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Carl Granderson
Saints logoNew Orleans Saints

Carl Granderson

DEposition#96jersey29age6' 5"height261lbs8 yrsexperienceWyomingcollege
At a glance

Carl Granderson is a defensive end for the New Orleans Saints (No. 96). In 7 games of the 2026 season: 32 tackles, 7.5 sacks. Snap share in Week 9: 82% of defensive snaps.

Is Carl Granderson playing this week?

Carl Granderson is not on the current injury report. The New Orleans Saints play next at home against the Carolina Panthers on Sun, Nov 15, 1 PM ET (Week 10), on Fox.

What are Carl Granderson's stats this season?

In 7 games of the 2026 season, Carl Granderson has 32 tackles, 7.5 sacks.

What team does Carl Granderson play for?

Carl Granderson plays defensive end for the New Orleans Saints, wearing No. 96. Carl Granderson is 29 years old, 6' 5", 261 lbs. College: Wyoming. League experience: 8 seasons.

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Pigskin Nightly, “Carl Granderson 2026 stats and profile”, https://pigskinnightly.com/players/carl-granderson (updated 2026-11-10).

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Carl GrandersonNew Orleans Saints · #96
Elite4th of 173 defensive linemen
2026 percentile card · vs 173 qualified defensive linemen

How he stacks up

Snap %85Tkl/g99Sacks99TFL96QB hits92

PercentilePercentileWhere a player ranks among qualified players at his position: 90 = better than 90% of them.Glossary → vs defensive linemen with 135+ defensive snaps. GradeGradeThe average of a player's percentiles on his position's card, from 1 to 99.Glossary → = average of these 5. Elite 90+ · Pro Bowl 75+ · Starter 50+ · Depth below.

Method7 games339 defensive snapsweeks 1–9peer group 173 qualified · min. 135 defensive snapsnflverse pbp + snap counts · ESPN box scoresupdated 5 min agoGlossary →
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Sacks42 / 50
8to 50

About 8 games at 1.1 a game · Week 17 at ATL

#141 since 1999 · #39 among active · 1 to pass Lavonte David

Snap share

Defense and special teams, by week
77%59 snapsWk 1 · DET
67%39 snapsWk 2 · BAL
51%36 snapsWk 3 · LV
66%47 snapsWk 5 · MIN
69%53 snapsWk 6 · NYG
70%45 snapsWk 7 · PIT
82%60 snapsWk 9 · CLE

The contract

OverTheCap via nflverse · Paid vs Played · team cap
Saints · signed 2023 · 4 years, through 2026$13.0M a year
Total
$52.0M
Guaranteed
$22.1M
Share of cap at signing
5.8%
43% of the value guaranteed
88th paid86th in snapspercentiles among 444 DLs under contract, 2026
  1. 2023Saints · Extension4 yrs · $52.0M · $13.0M/yrActive
  2. 2022Saints · ERFA2 yrs · $5.3M · $2.6M/yrExtended
  3. 2019Saints · UDFA3 yrs · $1.8M · $590K/yrExpired

Game log

Defense
WeekOpponentResultTklSoloSacksTFLPDQB hits
1 Sep 13@ Lions logoDETL 30-31221101
2 Sep 20@ Ravens logoBALW 24-17520100
3 Sep 27vs Raiders logoLVL 27-35410000
5 Oct 11vs Vikings logoMINL 13-23521.5202
6 Oct 18@ Giants logoNYGW 34-27511.5002
7 Oct 25vs Steelers logoPITL 10-16411.5102
9 Nov 8vs Browns logoCLEW 23-22752212
Season32147.5719

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Measure him against the leader in sacks at his positionGrandersonNO · DEVSAnderson Jr.HOU · 9.5 sacksSide by side, stat by stat →
vsChase YoungNO · 8 sacksvsJacob MartinTEN · 6.5 sacksvsJeffery SimmonsCHI · 6 sacksvsBoye MafeCIN · 5.5 sacksvsAlim McNeillDET · 5.5 sacksvsJalen CarterPHI · 5 sacksvsQuinnen WilliamsDAL · 5 sacksvsAustin BookerCHI · 5 sacks
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Defensive linemen in his range

Same position · nearest by grade · NFC South first
NFC SouthCameron ThomasFalcons logoATL · DE2sacks1TFL68StarterNFC SouthGervon Dexter Sr.Falcons logoATL · DT1.5sacks4TFL60StarterNFC SouthSamson EbukamFalcons logoATL · DE2.5sacks2TFL57StarterNFCAidan HutchinsonLions logoDET · DE5sacks5TFL90EliteNFCLeonard WilliamsSeahawks logoSEA · DT3sacks7TFL87Pro BowlLeagueGeorge KarlaftisChiefs logoKC · DE4sacks9TFL95Elite

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Chase YoungDE · 8 sacks · grade 82Khristian BoydDT · 2 sacks · grade 59Nathan ShepherdDT · 0.5 sacks · grade 51Colby WoodenDT · 1 sacks · grade 46Cameron JordanDE · 0 sacks · grade 31Vernon BroughtonDT · 0 sacks · grade 28Tyree WilsonDE · 1 sacksChristen MillerDT · 0 sacksJohn Ridgeway IIIDT · 0 sacksFadil DiggsDE · 0 sacksBryan BreseeDT · 0 sacksDavid OjaboDE · 0 sacks
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