Kendre Miller
New Orleans Saints·#5Season Stats · 7 games
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STM Take
Three straight tier 8 finishes (#56, #50, #47) is the textbook profile of a 3rd-round investment that has not converted. The 2025 game log ends in Wk 7 (mostly sub-6 PPR even when he played), which is the now-familiar injury-compressed pattern. The 2026 question is whether he is even on the roster behind Kamara and the next backfield investment.
Miller came out of TCU as New Orleans's 3rd-round pick (71st overall) in 2023 after a 1,399-yard junior season that helped power the Horned Frogs to the College Football Playoff title game. At 6'0" and 215 pounds with sub-4.5 speed, he profiles as a downhill back with three-down upside. Three seasons into his NFL career he has not separated from clear depth-chart status behind Alvin Kamara, primarily due to recurring injuries (knee, MCL, hamstring across all three seasons).
Strengths
- 1,399 rushing yards as a TCU junior on a CFP runner-up team is a real college production sample. 6'0"/215 with sub-4.5 speed is a starter-build athletic profile.
- Wk 4 2025's 12.5 PPR is the only spike, but it shows the offense will use him when healthy and Kamara is limited.
Concerns
- Three straight tier 8 finishes with declining game-log volume each year. His 2025 stopped in Wk 7, his 2024 was choppy, and his 2023 had multi-game absences. The injury floor is real, not noise.
- Kamara's contract runs through 2026 and the Saints have invested in Devin Neal as a younger depth piece. The path to meaningful 2026 reps for Miller is narrow.
What to watch: Whether New Orleans cuts him before the season for cap space, given the third tier 8 finish in a row and the room getting younger.
Fantasy Outlook
Kendre Miller scored 33 PPR points, 4.8 per game this season. Compare him against any RB and track weekly rankings in our fantasy tools.