Update: Current New Orleans Saints Free Agency & Roster Breakdown

by Dave Cariello on Aug 2, 2011 6:00 AM CDT

By my calculations, the Saints would have 91 players under contract or agreed to terms after yesterday's signings of Carl Nicks, Zach Strief, Clint Ingram and Cecil Newton. I could be wrong or missed a roster move, of course, but if I'm not, that would mean the Saints have released a player and not made it known yet.

Keep in mind the roster on their official website is out of order, so I've got nothing to go on but my own research.

They still also need to sign first round pick Cameron Jordan, their one remaining 2011 draft pick holdout. If the Saints are at or above the 90-player roster limit, they will need to release another player when Jordan officially signs his contract.

Below you'll find my latest attempt at a roster breakdown by position. Then you'll be treated to a complete, up-to-date roster (as of the publishing of this post) and full sortable Saints roster. It includes Cameron Jordan, the remaining 2011 draft pick yet to be signed. That's followed by a list of the Saints remaining unsigned free agents, also in an easy to use, sortable table. But first, a quick recap of the yesterday's action.

In case you missed it:

Saints Sign Carl Nicks

Saints Sign Clint Ingram

Saints Re-Sign Zach Strief

Saints Sign Cecil Newton

Roster Breakdown

OFFENSE

T - 6

G - 6

C - 3

TE - 4

WR - 12

RB - 8

FB - 3

QB - 4

Total: 46

DEFENSE/SPECIAL TEAMS

DE - 7

DT - 6

LB - 13

CB - 8

S - 7

K - 2

P - 1

LS - 2

Total: 46

Current Roster

Click the header of a column to sort it.

Number	Position	Player	College
70	G/T	Roger Allen	Missouri Western
31	S	Pierson Prioleau	Virginia Tech
87	WR	Adrian Arrington	Michigan
43	RB	Joique Bell	Wayne State
94	DE	Cameron Jordan	Cal
89	WR	Montez Billings	Auburn
9	QB	Drew Brees	Purdue
96	DE	Alex Brown	Florida
71	T	Charles Brown	USC
--	S	Jonathon Amaya	Nevada-Reno
62	LB	Ezra Butler	Nevada
4	QB	Sean Canfield	Oregon St.
95	LB	Martez Wilson	Illinois
52	LB	Jonathan Casillas	Wisconson
10	QB	Chase Daniel	Missouri
45	FB	Jed Collins	Washington St.
12	WR	Marques Colston	Hofstra
28	RB	Mark Ingram	Alabama
60	G	Brian de la Puente	California
47	LS	Justin Drescher	Colorado
98	DT	Sedrick Ellis	USC
73	G	Jahri Evans	Bloomsburg
93	DE	Junior Galette	Stillman
--	RB	Darren Sproles	Kansas St.
80	TE	Jimmy Graham	Miami
33	CB	Jabari Greer	Tennessee
30	RB	Lynell Hamilton	San Diego St.
18	WR	Michael Galatas	Millsaps
5	K	Garrett Hartley	Oklahoma
19	WR	Devery Henderson	LSU
54	LB	Ramon Humber	North Dakota St..
75	DT	Mitch King	Iowa
29	RB	Chris Ivory	Tiffin
27	S	Malcolm Jenkins	Ohio St.
72	DT	Tom Johnson	Southern Miss.
41	S	Roman Harper	Alabama
82	TE	Tyler Lorenzen	Connecticut
17	WR	Robert Meachem	Tennessee
95	DT	Swanson Miller	Oklahoma St.
16	WR	Lance Moore	Toledo
6	P	Thomas Morstead	Southern Methodist
38	CB	Mark Parson	Ohio
22	CB	Tracy Porter	Indiana
21	CB	Patrick Robinson	Florida St.
92	DT	Shaun Rogers	Texas
91	DE	Will Smith	Ohio St.
78	T	Jon Stinchcomb	Georgia
14	WR	Andy Tanner	Midwestern St.
36	RB	Chris Taylor	Indiana
65	C/G	Matt Tennant	Boston College
23	RB	Pierre Thomas	Illinois
51	LB	Jonathan Vilma	Miami
61	LB	Nate Bussey	Illinois
32	CB	Johnny Patrick	Louisville
79	DE	Greg Romeus	Pittsburgh
2	K	Jake Rogers	Cincinnati
43	S	Isa Abdul Quddus	Fordham
62	T	Harold Beilby	Marian University
11	WR	John Chiles	Texas
3	QB	Ryan Colburn	Fresno St.
88	WR	Jarred Fayson	Illinois
48	TE	Harry Flaherty	Princeton
37	RB	C.J. Gable	USC
45	CB	Josh Gatlin	North Dakota St.
81	TE	Michael Higgins	Nebraska-Omaha
66	LB	Jeremiha Hunter	Iowa
46	FB	Kolby Hurt	Missouri St.
61	G	Carl Johnson	Florida
63	DT	Dexter Larimore	Ohio St.
46	S	DeAndre McDaniel	Clemson
13	WR	Joseph Morgan	Walsh
49	LS	Kyle Nelson	New Mexico St.
67	LB	Dwight Roberson	Oregon St.
66	T	Mike Smith	Nebraska
67	C	Ryan Taylor	UCLA
--	LB	Will Herring	Auburn
24	CB	Leigh Torrence	Stanford
56	LB	Jo-Lonn Dunbar	Boston College
55	LB	Danny Clark	Illinois
74	T	Jermon Bushrod	Towson
39	S	Chris Reis	Georgia Tech
58	LB	Scott Shanle	Nebraska
--	FB	Korey Hall	Boise St.
--	DE	Curtis Johnson	Clark Atlanta
--	G	Dan Gay	Baylor
15	WR	Courtney Roby	Indiana
--	CB	Fabian Washington	Nebraska
--	DE	Turk McBride	Tennessee
77	G	Carl Nicks	Nebraska
64	T	Zach Strief	Northwestern
--	LB	Clint Ingram	Oklahoma
--	C	Cecil Newton	Tennessee St.

