Ranking NFL Offenses: New Orleans Saints Ranked Dead Last At No. 32

The direction of the New Orleans Saints’ team is down. Their starting quarterback has a bum right shoulder, possibly leading to surgery and a prolonged issue. They drafted a soon-to-be 26-year-old rookie quarterback with accuracy concerns and an uninspiring college resume. Alvin Kamara doesn’t have the same sparkle, and poor quarterback play won’t lead to enough touchdowns or big plays. Chris Olave is a good NFL wide receiver, but he doesn’t offer a difference-maker WR1 ceiling.

New Orleans Saints Starting Lineup

QB Derek Carr

RB1 Alvin Kamara

RB2 Kendre Miller

WR1 Chris Olave

WR2 Brandin Cooks

WR3 Rashid Shaheed

TE1 Tayson Hill

TE2 Juwan Johnson

32. New Orleans Saints Fantasy Outlook

Carr is a proven NFL quarterback with a losing record (77-92). He has one postseason appearance in his 11 years in the league. Over the past eight years, Carr has beaten the league average in passing touchdowns once (27 in 2020). If he can’t play this year, there is no way that Tyler Shough is ready to help New Orleans win games.

The Saints’ offense is gimmicky when Taysom Hill is playing well and active in their game plan. Spencer Rattler and Jake Haener gave the Saints a glimpse of their future at quarterback over their seven starts (0-7 with five touchdowns and six interceptions). The GM should get fired for drafting Shough this year.

Alvin Kamara had a rebound in his play last year, highlighted by his yards per rush (4.2) and yards per catch (8.0). He continues to have value catching the ball (68/543/2), but his mighty scoring days left the building in 2020 (21 touchdowns). Kamara still has fantasy value, but he would have a much better shine playing for a good team. Last year, he ranked 9th in PPR scoring (265.30) despite missing three games. At best, an RB2 this year, with chances of a midseason trade.

Kendre Miller should offer upside, but his dependability score is almost zero after playing 14 dull games over two seasons with the Saints.

Chris Olave was expected to deliver top 10 wide receiver stats last season after success in 2023 (87/1,123/5). Unfortunately, he missed nine starts with success in only three games (6/86/1, 8/87, and 8/107). If Derek Carr were healthy, Olave has the talent and opportunity to rank as a top 15 wideout. Based on the other quarterback options. He is an easy fade.

CHRIS OLAVE HOW DO YOU MAKE THIS CATCH?! 🔥 pic.twitter.com/dWNwXy8lwX
— NFL Fantasy Football (@NFLFantasy) January 7, 2024

The best days for Brandin Cooks are behind him, with injuries creeping more into his equation. Rashid Shaheed can make big plays, but he’s never had more than 50 catches in a season while sitting out 11 games last year with a knee issue.

The swings in stats by Taysom Hill are wide and wild. He was an absolute beast in Week 11 (7/138/3 with eight rushes for 50 yards), but Hill also scored seven or fewer fantasy points in four of his eight contests. His missed time was due to a torn ACL. At age 35 (in August), coming off an injury, his best days are behind him.

The man who does it all: Taysom Hill🗣

🎥 https://t.co/2lY9DKWS2Y pic.twitter.com/UnBwo6cNZG
— New Orleans Saints (@Saints) January 23, 2024

Juwan Johnson is a big wide receiver who took advantage of the Chris Olave injury last season. After a slow start to the season (25/277/2 over 11 games), he delivered TE1 stats in three (4/50/1, 6/66, and 6/80) of his six games.

I don’t like the direction of the Saints’ offense, and their questions at quarterback invite a long, low-scoring season. I’m not interested in any of the offensive players in 2025.

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