New Orleans trimmed to 53, waiving 15 players including Jake Haener, signaling a clear shift at QB behind Spencer Rattler and Tyler Shough. Haener’s four-game stint in 2024 produced 226 yards with a TD and a pick on 18-of-39, after a Fresno State pedigree and a 2023 fourth-round pick that never saw action. The Haener cut tops a list that also includes surprise edge Diggs, plus a raft of role players on offense and defense, reshaping fantasy value in a Saints mini-roster shakeup.

Spencer Rattler now leads the QB room with Shough as the high-upside fallback, while Haener’s exit opens questions about practice-squad possibilities and late-camp depth. Diggs’ ouster stands out as a surprising shakeup for an already thin edge group. The waivers also thin the pipe on WR Kevin Austin Jr., CB Dalys Beanum, S Elliott Davison, DE Fadil Diggs, and others, potentially elevating rookies and late-camp standouts for immediate snaps or later fantasy play.