New Orleans Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis announced today that the club has signed wide receiver Kevin Austin Jr. from the practice squad to the active roster, signed wide receiver Elijah Cooks and running back Nyheim Miller-Hines to the practice squad, placed running back Devin Neal on Injured Reserve and terminated the practice squad contract of kicker Cade York.

Austin Jr., 6-2, 200, was originally signed as undrafted free agent by the Jacksonville Jaguars following the 2022 NFL Draft out of Notre Dame. After spending time on the practice squad with Jacksonville (2022-23), the Fort Lauderdale, Fla. native signed with New Orleans during 2024 training camp. In his career, he has appeared in 13 games with two starts, including five appearances in 2025, recording 14 receptions for 184 yards (13.1 avg.). In Sunday's win over Carolina, he played extensively in the second half and had three catches for 33 yards.

In four seasons with the Fighting Irish (2018-21), he played in 26 games with 13 starts and finished with 54 receptions for 996 yards (18.4 avg.) and seven scores. In 2021, started all 13 games he played in, recording 48 receptions for 888 yards (18.5 avg.) with seven touchdowns, earning first-team Phil Steele All-Independent honors.

Cooks, 6-4, 215, was originally signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars as an undrafted free agent in 2023 out of San Jose State. In 11 games for the Jaguars from 2023-24, he recorded three receptions for 38 yards. Cooks spent the 2024 postseason on the practice squad of the Philadelphia Eagles and was also on their practice squad for the first week of the 2025 campaign.

The Atascandero, Calif. native played five college seasons at Nevada (2018-21) and his final campaign at San Jose State (2022), playing in 51 games and recording 184 receptions for 2,554 yards with 28 touchdowns. In his final collegiate season, he finished with 76 receptions for 1,076 yards with ten touchdowns.

Miller-Hines, 5-8, 198, was originally a fourth round selection (104th overall) by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2018 NFL Draft out of North Carolina State. In 84 career games with 17 starts with the Colts, Buffalo Bills and Los Angeles Chargers, Miller-Hines has career totals of 308 carries for 1,200 yards with ten touchdowns and has caught 240 passes for 1,778 yards with eight touchdowns. In the return game, the Garner, N.C. native has brought back 89 punts for 1,015 yards (11.4 avg.) with two touchdowns and returned 39 kickoffs for 1,012 yards with two touchdowns. In 2025, he played in three games for the Los Angeles Chargers, primarily in the kickoff return game, where he brought back seven kickoffs for 195 yards (27.9 avg.)