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National Football Conference · NFC South · 1 Super Bowl (2009)
The New Orleans Saints were founded in 1966 in New Orleans, Louisiana, where they play home games at Caesars Superdome. The franchise is owned by Gayle Benson, with Mickey Loomis serving as general manager and Kellen Moore as head coach. Brandon Staley coordinates the defense. The Saints captured their lone Super Bowl following a 13–3 campaign in 2009, and the team sustained playoff-caliber play for years afterward—going 13–3 in both 2018 and 2019, 12–4 in 2020, and reaching the postseason five times between 2009 and 2020. Recent seasons have been leaner: 9–8 in 2021, 7–10 in 2022, 9–8 in 2023, then 5–12 in 2024 and 6–11 in 2025. The 2026 roster features Alvin Kamara, Chris Olave, Chase Young, and newly arrived quarterback options including Spencer Rattler, Tyler Shough, and Zach Wilson.
The 200 most recent checkable claims, from 36 pundits · 200 settled, averaging 77 out of 100.
The seasons we hold results for, 2009 to 2026.
| Season | Record | Finish |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1–2 | — |
| 2025 | 6–11 | — |
| 2024 | 5–12 | — |
| 2023 | 9–8 | — |
| 2022 | 7–10 | — |
| 2021 | 9–8 | — |
| 2020 | 12–4 | Made the playoffs |
| 2019 | 13–3 | Made the playoffs |
| 2018 | 13–3 | Made the playoffs |
| 2017 | 11–5 | Made the playoffs |
Each pundit’s standing lean on New Orleans Saints, measured against every other pundit who made a comparable call — same kind of claim, same season. +100 would mean the most bullish voice in every room; −100 the most bearish. At least two articles per pundit before a lean is shown, and the accuracy is how that pundit’s settled calls about this team have graded out.
more bullish than 92% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bullish than 91% of the room, across 4 articles · 0.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
Page 4 of 5 — unsettled claims first, then the settled ones, newest first.
“I'm going with Juwan Johnson, Noah Fant, as well as Oscar Delph.”
| 2016 |
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| 7–9 |
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| 2015 | 7–9 | — |
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| 2010 | 11–5 | Made the playoffs |
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| 2009 | 13–3 | Won the Super Bowl |
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more bullish than 88% of the room, across 2 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 86% of the room, across 2 articles · 30.0 accuracy on this team (1 settled)
more bearish than 84% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
more bearish than 76% of the room, across 3 articles · on this team not settled yet
“So for tight ends, I have the Saints keeping three. I'm going with Juwan Johnson, Noah Fant, as well as Oscar Delph.”
“So Olave, Tyson, Vele, Polk, Lance, Brown, that's our projection for our wide receivers.”
“I'm going with Juwan Johnson, Noah Fant, as well as Oscar Delph.”
“but I do right now have Alvin Kamara on the active roster”
“I think it's Olave, Tyson, Vele, Lance Brown, Polk”
“Travis Hagen junior is your lock, of course. Saints went out, paid him $12,000,000 per year. He's on your roster.”
“Bryce Lance is pretty much as close to a lock as you can be as a fourth round pick.”
“And then Barry Allen Brown, even though he was a six round selection, very much has a role in this New Orleans Saints offense”
“I've got the Saints keeping three quarterbacks as of right now. Tyler Shuck, Spencer Rattler, Zach Wilson.”
“I think that he's a guy that's got a real shot to go from being a practice squad player last year to potentially being somebody to make the 53 man roster this year. He would probably be my dark horse right now.”
“So I'm going Saints 23, Ravens 17”
“New Orleans Saints (+8.5) at Baltimore Ravens ... If this turns into another shootout, Shough has shown he can at least hang around. I also wonder if this is quietly a look-ahead spot for Baltimore”
“Romeo Dobbs and he takers Jake for him. As Saints they need him, they need a wide receiver.”
“Cynthia, you had Sanders ninth I think going to the Saints”
“While that leaves Carr as QB2 for fantasy, New Orleans fielded one of the most efficient receiving groups in the league last season.”
“the first wide receiver O Lave checks in at like wide receiver thirty four... this is really built around a Lave being too much of a value. So I'm gonna say, draft.”
“In the fourth round, we doubled up with Jalen Kilgore, the cornerback out of South Carolina, as well as Kentucky offensive lineman, Jalen Farmer.”
“I think that four two seven, though, is gonna create a situation like this where somebody's gonna take that swing in the sixth or seventh round.”
“Round five, I went with Oregon... Oregon linebacker, Bryce Bochum.”
“you knew I had to get one more impact player in here early on in the fourth round... South Carolina cornerback, Jalen Kilgore”
“the thing about Jonas Sanker is that he could become an even bigger part of Brandon Staley's defense should Allante Taylor depart and the Saints tab him to be the new star player, star position... He could have an even bigger role going into 2026.”
“a trio of big time contributors and, if not already, soon to be starters in day three... with the potential for two others on the way in Danny Stutzman and Devin Neil”
“two in the fifth round ... I wanna start off with TCU safety, Bud Clark.”
“Let's finish up the fifth round here after we take Bud Clark ... we're going Lander Barton, the linebacker out of Utah.”
“We're gonna wrap up here in the sixth round ... and that's Jeffrey Mbah.”
“the Saints pick a couple of picks later also in the fourth round... We went Ted Hurst.”
“And if you don't if you're somebody that's like, hey. He's an LSU player, there's no way that the Saints pick him... that's kind of what we did here with Ted Hurst and Aaron Anderson.”
“Aaron Anderson is around. Pick them. Pick them. I I I like it. Let's do it.”
“I'd say we round it out with one more senior bowl guy. Sixth round pick, Bryce Boacher.”
“If Ted Hurst is still there, I'd really consider it... We went Ted Hurst.”
“I I'm all about Bryce Boettcher. That dude plays mean and has really, really good athleticism.”
“so we are here round, round five... Aaron Anderson is around. Pick them.”
“Jonas Sanker earned himself a starting role. He'll probably hold on that starting role going into 2026.”
“has the Sants predicted to draft Adetomiwa Adebawore (DL, Northwestern) with their first-round pick according to his most recent mock draft.”
“seems to be becoming the kind of consensus first receiver off the board out of Ohio State”
“So even though Atlanta is hosting the Saints, the Saints gonna come marching in. They gonna get it done.”
“So I like the Saints in this one.”
“NFC South New Orleans Saints: 11-6 ... 3. Saints”
“NFC South: New Orleans Saints, Tampa Bay Buccaneers*, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers”