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1996 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 4th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 229 points (14.3/g), 29th of 30 in the NFL.
Allowed 339 points (21.2/g), 20th.
Differential of -110 points (-6.9/g), 28th.
Expected W-L: 4.5-11.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -15 (-0.9/g), 28th.
Coached by Rick Venturi (1-7-0) and Jim Mora (2-6-0)
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1996 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Jim Everett | 33 | 10 | 15 | 267 for 464, 2,797 yards, 12 td, 16 int, & 22 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1986 |
| RB | Mario Bates | 23 | 2 | 10 | 164 rushes for 584 yards, 4 td, & 13 catches for 44 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1994 |
| FB | Lorenzo Neal | 26 | 3 | 11 | 21 rushes for 58 yards, 1 td, & 31 catches for 194 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993 |
| FB | Ray Zellars | 23 | 1 | 6 | 120 rushes for 475 yards, 4 td, & 9 catches for 45 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1995 |
| WR | Michael Haynes | 31 | 8 | 11 | 44 catches for 786 yards, 4 td | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 166th pick / 1988 |
| WR | Torrance Small | 26 | 4 | 13 | 50 catches for 558 yards, 2 td, & 4 rushes for 51 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 138th pick / 1992 |
| TE | Irv Smith | 25 | 3 | 7 | 15 catches for 144 yards, 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 20th pick / 1993 |
| TE | Paul Green | 30 | 7 | 5 | 7 catches for 91 yards, 0 td | Denver Broncos / 8th / 208th pick / 1989 |
| TE | Tony Johnson | 24 | Rook | 7 | 7 catches for 76 yards, 1 td | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 197th pick / 1996 |
| LT | Willie Roaf* | 26 | 3 | 13 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1993 |
| LG | Jim Dombrowski | 33 | 10 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
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| LG | Craig Novitsky | 25 | 2 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 143rd pick / 1994 |
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| C | Andy McCollum | 26 | 1 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Ed King | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 29th pick / 1991 |
| RT | Clarence Jones | 28 | 5 | 16 | New York Giants / 4th / 111th pick / 1991 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Darren Mickell | 26 | 4 | 12 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 2nd pick / 1992 Supp |
| LDT | Wayne Martin | 31 | 7 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989 |
| RDT | Austin Robbins | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 120th pick / 1994 |
| RDT | Willie Broughton | 32 | 11 | 5 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 88th pick / 1985 |
| RDE | Joe Johnson | 24 | 2 | 13 | 7.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1994 |
| RDE | Renaldo Turnbull | 30 | 6 | 7 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 14th pick / 1990 |
| LLB | Rufus Porter | 31 | 8 | 9 | ||
| LLB | Richard Harvey | 30 | 6 | 7 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 305th pick / 1989 |
| MLB | Winfred Tubbs | 26 | 2 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1994 |
| RLB | Mark Fields | 24 | 1 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1995 |
| LCB | Mark McMillian | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 272nd pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Eric Allen | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 30th pick / 1988 |
| SS | Anthony Newman | 31 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 35th pick / 1988 |
| FS | Greg Jackson | 30 | 7 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 78th pick / 1989 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Doug Brien | 26 | 2 | 0 | 21 of 25 field goals & 18 of 18 extra points | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 85th pick / 1994 |
| P | Klaus Wilmsmeyer | 29 | 4 | 0 | 87 punts for a 40.8 average, 0 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 311th pick / 1992 |
| PR | Tyrone Hughes | 26 | 3 | 1 | 30 punt returns for a 5.1 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 137th pick / 1993 |
| KR | Tyrone Hughes | 26 | 3 | 1 | 70 kick returns for a 25.6 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 137th pick / 1993 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Tom Ackerman | 24 | G-C | 2 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Eastern Washington | 9/6/1972 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 145th pick / 1996 |
