Brendan Nugent

Offensive Line Coach, New Orleans Saints (NO).

Quick Facts

• Role: Offensive Line Coach
• Team: New Orleans Saints (NO)
• NFL experience: Not listed
• Reports to: Kellen Moore (Head Coach)
• Coaching tree: see Coaching Trees

Background

Brendan Nugent enters his second season under Head Coach Kellen Moore as offensive line coach for New Orleans in 2026, in his second stint with the club. A 22-year coaching veteran, including the last 13 seasons in the NFL, he previously served as the Saints' offensive line coach in 2021 and returned in 2025 after a year as assistant offensive line coach of the Seattle Seahawks.

Scheme & Fantasy Angle

In his return to New Orleans, Nugent helped the line overcome a rash of injuries to improve in pass protection and run blocking, anchored by rookie LT Kelvin Banks Jr. and second-year RT Taliese Fuaga. He played a key role developing Banks, a consensus All-Rookie selection who led the offense with 1,066 snaps and surrendered only four sacks.