It’s finally game week for the New Orleans Saints, who released their first unofficial depth chart of the season – well, the preseason. The team posted their lineup for Saturday’s exhibition game with the Houston Texans, but remember to take it with a grain of salt. This doesn’t totally reflect what the is doing in practice or how players will be deployed in Houston as far as the first-, second-, and third-string units. It just gives an idea of how some units may be evaluated internally. Don’t freak out over a highly-drafted rookie being ranked behind a couple of more experienced plateam yers.
With that in mind, let’s break it down and see how things compare to what we’ve learned at training camp (as is the case on New Orleans’ unofficial depth chart, rookies are underlined here):