The New Orleans Saints shuffled their depth chart at wide receiver over the weekend, promoting third-year pro Krishawn Hogan from the practice squad and waiving rookie Lil’Jordan Humphrey from the 53-man roster. Humphrey passed through waivers unclaimed, and reportedly re-signed with the Saints practice, per Aaron Wilson of the Houston Chronicle. Hogan played 10 snaps on offense and four on special teams in New Orleans’ 31-9 win over the Arizona Cardinals.
Humphrey initially signed with the Saints as an undrafted free agent out of Texas; now he’s back on the practice squad to continue developing as a big-bodied slot specialist. Here’s our rough approximation of what the current Saints depth chart may look like at wide receiver:
- Michael Thomas
- Ted Ginn Jr.
- Tre’Quan Smith (managing an ankle injury)
- Austin Carr
- Deonte Harris
- Krishawn Hogan
- Lil’Jordan Humphrey (practice squad)
- Emmanuel Butler (practice squad)
- Taquan Mizzell (practice squad)
Additionally, the Saints lost Keith Kirkwood to the injured reserve list earlier this year after he hurt his hamstring during pregame warmups on Sept. 15. There’s a possibility he may recover in time to return to the active roster later in the regular season, which would be a big boost for a unit lacking players with significant NFL experience.
