New Orleans Saints Defense vs Tight Ends (2025)
In 2025, the New Orleans Saints allowed 51.1 receiving yards per game to tight ends — #13 of 32 (1 = stingiest). Our persistence testing says single-season ranks like this mostly do NOT carry over year to year — use with that in mind.
Everything they allowed to tight ends, per game
| Metric | Season | Last 4 | Last 2 |
|---|
| Targets allowed | 7.4 | 8.8 | 9.5 |
| Receptions allowed | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.5 |
| Rec yds allowed | 51.1 | 47.2 | 61.5 |
| Rec TD allowed | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| Yards per target | 7.0 | 5.4 | 6.5 |
| Explosive receptions (20+) | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Last 4 = weeks 15–18; last 2 = weeks 17–18. 2025 regular season.
Upcoming: week 1 vs Detroit Lions
Tight Ends they'll face first: Sam LaPorta.
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