau, No. 87 (physically unable to perform)
Wide receivers
Practice squad: Cedrick Wilson Jr., No. 11; Kevin Austin Jr., No. 81; Tommy Mellott, No. 84 (rookie)
Offensive tackles
Kelvin Banks Jr. (rookie), No. 71
Practice squad: N/A
Injury lists: Barry Wesley, No. 69 (injured reserve-designated to return)
Offensive interior
Erik McCoy, No. 78 (center)
Trevor Penning, No. 70 (left guard)
Cesar Ruiz, No. 51 (right guard)
Dillon Radunz, No. 77 (guard/tackle)
Torricelli Simpkins III, No. 68 (rookie center/guard)
Luke Fortner, No. 79 (center)
Xavier Truss, No. 74 (rookie guard/tackle)
Practice squad: Easton Kilty, No. 73 (rookie guard/tackle)
Special teams
Kai Kroeger (rookie punter)
Practice squad: Charlie Smyth (kicker)
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Edge rushers
Practice squad: Fadil Diggs, No. 40 (rookie); Eku Leota, No. 55
Defensive interior
Vernon Broughton, No. 91 (rookie)
Practice squad: Jonah Williams, No. 54; Coziah Izzard, No. 59 (rookie)
Injury lists: John Ridgeway III No. 95 (injured reserve-designated to return)
Linebackers
Danny Stutsman, No. 28 (rookie)
Practice squad: Nephi Sewell, No. 45
Safeties
Jonas Sanker, No. 33 (rookie)
Practice squad: Terrell Burgess, No. 26; Elliott Davison, No. 35 (rookie)
Cornerbacks
Kool-Aid McKinstry, No. 4
Quincy Riley, No. 29 (rookie)
Practice squad: Jayden Price, No. 38; Dalys Beanum, No. 37 (rookie)
This article originally appeared on Saints Wire: NFL Week 1: Saints 53-man roster, practice squad, injury lists