Danny Stutsman

New Orleans Saints

Pos LB

Updated October 8, 2026

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Model Score

74.3 MODEL

2025

69.8

2026

74.3

How good he is at what he is supposed to be doing, out of 100. Not a projection of what he will do next, and not a read on his contract. Median is about 70, and a 95 is rare. How it is built →

STM Take

Rookie tier 7 (#53) for a 112th overall 4th-round pick is on the year-one band for Day 3 LB prospects. The Oklahoma Big 12 2024 All-Big-12 honors plus the structural Saints linebacker rotation gives him basic college foundation. The 2026 question is whether Stutsman crosses into tier 5-6 territory in his year-two jump or whether the role compresses to swing depth.

Stutsman came out of Oklahoma as the New Orleans Saints' 4th-round pick (112th overall) in 2025 after earning 2024 First-Team All-Big-12 honors. The Saints used him in the linebacker rotation as a rookie. His first STTM appearance comes in 2025 at tier 7 (#53), the year-one developmental band for 4th-round LB prospects.

Strengths

Oklahoma Big 12 2024 First-Team All-Big-12 honors plus the 112th overall draft slot gives him real Big 12 pedigree.
Year-one starter snaps for the Saints at age 22 plus the structural anchor role gives him the developmental runway.

Concerns

Single tier 7 finish without prior STTM history caps the long-term projection certainty.
New Orleans's broader defensive identity transition plus the multi-year QB rebuild compresses the structural support around Stutsman.

What to watch: Whether Stutsman crosses into tier 6 (top 50) in 2026, the standard year-two threshold for 4th-round LB picks on stable-starter trajectories.