Saints Free Agents

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Number	Position	Player	College	Status
59	LB	Anthony Waters	Clemson	RFA
92	DT	Remi Ayodele	Oklahoma	Signed by Vikings
46	RB	Ladell Betts	Iowa	UFA
97	DE	Jeff Charleson	Idaho St.	UFA
44	FB	Heath Evans	Auburn	UFA
37	S	Matt Giordano	California	UFA
76	C	Jonathan Goodwin	Michigan	UFA
69	DT/DE	Anthony Hargrove	Georgia Tech	Signed by Bears
84	TE	Tory Humphrey	Central Michigan	UFA
21	RB	Julius Jones	Notre Dame	UFA
--	LB	Kawika Mitchell	South Florida	UFA
50	LB	Marvin Mitchell	Tennessee	UFA
42	S	Darren Sharper	William & Mary	UFA
85	TE	David Thomas	Texas	UFA
99	DE/DT	Jimmy Wilkerson	Oklahoma	UFA
35	RB	DeShawn Wynn	Florida	UFA
28	S	Usama Young	Kent St.	Signed by Browns

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Thanks for all the hard work Dave

The rest of us slackers definitely appreciate you making the FA thing easier for us to see. All I can say is wow, there are a lot of LB’s, WR’s and RB’s on this list.

The only problem with having a "Dream Team" is when you wake up and find out it was a nightmare instead.

by SaintsFanInIraq on Aug 2, 2011 6:32 AM CDT reply actions

Yeah,

I guess we’ll have to try to get by without that 12th wide receiver when we sign Jordan.

by GlackAndBold on Aug 2, 2011 8:10 AM CDT up reply actions

Or the 1/2 dozen linebackers that I've never heard of! LOL!!!

by Saint for life on Aug 2, 2011 9:01 AM CDT up reply actions

Yeah

I expect to see a lot of cuts and resignings once it gets closer to when UFA’s can practice. It doesn’t make sense to pull out people who can run routes and give other people reps for someone who can only watch from the sidelines. The only people I don’t see coming back are Julius Jones, Deshawn Wynn, and maybe a linebacker or two.

by GnomeChumpsky on Aug 2, 2011 11:06 AM CDT up reply actions

Manny Lawson signed a 1 year deal with the Bengals

by BlackandGold4ever on Aug 2, 2011 8:02 AM CDT reply actions

DAMN!!!!!

Wanted to see him in Black and Gold! Hopefully Montez Wilson continues to impress ala Jimmy Graham.

by Saint for life on Aug 2, 2011 9:00 AM CDT up reply actions

Martez, not Montez

Mark Ingram-OROY
Cam Jordan-DROY
New Orleans Saints-2012 Super Bowl Champs

by Alex Swift on Aug 2, 2011 9:25 AM CDT up reply actions

Martez Wilson?

by cscmember on Aug 2, 2011 9:26 AM CDT up reply actions

Helluva Job to the Saints and Dave!

Anybody heard any news at all on David Thomas, D Sharp, J. Goodwin or the signing of Cam Jordan (you’d think with the new rookie scale this signing should’ve been simple)?

by Saint for life on Aug 2, 2011 8:59 AM CDT reply actions

Not sure about the others, but I know Cam Jordan was trying to get his 4th year guaranteed. Teams can guarantee 3 or 4 years of the deal, Jimmy Smith at 27 had 3 years, whereas Adrian Clayborn at 20 had all 4. Danny Watkins at 23 just got signed yesterday, 3 years guaranteed, so Jordan should be signed today at 3 years guaranteed

Mark Ingram-OROY
Cam Jordan-DROY
New Orleans Saints-2012 Super Bowl Champs

by Alex Swift on Aug 2, 2011 9:28 AM CDT up reply actions