Delvin Breaux

Delvin Breaux (born October 25, 1989) is an American football cornerback for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL). He attended McDonogh 35 High School in New Orleans, Louisiana. He has also been a member of the Louisiana Bayou Vipers, New Orleans VooDoo, and Hamilton Tiger-Cats.

Breaux fractured his C4, C5 and C6 vertebrae during a kickoff return in a high school football game on October 27, 2006. He had earlier received a scholarship to play football for the LSU Tigers. The Tigers honored his scholarship and he arrived at LSU in December 2008 but was never cleared to play. He was a player-coach for the Tigers. Breaux eventually stopped going to practice and later left LSU.

Louisiana Bayou Vipers

Breaux played for the Louisiana Bayou Vipers of the Gridiron Developmental Football League (GDFL) in 2012 and was named an All-Star.

New Orleans VooDoo

Breaux was signed by the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League (AFL) on November 5, 2012. He was placed on Other League Exempt by the VooDoo on May 22, 2013. His AFL rights were assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm on October 16, 2015.

Hamilton Tiger-Cats

Breaux signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats on May 24, 2013. He played for two seasons and was named to the CFL All-Star team in 2014.

New Orleans Saints

Breaux was released by Hamilton so he could sign with the Saints. He signed with the New Orleans Saints on January 24, 2015.

In his first game with the Saints on September 13, he recovered a fumble against the Arizona Cardinals. Breaux recorded his first career interception during the Saints' 39-17 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. He was the Saints' recipient of the Ed Block Courage Award for the 2015 season. Breaux finished his first year in the NFL with 45 tackles and 3 interceptions. He was voted the team's defensive MVP by a fan vote on the Saints' website.

He suffered a broken fibula during the team's first game of the 2016 season on September 11. He missed the next six games then suffered a shoulder injury in Week 14. He was placed on injured reserve on December 23. 2016.

Son of Lionel Breaux Sr and Juanita Blakely. His brother, Lionel Breaux Jr, played college football at Ole Miss.