Projected Saints running back. The lead job is still a camp question.
Staff and depth chart are unchanged.
- ADP
- 4.06 (42.3)
- Target
- 4.06
- Move
- 0
- As of
- 2026-08-25
What changed
5 real changes. The rest held.
Run blocking
Was 2025 Saints five
Now Same core
Run blocking is continuity.
Pass blocking
Was 2025 Saints five
Now Same core around Shough
No published five-man reset.
Backfield
Was Alvin Kamara
Now Etienne is the higher board back; Kamara still in the room
Lead-back picture is a camp question.
Quarterback
Was 2025 Saints mix
Now Tyler Shough projected starter
Shough is the named 2026 starter in Kellen Moore's second year.
Pass catchers
Was Chris Olave plus the room
Now Olave remains WR1; Tyson complementary
The receivers didn't change. The quarterback might have.
Continuity
Play caller
Was Kellen Moore
Now Moore still calling plays; Doug Nussmeier OC
Year two of Moore.
Head coach
Was Kellen Moore
Now Kellen Moore
Same HC.
Scheme & pace
Was Moore 2025
Now Moore 2026
Continuity year.
Tight end
Was 2025 TE room
Now 2026 TE room
No headline TE change.
Team environment
Was Moore rebuild
Now Year two, NFC South slog
Middle scripts.
Vacated volume
- Targets
- —
- Carries
- —
- Red zone
- —
- Air yards
- —
No high-confidence vacated-volume number published. Role change matters more than a target count.
Competition added
No meaningful new competition sourced.
This player
- Projected role
- Projected Saints running back. The lead job is still a camp question.
- Usage
- The lead job is still a camp question. Usage is a split until someone takes it.
- Injury
- No Week 1 absence reported as of August 20, 2026.
- Contract
- Not flagged as a 2026 hold-in.
- Camp
- Training camp underway as of August 2026. Week 1 is September.
Upside
Run blocking is continuity. Lead-back picture is a camp question.
Downside
Camp could still change the job before Week 1.
Risks
- Most of this looks like last year. Watch for a quiet camp role change.low
Sources
No source URLs were returned with this brief.
Notes come from the 2026 coaching and roster board (team sites, NFL.com, ESPN, The Athletic). Hold is the default when ADP already has the news.