Saints Might Trade Promising 23-Year-Old RB To Offense-Needy Chiefs

The New Orleans Saints will still start five-time Pro Bowler Alvin Kamara at running back in 2025, but the depth chart is more complicated immediately thereafter.

Kendre Miller was the Saints' third-round pick in 2023, and he's shown some promising flashed in his 14 NFL games so far. But that's been marred by repeated injuries, and over the weekend, the Saints brought in some competition in the form of Cam Akers,

Miller and Akers may be able to coexist on the active roster, but it will be a difficult needle to thread. And while this only applies if another team values him a considerable amount, Miller might be worth more to the Saints as a trade asset than a part-time backup.

On Saturday, David Latham of Last Word on Sports proposed one team that might hypothetically be interested in acquiring Miller: the Kansas City Chiefs, whose running back depth chart contains several question marks.

"After battling injuries for most of the 2024 season, former seventh-round pick Isiah Pacheco is back and ready to lead this backfield. While a healthy version of Pacheco can be an adequate starter, he’s nothing special, and the rest of the depth chart is rather uninspiring," Latham wrote.

"Kareem Hunt is well past his prime, and free agent signee Elijah Mitchell hasn’t done much since his impressive rookie season. A Kendre Miller trade shouldn’t cost anything more than a late-round pick swap, and the TCU product could provide some much-needed competition at the position."

Miller, who is still just 23 years old, averages 3.8 yards per rushing attempt in his NFL career. On 80 carries, he has 304 yards and two touchdowns. He's also added 15 catches for 150 yards.

It's no guarantee the Chiefs have any interest in adding Miller to further complicate their own backfield. But perhaps they see something they value enough to toss the Saints back a late-round pick.

NFL Writer Reveals 'Worst Case Scenario' For Saints Offense

The New Orleans Saints offense is fighting an uphill battle for success this season. The three quarterbacks expected to compete for the starting job, Spencer Rattler, Jake Haener, and Tyler Shough, have never shown true potential at the NFL level. All three appear to be career backups at best.

First year head coach Kellen Moore is fighting quite an uphill battle this season.

Bleacher Report's Alex Ballentine recently revealed the "worst-case scenario" for the Saints offense would be a poor performance from the offensive line that would make it hard to tell if the team has a franchise quarterback on the roster.

"Having a young offensive line in front of a young quarterback can be the foundation for a strong future. It can also be an unmitigated disaster," Ballentine wrote. "That's what Moore is going to have to navigate. The offensive line could be breaking in three starters at new positions. That means center Erik McCoy and right guard Cesar Ruiz are the only sure things up front.

"If the offensive line doesn't provide adequate protection, then it's going to be hard to tell if Shough or Rattler can be the quarterback of the future. That means a wasted year for the entire offense and few things to be excited about in 2026."

This would absolutely be the worst case scenario.

If the offensive line is so bad that the quarterback doesn't have a chance to succeed, the Saints might be forced to run it back with a similar quarterback room next season.

The Saints aren't going to be Super Bowl contenders this season either way. They need to find out if Shough, Rattler, or Haener could be the next franchise guy in New Orleans. Even if they find out that none of the three are talented enough to win games, it's better to know than to be left questioning.