22 days until Saints opener: Every player to wear the No. 22 jersey
Saints great Mark Ingram II, Super Bowl XLIV hero Tracy Porter, and the explosive Rashid Shaheed top the players who wore 22 in New Orleans history.
The New Orleans Saints will open their 2026 regular season on September 13th against the Detroit Lions. Veteran cornerback Martin Emerson Jr. will wear No. 22 for the team, becoming the 21st New Orleans player to do so. Emerson was signed this offseason to strengthen the cornerback position and recently switched from No. 47 to No. 22.
Looking back at the history of the No. 22 jersey, RB Charlie Brown holds the distinction of being the first player and first draft pick to wear the number, despite limited success in his early years with the Saints.
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