Audric Estime

Career StatsD-

Year	Team	GP	Yards	TD	YPC
Career		20	508	3	4.2
2025		7	198	1	4.3
2024		13	310	2	4.1

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

The Saints secured excellent value with Audric Estime's modest $1M AAV deal, earning a B+ CVI that reflects smart depth acquisition at running back. While Estime profiles as a depth piece rather than a featured contributor, his bargain-basement salary creates significant upside for New Orleans with minimal downside risk. At this price point, the Saints are essentially getting a lottery ticket on a player who could develop into a solid rotational back or special teams contributor without any meaningful cap implications. The contract structure appears team-friendly given the low annual commitment, allowing the organization to evaluate Estime's potential while maintaining financial flexibility at a position where injuries are commonplace. This represents the type of calculated, low-risk investment that championship-caliber teams make to build depth — paying below-market rates for developmental talent that could pay dividends down the road.

Performance Analysis

Audric Estime earns a D- for the Saints at running back, a disappointing start for a player who was expected to bring power and physicality to New Orleans's backfield. Estime has the size to be a punishing between-the-tackles runner, but his vision and decisiveness have been lacking at the NFL level. He has been slow to hit holes and has not shown the burst to break through arm tackles consistently. The Saints invested draft capital in him hoping for an immediate impact, and that has not materialized. New Orleans needs more from their featured back, and Estime is running out of goodwill.