Taysom Hill won’t be available for the New Orleans Saints against the Kansas City Chiefs. The Saints’ utility player was one of five players the team officially ruled out on Saturday for the Monday night matchup.

The New Orleans ruled out five players and listed two others as questionable for Monday's game against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Saints TE Taysom Hill tops a long list of players whom New Orleans has ruled out for Monday night's matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Taysom Hill has been ruled out for the New Orleans Saints’ Week 5 contest against the Kansas City Chiefs. The contest begins at 8:15 PM ET on Monday. Check out Hill’s stats on this page. Heading into Week 5,

The Saints ruled out five players, including Taysom Hill, on their final Week 5 injury report. Here’s who is out against the Chiefs on Monday night:

Hill has 19.9 fantasy points (6.6 per game), seventh at his position and 170th in the league. In his most recent game (last week versus the Atlanta Falcons), Hill finished with 14.4 fantasy points -- zero receptions, zero yards. Kansas City has allowed one player to pile up more than 100 receiving yards in a game this season.

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Saints head coach Dennis Allen revealed that tight end Taysom Hill is dealing with rib fractures this week and fielded questions about whether Hill might go on injured reserve, so it would have been surprising if Hill was cleared to play against the Chiefs on Monday night.

In Week 5 (Monday at 8:15 PM ET), tight end Taysom Hill and the New Orleans Saints will play the Kansas City Chiefs, who have the 23rd-ranked pass defense in the NFL (227.8 yards conceded per game). When setting your fantasy football lineup this week,