Foster Moreau is an LSU-product tight end who signed with the Houston Texans ahead of the 2026 season after three years in New Orleans.
Moreau entered the NFL as a fourth-round pick of the Raiders in 2019 and has built a reputation as a tough blocking tight end and red-zone option. He spent three seasons with the New Orleans Saints before joining Houston in March 2026. Moreau has also been public about overcoming a cancer diagnosis discovered during a 2023 physical.
Path to the league
Moreau played his college football at LSU, where he developed into a well-rounded tight end. The Raiders selected him in the fourth round of the 2019 NFL Draft, and he spent his first four seasons in Las Vegas before signing with New Orleans.
Career highlights
During his time with the Saints, Moreau totaled 60 receptions for 665 yards and six touchdowns over three seasons, per ESPN reporting. He has been valued as a blocker and complementary pass-catcher. His career also carries a personal note: a 2023 physical revealed Hodgkin lymphoma, which he went on to beat before returning to the field.
2025 season
Moreau played in 11 games for New Orleans in 2025 after starting the season on the physically unable to perform list, catching seven passes for 59 yards before an ankle injury cost him the final two games, according to ESPN. He signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the Houston Texans in March 2026, joining a tight end room headlined by Dalton Schultz.
Sources
- ESPN: Source: Ex-Saints TE Foster Moreau to sign with Texans
- ESPN: Foster Moreau player page
Statistics
2025 season and career2025 Season · Receiving
11 games played▶Receiving · career
| Year | Team | GP | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | saints | 11 | 7 | 59 | 8.4 | 0 | 16 |
| 2024 | saints | 17 | 32 | 413 | 12.9 | 5 | 41 |
| 2023 | saints | 15 | 21 | 193 | 9.2 | 1 | 23 |
| 2022 | raiders | 15 | 33 | 420 | 12.7 | 2 | 33 |
| 2021 | raiders | 17 | 30 | 373 | 12.4 | 3 | 44 |
| 2020 | raiders | 16 | 7 | 140 | 20.0 | 2 | 47 |
| 2019 | raiders | 13 | 21 | 174 | 8.3 | 5 | 23 |
▶Rushing · career
| Year | Team | GP | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LNG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | raiders | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 |
Player Profile
Background
- Position
- Tight End
- Group
- offense
- College
- LSU
- Hometown
- New Orleans, LA, USA
- Age
- 29
- Status
- active
