Saints' Danny Stutsman: Posts 53 tackles in rookie season
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Stutsman accumulated 53 tackles (25 solo) while playing in 17 regular-season games during the 2025 campaign.
Stutsman was a core special-teams player as a rookie, lining up on over 60 percent of special-teams snaps in all but one game for the Saints. The Oklahoma product saw a gradual increase in playing time over the course of the season, and he played almost half of the team's defensive snaps in Week 17 and Week 18. Stutsman could take on a larger role in 2026 if the Saints move on from longtime starting inside linebacker Demario Davis, whose contract expired after the 2025 campaign.
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Saints' Danny Stutsman: Saints add speedy linebacker
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The Saints selected Stutsman in the fourth round of the 2025 NFL Draft, 112th overall.
Stutsman (6-foot-3, 233 pounds), out of Oklahoma, was a productive three-year starter who spent a lot of time in opposing backfields, logging 34.5 tackles for loss over his last 37 games. Stutsman is built a bit upright and might have some trouble generating anchor at his weight, but Stutsman should at the very least prove an excellent pursuit defender thanks to his 4.52 speed. Stutsman projects as an eventual three-down defender for the Saints, perhaps once Demario Davis retires.
