NO · FS · #23
Julian Blackmon
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Julian Blackmon is the starting FS for the New Orleans Saints.
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The New Orleans Saints play next in Week 6, on the road against the New York Giants on Sun, Oct 18 (Fox). Julian Blackmon is listed as the starter at FS going into that game.
At FS for the New Orleans Saints, Jonas Sanker is next in line behind him.
Julian Blackmon's 2026 game log, most recent 3 games: L 13-23 vs MIN (Oct 11); L 24-45 vs ATL (Oct 5); L 27-35 vs LV (Sep 27).
Julian Blackmon wears No. 23, is 28 years old, is listed at 6' 0", 202 lbs, has 7 years of NFL experience, came out of Utah.
Is Julian Blackmon playing this week?
Julian Blackmon is expected to start at FS for New Orleans Saints. No injury listed (updated Oct 15, ESPN).
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New Orleans Saints Starting Lineup
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- NTNathan Shepherd
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- RDEVernon Broughton
Questionable (as of Oct 13, ESPN)
- WLB
- LILBKaden Elliss
Questionable (as of Oct 14, ESPN)
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Season Stats
| Season | Team | G | Tkl | TFL | Sacks | INT | PD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | NO | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | NO | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | IND | 16 | 52 | 1 | 0.5 | 3 | 4 |
| 2023 | IND | 15 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 |
| 2022 | IND | 14 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | IND | 6 | 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020 | IND | 15 | 31 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Career | 7 yrs | 72 | 212 | 10 | 1.5 | 11 | 23 |
Season stats from nflverse, a public NFL statistics project. Last refreshed Oct 15, 2026.
2026 vs. 2025
Career Totals
#12 of 124 at SAF in Interceptions (2026)
Julian Blackmon is rated 79 (Solid): production, role and draft slot rank 80th of 263 qualifying defensive backs (outperforms 70% of them). 2026 games count fully, 2025 games half. Same 40-99 scale as college ratings; compare within the NFL.
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 3
- TKL
- 3
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 13-23
Oct 5Lvs ATLTKL 5
- TKL
- 5
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 24-45
Sep 27Lvs LVTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 27-35
Sep 20W@ BALTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 1
- PD
- 1
Final W 24-17
Sep 13L@ DETTKL 2
- TKL
- 2
- TFL
- 0
- SACK
- 0
- INT
- 0
- PD
- 0
Final L 30-31
| OPP | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11 | Lvs MIN | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 5 | Lvs ATL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27 | Lvs LV | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 20 | W@ BAL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Sep 13 | L@ DET | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Julian Blackmon's 2026 game-by-game stat log.
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