New Orleans Saints fantasy football

NFC South, 2026 record 2-5. Depth chart, backfield split and target shares for Week 9.

Week 9

vs Cleveland Browns

Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET

Allowed to QBs vs. average−18%
Allowed to RBs vs. averageAverage
Allowed to WRs vs. average−9%
Allowed to TEs vs. averageAverage

The New Orleans Saints are 2-5 in 2026, coming off a 10-16 loss against the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 7. In Week 9 they host the Cleveland Browns (Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET). Tyler Shough tops the quarterback depth chart, projected for 14.2 half-PPR points (QB16). The backfield is split: Kendre Miller has 33% of the team's carries this season and Alvin Kamara 24%. Chris Olave leads the team with a 27% target share, followed by Devaughn Vele at 18%. On this week's injury report: CJ Donaldson (out). Jordyn Tyson, Mason Tipton, Moliki Matavao, Travis Etienne and Ty Chandler are on injured reserve.

Fantasy depth chart

Projections are half-PPR for Week 9. 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 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Last game
QB1	Tyler Shough	14.2	QB16	14%	18% car.
QB2	Spencer Rattler	0.5	QB35	0%	0% car.
QB3	Zach Wilson	0.0	–	0%	0% car.

Running backs

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Carry share	Target share	Last game
RB1	Alvin Kamara	8.7	RB27	24%	10%	35% car., 18% tgt.
RB2	CJ DonaldsonOut: Shoulder	Out	–	10%	2%	0% car., 0% tgt.
RB3	Audric Estimé	8.3	RB28	0%	0%	0% car., 0% tgt.
–	Kendre Miller	5.1	RB38	33%	5%	47% car., 13% tgt.

Wide receivers

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
WR1	Chris Olave	12.5	WR9	27%	26% tgt.
WR3	Devaughn Vele	7.8	WR30	18%	13% tgt.
WR4	Bryce Lance	2.6	WR84	8%	5% tgt.
WR5	Barion Brown	1.8	WR93	2%	8% tgt.

Tight ends

Depth	Player	Week 9 proj.	Rank	Target share	Last game
TE1	Juwan Johnson	7.0	TE17	14%	8% tgt.
TE2	Noah Fant	4.5	TE31	6%	5% tgt.
TE3	Oscar Delp	0.8	TE73	2%	3% tgt.
–	Treyton Welch	0.0	–	0%	0% tgt.

Injured reserve: Jordyn Tyson (WR), Mason Tipton (WR), Moliki Matavao (TE), Travis Etienne (RB), 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	L 27-35
4	vs Atlanta Falcons	L 24-45
5	vs Minnesota Vikings	L 13-23
6	at New York Giants	W 34-27
7	vs Pittsburgh Steelers	L 10-16
9	vs Cleveland Browns	Sun, Nov 8, 1:00 p.m. ET
10	vs Carolina Panthers	Sun, Nov 15, 1:00 p.m. ET
11	at Chicago Bears	Sun, Nov 22, 1:00 p.m. ET
12	at Cincinnati Bengals	Sun, Nov 29, 1:00 p.m. ET
13	vs Green Bay Packers	Sun, Dec 6, 1:00 p.m. ET