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NFL · NFC South · 2026
Updated 2026-07-29
95 players
New Orleans Saints · OL RoomOL

#76 David Edwards

Exp 7 yrs NFLAge 30Ht / Wt 6'6" · 308 lbCollege Wisconsin
Depth-chart placement
Current role
LG1
Placement
Starter
Room
Offensive Line
Experience
YR 8
Last change
Updated 2026-07-29

David Edwards holds the LG · Starter spot in New Orleans Saints’s offensive line room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LT · StarterKelvin Banks Jr.Starter
LG · StarterDavid EdwardsStarter
C · StarterErik McCoyStarter
RG · StarterCesar RuizStarter
RT · StarterTaliese FuagaStarter
LT · BackupAsim RichardsBackup
LG · BackupDillon RadunzBackup
C · BackupTorricelli Simpkins IIIBackup
RG · BackupJeremiah WrightBackup
RT · BackupXavier TrussBackup

David Edwards played 19 games in 2025 with a 93% snap share.

Background & career

David Edwards is a 6'6", 308-pound left guard in his eighth NFL season with the New Orleans Saints. Drafted by Los Angeles in 2019 (round 5, overall 169) out of Wisconsin, Edwards appeared in 103 career regular season games with 77 starts across stints with the Rams (2019–22) and Buffalo Bills (2023–25). He compiled 12 postseason appearances with 10 starts at left guard. In 2025, his final year with Buffalo, Edwards played all 17 regular season games and both playoff contests while anchoring a rushing offense that led the NFL at 159.6 yards per game. His seven years of experience, including a Super Bowl championship run in 2021, bring significant playoff depth to New Orleans' interior line.

Wisconsinthrough 2018
Rams2019 – 2022
Bills2023 – 2025
Saintspresent
CollegeWisconsinDraftRound 5 · No. 169 overall · 2019 · LARAcquiredAcquired from Los Angeles Rams · drafted thereHometownDowners Grove, IL