Saints Countdown To Kickoff With The History Of Number 92

We are currently 92 days out from the New Orleans Saints 2025 regular season opener against the Arizona Cardinals. The Saints will have a new coach in Kellen Moore and are hoping to improve on their 5-12 record from a season ago.

Newly-acquired defensive lineman Davon Godchaux currently wears number 92 for the Saints. He's one of several new faces brought in by the team this offseason. He could also become the latest of 13 different players to wear that number during a regular season game with New Orleans. Let's have a look at the others.

• James Haynes, LB (1984-89)

• DeMond Winston, LB (1990-94)

• Darren Mickell, DE (1996-97)

• Troy Wilson, DE (1999)

• Martin Chase, DT (2000-02)

• Henry Ford, DT (2003)

• Tony Bryant, DE (2004-05)

• Remi Ayodele, DT (2008-10)

• Shaun Rogers, DT (2011)

• John Jenkins, DT (2013-16)

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• John Hughes, DT (2017)

• Marcus Davenport, DE (2018-22)

• Tanoh Kpassagnon, DE (2023-24)

• Davon Godchaux, DT (present)

The first to wear 92 for the Saints was Haynes, who did it for six years, 61 games, and 23 starts. Overshadowed behind the Dome Patrol for most of his career, Hughes served as a solid backup for the iconic foursome and had four career sacks along with an interception.

Winston followed Haynes up to work behind the Dome Patrol in the back part of their era, serving mostly on special teams for four years. Mickell came on as a free agent in 1996. He was a solid defender for otherwise bad teams, recording 6.5 sacks in 25 starts over two years.

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Chase quietly had 5.5 sacks in 1999, his second of two years on awful Mike Ditka Saints squads. Bryant was stuck behind outstanding New Orleans defensive lines for his two seasons but still managed 6 sacks and 7 tackles for loss.

Ayodele was a quiet but very effective contributor during the Saints run to a Super Bowl XLIV title. He started 29 contests between 2009 and 2010, recording 2.5 sacks and 6 tackles for loss while adding a touchdown on a fumble return.

Most of Rogers' career was built with the Lions, but he was a productive run-stopper for one year in New Orleans towards the end of his career. Hughes had a similar resume'; productive with the Browns early before ending his career with the Saints.

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Between Rogers and Hughes was Jenkins, a massive third round pick in the 2013 draft. Jenkins had only 1.5 sacks and 6 stops for loss in three seasons with the Saints, but was at times immovable at the line of scrimmage against the run.

Davenport is easily the most controversial and criticized No. 92 in franchise history. New Orleans traded up in the 2018 NFL draft to get him at the 14th overall choice. While Davenport flashed immense potential, he never did so consistently and missed a ton of time with nagging injuries.

All told, Davenport missed 21 full games and most of several others over his five years with the Saints. He countered that with modest career production of 21.5 sacks, 60 QB hits, and 25 tackles for loss.

Kpassagnon came to the Saints in 2021, then switched to No. 92 in 2023 after Davenport's departure. He had 3.5 sacks and 13 pressures in his first year after the number change, but missed most of the 2024 season with an Achilles injury.

Godchaux was acquired in a trade with the Patriots this offseason in exchange for a 2026 seventh round draft choice. The former LSU and Plaquemine Senior High School star now returns to his home state after four years each with the Dolphins and Patriots.