New Orleans Saints fantasy football

NFC South, 2026 record 1-1. Depth chart, backfield split and target shares for Week 3.

Week 3

vs Las Vegas Raiders

Sun, Sep 27, 4:25 p.m. ET

Allowed to QBs vs. average−7%
Allowed to RBs vs. averageAverage
Allowed to WRs vs. averageAverage
Allowed to TEs vs. average−24%

The New Orleans Saints are 1-1 in 2026, coming off a 24-17 win at the Baltimore Ravens in Week 2. In Week 3 they host the Las Vegas Raiders (Sun, Sep 27, 4:25 p.m. ET). Tyler Shough tops the quarterback depth chart, projected for 16.8 half-PPR points (QB12). The backfield is split: Travis Etienne has 33% of the team's carries this season and Alvin Kamara 17%. Chris Olave leads the team with a 27% target share, followed by Devaughn Vele at 19%. Brock Rechsteiner, Devin Neal, Jordyn Tyson, Mason Tipton, Moliki Matavao and Ty Chandler are on injured reserve.

Fantasy depth chart

Projections are half-PPR for Week 3. Shares are each player's portion of the team's carries and targets in 2026 games for the New Orleans Saints; last game is the most recent one played.

Quarterbacks

Depth	Player	Week 3 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Last game
QB1	Tyler Shough	16.8	QB12	25%	33% car.
QB2	Spencer Rattler	0.5	QB45	0%	0% car.
QB3	Zach Wilson	0.0	–	0%	0% car.

Running backs

Depth	Player	Week 3 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Target share	Last game
RB1	Travis Etienne	11.8	RB18	33%	13%	30% car., 6% tgt.
RB2	Alvin Kamara	6.9	RB38	17%	7%	33% car., 19% tgt.
RB3	CJ Donaldson	0.4	RB97	6%	2%	4% car., 0% tgt.
RB4	Kendre Miller	5.5	RB50	17%	0%	0% car., 0% tgt.

Wide receivers

Depth	Player	Week 3 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
WR1	Chris Olave	16.3	WR5	27%	31% tgt.
WR2	Devaughn Vele	8.4	WR34	19%	22% tgt.
WR3	Bryce Lance	3.3	WR112	6%	3% tgt.
WR4	Barion Brown	0.1	WR159	0%	0% tgt.

Tight ends

Depth	Player	Week 3 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
TE1	Juwan Johnson	7.9	TE15	13%	13% tgt.
TE2	Noah Fant	4.1	TE41	10%	0% tgt.
TE3	Oscar Delp	1.1	TE80	1%	3% tgt.
TE4	Treyton Welch	0.0	–	0%	0% tgt.

Injured reserve: Brock Rechsteiner (WR), Devin Neal (RB), Jordyn Tyson (WR), Mason Tipton (WR), Moliki Matavao (TE), Ty Chandler (RB)

Schedule

Week	Opponent	Result or kickoff
1	at Detroit Lions	L 30-31
2	at Baltimore Ravens	W 24-17
3	vs Las Vegas Raiders	Sun, Sep 27, 4:25 p.m. ET
4	vs Atlanta Falcons	Mon, Oct 5, 8:15 p.m. ET
5	vs Minnesota Vikings	Sun, Oct 11, 1:00 p.m. ET
6	at New York Giants	Sun, Oct 18, 1:00 p.m. ET
7	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	Sun, Oct 25, 9:30 a.m. ET