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NO · WLB · #96

Carl Granderson

Starter

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Carl Granderson is the starting WLB for the New Orleans Saints.

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Carl Granderson this week

The New Orleans Saints play next in Week 6, on the road against the New York Giants on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Carl Granderson is listed as the starter at WLB going into that game.

At WLB for the New Orleans Saints, Anfernee Jennings and Chris Rumph II are next in line behind him.

Carl Granderson's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 13-23 vs MIN (Oct 11); L 27-35 vs LV (Sep 27); W 24-17 at BAL (Sep 20).

Carl Granderson wears No. 96, is 29 years old, is listed at 6' 5", 261 lbs, has 8 years of NFL experience, came out of Wyoming.

Is Carl Granderson playing this week?

Carl Granderson is expected to start at WLB for New Orleans Saints. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).

NO WLB Depth

1Carl GrandersonStarter
2Anfernee Jennings
3Chris Rumph II

New Orleans Saints Starting Lineup

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Age
29
Height
6' 5"
Weight
261
Experience
8 yrs

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    Season Stats

    SeasonTeamGTklTFLSacksINTPD
    2026NO4742.500
    2025NO163211614
    2024NO173195.504
    2023NO1737148.501
    2022NO142675.500
    2021NO14105300
    2020NO12103501
    2019NO572100
    Career8 yrs991605537110

    Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

    2026 vs. 2025

    Tackles
    7
    -0.3/gm vs 2025
    Sacks
    2.5
    +0.3/gm vs 2025
    INT
    0
    -0.1/gm vs 2025

    Career Totals

    Seasons
    8
    Games
    99
    Tackles
    160

    #16 of 103 at DE in Sacks (2026)

    WHY THIS RATING

    Carl Granderson is rated 89 (Great): production and role rank 23rd of 211 qualifying defensive linemen (outperforms 89% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.

    Rating basis
    Production
    On-field production
    93rd percentile
    Beats 93% of 211
    Sample
    4 + 16 games
    2026 + 2025 · 946 snaps
    Updated
    Through week 5

    Production per game depends partly on the offense or scheme around a player, so a player on a weak team can rate lower. Not a betting line. How we rank

    2026 Game Log

    Oct 11Lvs MINTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    2
    SACK
    1.5
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 13-23

    Sep 27Lvs LVTKL 1
    TKL
    1
    TFL
    0
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 27-35

    Sep 20W@ BALTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    0
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final W 24-17

    Sep 13L@ DETTKL 2
    TKL
    2
    TFL
    1
    SACK
    1
    INT
    0
    PD
    0

    Final L 30-31

    Carl Granderson's 2026 game-by-game stat log.

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    Team Role

    Starter
    Carl Granderson plays 65% of his team's defensive snaps in games he appears in (2026, 4 games).
    Snap share65%

    College

    Wyoming

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