New Orleans Saints · CB RoomCB

#47 Martin Emerson Jr.

Exp  4 yrs NFLAge  26Ht / Wt  6'2" · 200 lbCollege  Mississippi State

Depth-chart placement

Current role

LCB2

Placement

Backup

Room

Cornerback

Experience

YR 5

Last change

Updated 2026-07-29

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CB room context

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Martin Emerson Jr. holds the LCB · Backup spot in New Orleans Saints’s cornerback room. Where he sits among the room’s front-line roles:

LCB · StarterKool-Aid McKinstryStarter

RCB · StarterQuincy RileyStarter

NB · StarterJonas SankerStarter

LCB · BackupMartin Emerson Jr.Backup

RCB · BackupIsaac YiadomBackup

NB · BackupLorenzo Styles Jr.Backup

Background & career

Martin Emerson Jr. is a 6'2", 200-pound left cornerback with four years of NFL experience. The Mississippi State product was selected 68th overall in the third round of the 2022 draft by Cleveland. Emerson currently plays for the New Orleans Saints.

Mississippi Statethrough 2021

Browns2022 – 2025

Saintspresent

College

Mississippi StateDraftRound 3 · No. 68 overall · 2022 · CLEAcquiredAcquired from Cleveland Browns · drafted thereHometownPensacola, FL