Kellen Moore provided an update about the Saints' timetable for naming a starting quarterback. Will it be Spencer Rattler or Tyler Shough?

The New Orleans Saints preseason is in the books. Here are our final predictions for this year's 53-man roster and 17-man practice squad:

The New Orleans Saints completed their preseason with a 28-19 loss to Denver on Saturday in the Caesars Superdome, dropping their record to 0-2-1 in Kellen Moore's first season as head coach.

Tyler Shough has seen the growth in his game tape to prove he's earned the opportunity to start in Week 1. He hopes his Saints coaches see it, too:

Tight ends Taysom Hill and Foster Moreau will start the season on the physically unable to perform list (PUP), while WR Bub Means, G Nick Saldiveri, C Will Clapp and TE Mason Pline will be on injured reserve. The roster will be cut to 53 players by 4 p.m. ET on Tuesday. Here is a projection for the Saints:

When the New Orleans Saints selected Virginia safety Jonas Sanker in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft, they were hoping that they were going to get an immediate impact player who could develop with their secondary. Sanker has seemingly done all of that and much more, carving out a clear role with the team and excelling at it.

Heading into the final game of the preseason, these 49 players are consensus picks among the New Orleans Saints beat to make the 53-man roster: