The Saints may be staring at another long winter, but the real work could already be pointing toward 2027. With New Orleans sitting at 2-5 and a defensive front that could use a jolt, defensive line looks like one of the spots most likely to draw serious attention in free agency.
That’s the direction John Sigler and Jeremy Trottier of Saints Wire took when mapping out how the Saints might attack their depth problems. Their focus landed on two possible interior additions: Moro Ojomo and Tommy Togiai.
Ojomo, according to their assessment, would give New Orleans the kind of disruptive presence it’s missing inside. They noted that the Philadelphia Eagles may not be able to retain him after paying other defensive linemen, and pointed to his production through seven games: 16 combined sacks, hits and hurries, nearly matching what the Saints’ top interior linemen have produced together.
They also described him as someone who would start right away and set the tone up front. The salary cap hit for his first year would be $11 million.
Togiai comes with a different kind of opportunity. Sigler and Trottier wrote that the Houston Texans are boxed in by their 2027 cap situation, sitting as much as $41.5 million over the projection and still needing to pay CJ Stroud.
That could push players like Togiai onto the market. They described the 27-year-old as effective against both the run and the pass, with starter-level reps available immediately.
His first-year cap hit would be $8.33 million.
For New Orleans, the need is bigger than one player anyway. Defensive tackle may not always grab the spotlight, but the Saints could use help across the front. Cameron Jordan’s future remains uncertain, and the team may need to reinforce every spot on the line to cover what it could lose when he retires.
There’s still plenty the Saints need to sort out over the next few months. For now, the hope is simple: keep the season alive long enough to make the playoff race interesting.
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