NFL CAREER – A third-year running back, Estime joined the Saints practice squad in Week Seven of the 2025 campaign and ended up providing a spark to the Saints run game in the final month of the season, utilizing his compact build and ability to power ahead between the tackles. The former Notre Dame standout has played in 20 games with two starts for the Denver Broncos (2024), and Saints (2025), carrying 122 times for 508 yards (4.2 avg.) with three touchdowns, while catching 17 passes for 130 yards (7.6 avg.). In 2025, he played in seven games with one start for the Saints, rushing for 46 times for 198 yards (4.3 avg.) with one touchdown and catching a career-high 12 passes for a career-best 103 yards. The fifth round draft pick of the Denver Broncos, who has established himself in the tailback rotation through hard work and persistence, will compete for snaps in the running back room under Head Coach Kellen Moore.
CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Signed by New Orleans Saints to the active roster from the practice squad, 11/5/25; Signed to Saints practice squad, 10/21/25; Practice squad contract terminated by Philadelphia Eagles, 12/16/24; Signed to practice squad by Eagles, 8/29/25; Waived by Denver Broncos, 8/26/25; Activated by Denver from Injured Reserve, 10/12/24; Placed by Broncos on Injured Reserve, 9/11/24; Signed by Broncos to a four-year contract, 5/10/24; Selected by Denver in the fifth round (147th overall) of the 2024 NFL Draft.
2025 – Joining the Saints active roster in Week Ten, played in seven games with one start and carried 46 times for 198 yards (4.3 avg.) with one touchdown and caught 12 passes for 103 yards (8.6 avg.)...at Tennessee, Dec. 28, rotated in on offense and played on special teams for his most extensive action with the Black and Gold to date, rushing 14 times for a career-high 94 yards with a 32-yard touchdown, his career-long rush, also adding a four-yard…In finale at Atlanta, 1/4/26, handled lead back role rushing for 63 yards and catching career-high five passes for career-best 43 yards. 2024 – Appeared in 13 regular season games for Denver (one start) and totaled 76 carries for 310 yards (4.1 avg.) with two scores, also catching five passes for 27 yards...Made NFL debut in Week One at Seattle, Sept. 8, where he rushed twice for 14 yards (7.0 avg.)...Rushed five times for 35 yards (7.0 avg.) at Baltimore, Nov. 3... Finished with 14 carries for 53 yards at Kansas City, Nov. 10...Rushed nine times for 48 yards (5.3 avg.) with his first career touchdown at LAC, Dec. 19... Rushed for 34 yards and his second career touchdown vs. Kansas City, 1/5/26.
COLLEGE – Estime appeared in 37 games (14 starts) over three seasons at the University of Notre Dame (2021-23)...Named consensus second-team All-American after starting all 12 games and leading the Irish with 210 carries for 1,341 (6.4 avg.) yards and 18 rushing touchdowns with a long of 80 yards while adding 17 receptions for 142 yards. Rushing yardage total fifth-best in single season program history. His 18 rushing touchdowns set a new single-season Notre Dame record while his 1,341 rushing yards ranked fifth-most in a season all-time in Fighting Irish history. 1,341 yards ranked eighth and his 111.8 yards per game ranked tenth most among all FBS players in 2023.  Produced six 100-plus yard rushing games in 2023, the seventh most in a single season in program history. Led the team with 1,483 all-purpose yards…Rushed for a career-high 238 yards and four touchdowns on 25 carries at Stanford (11/25), the 17th 200-yard rushing game in school history and the fourth-most rushing yards in a single game in program history…Made appearances in all 13 games (two starts) in 2022, leading the Irish in rushing with 156 carries for 920 yards (5.9 avg.) with 11 touchdowns. 11 rushing TDs ranked tenth-most at the time in single season in Notre Dame history...Made first career start and had 21 yards rushing and a TD at Ohio State (9/3.)…Recorded first career game with 100-plus rushing yards at North Carolina (9/24), totaling 134 yards with two TDs...Played in 12 games, totaling seven carries for 60 yards (8.6 avg.) as a freshman in 2021.
PERSONAL – Attended St. Joseph Regional (Montvale, N.J.) HS, where he was named the 2020 New Jersey Football Player of the Year by NJ.com...Recorded 476 career carries for 3,641 yards and 48 touchdowns along with 14 career receptions for 185 yards and two touchdowns...As a senior in 2020, registered 190 carries for 1,857 yards and 22 touchdowns while adding 14 receptions for 185 yards and two TDs...Cousin of former Miami Dolphins defensive end Terrence Fede…Audric Estime was born on Sept. 6, 2003, in Nyack, N.Y…Name pronounced: AWE-drick ess-TE-may.
