Spencer Rattler

Career StatsF

Year	Team	GP	Yards	TD	INT	RTG
Career		16	2,903	12	10	78.9
2025		9	1,586	8	5	86.5
2024		7	1,317	4	5	70.4

Current Contract

Contract Value Index (CVI)

Spencer Rattler's contract earns a C Contract Value Index, with the AAV sitting where the comparable-tier deals tend to settle. At $1.09M annually on a four-year rookie scale deal, the contract itself is a sunk cost — the real problem is the player attached to it. Rattler's 2025 season produced minimal counting stats across nine games before he was benched in favor of second-round rookie Tyler Shough, a clear organizational vote of no-confidence that has fundamentally altered his standing in New Orleans. For a second-year quarterback at 25 years old, the developmental timeline has effectively closed; the Saints' recent focus on adding defensive depth suggests they've moved on from Rattler's upside entirely. His modest AAV actually works in the Saints' favor should they succeed in moving him — the contract is tradeable, not an albatross — but the media narrative paints him as a reclamation project at best, a cautionary tale of a fifth-round pick who failed to develop into a viable backup option. The CVI grade reflects a deal that's neither predatory nor generous; it's simply an artifact of a failed developmental gambit now being warehoused or offloaded.

Contracts in the Same Value Band

Other same-position deals the Contract Value Index also places in the C band — a quick read on where Spencer's contract sits relative to comparable money.

Performance Analysis

Among quarterbacks on the New Orleans Saints, Spencer Rattler's output grades to a F performance level. The 25-year-old second-year player has become a cautionary tale in quarterback development, benched mid-season in favor of rookie Tyler Shough in a move that signaled organizational loss of confidence. His 2025 season production was sparse, appearing in nine games with minimal counting impact as he ceded snaps and decision-making authority to his younger counterpart. The benching wasn't a close competition or a situational rotation—it was a definitive statement that the Saints view Rattler as a non-viable starter going forward, a verdict that carries particular weight given the franchise has already begun reshaping its roster around Shough as the future at the position. The media narrative has turned uniformly damning: trade speculation now dominates coverage, with multiple credible reports placing him on the block and identifying potential landing spots, reflecting a league-wide perception that his window as a legitimate starter in New Orleans has closed. Without a fresh start elsewhere, Rattler enters 2026 as a young quarterback at genuine crossroads—his offseason training commitment notwithstanding, he must rebuild from the ground up to salvage what has become an increasingly uncertain NFL future.

How Spencer Compares at the Position

Spencer Rattler ranks 103rd of 106 graded quarterbacks by performance. That slots Spencer between Dillon Gabriel (F) just ahead and Zach Wilson (F) just behind.

Current Sentiment

Spencer Rattler enters the 2026 offseason with an F-grade sentiment that reflects a quarterback whose NFL future has become increasingly uncertain. The media narrative surrounding Rattler has turned decidedly negative after being benched for rookie Tyler Shough, with most coverage framing this as a damning indictment of his development and long-term viability in New Orleans. Trade speculation has dominated the discourse, with analysts openly discussing potential landing spots and the Saints' apparent eagerness to move on from their former developmental prospect. While Rattler's offseason training efforts in Arizona demonstrate personal commitment, this positive storyline has been completely overshadowed by the organizational vote of no-confidence represented by his benching. The consensus view portrays Rattler as a quarterback at a critical crossroads—a player whose window as a legitimate starter may be rapidly closing without a change of scenery and renewed opportunity elsewhere. His modest contract makes him an intriguing reclamation project for quarterback-needy teams, but the current media framing suggests he'll need to rebuild his reputation from the ground up in 2026.