| Eric Allen | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-10 | Arizona State | 11/22/1965 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 30th pick / 1988 |
| Mario Bates | 23 | RB | 14 | 10 | 217 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 1/16/1973 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1994 |
| Doug Brien | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | California | 11/24/1970 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 85th pick / 1994 |
| Willie Broughton | 32 | DT-NT | 14 | 5 | 285 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 9/9/1964 | 11 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 88th pick / 1985 |
| Derek D. Brown | 25 | RB | 11 | 0 | 201 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 4/15/1971 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 109th pick / 1993 |
| Je'Rod Cherry | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | California | 5/30/1973 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1996 |
| Don Davis | 24 | LB | 11 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Kansas | 12/17/1972 | Rook | |
| Lee DeRamus | 24 | WR | 15 | 4 | 205 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 8/24/1972 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 184th pick / 1995 |
| Ernest Dixon | 25 | LB | 16 | 0 | 243 | 6-1 | South Carolina | 10/17/1971 | 2 | |
| Jim Dombrowski | 33 | G-T | 10 | 10 | 300 | 6-5 | Virginia | 10/19/1963 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 1986 |
| Jim Everett | 33 | QB | 15 | 15 | 212 | 6-5 | Purdue | 1/3/1963 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1986 |
| Mark Fields | 24 | LB | 16 | 15 | 244 | 6-2 | Washington State | 11/9/1972 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1995 |
| Kendall Gammon | 28 | C-TE | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Pittsburg State | 10/23/1968 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 291st pick / 1992 |
| Paul Green | 30 | TE | 14 | 5 | 236 | 6-3 | USC | 10/8/1966 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 8th / 208th pick / 1989 |
| Terry Guess | 22 | WR | 3 | 2 | 200 | 6-0 | Gardner-Webb | 9/22/1974 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 165th pick / 1996 |
| Richard Harvey | 30 | LB | 14 | 7 | 235 | 6-1 | Tulane | 9/11/1966 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 11th / 305th pick / 1989 |
| Mercury Hayes | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Michigan | 1/1/1973 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 136th pick / 1996 |
| Michael Haynes | 31 | WR | 16 | 11 | 184 | 6-0 | Northern Arizona | 12/24/1965 | 8 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 166th pick / 1988 |
| Keno Hills | 23 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 305 | 6-6 | Kent State,La-Lafayette | 6/13/1973 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 179th pick / 1996 |
| Derrick Hoskins | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Southern Miss | 11/14/1970 | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders / 5th / 128th pick / 1992 |
| Tyrone Hughes | 26 | DB | 16 | 1 | 175 | 5-9 | Nebraska | 1/14/1970 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 137th pick / 1993 |
| Earnest Hunter | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 201 | 5-8 | Southeast Oklahoma State | 12/21/1970 | 1 | |
| Greg Jackson | 30 | DB | 16 | 15 | 217 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/20/1966 | 7 | New York Giants / 3rd / 78th pick / 1989 |
| Haywood Jeffires | 32 | WR | 9 | 1 | 201 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 12/12/1964 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 20th pick / 1987 |
| Joe Johnson | 24 | DE | 13 | 13 | 275 | 6-4 | Louisville | 7/11/1972 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1994 |
| Tony Johnson | 24 | TE | 9 | 7 | 255 | 6-5 | Alabama | 2/5/1972 | Rook | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 197th pick / 1996 |
| Brian Jones | 28 | LB | 16 | 1 | 250 | 6-1 | Texas,UCLA | 1/22/1968 | 5 | Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 213th pick / 1991 |
| Clarence Jones | 28 | T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-6 | Maryland | 5/6/1968 | 5 | New York Giants / 4th / 111th pick / 1991 |
| Ed King | 27 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Auburn | 12/3/1969 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 2nd / 29th pick / 1991 |
| Sean Lumpkin | 26 | DB | 7 | 1 | 206 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 1/4/1970 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 106th pick / 1992 |
| Henry Lusk | 24 | TE | 16 | 3 | 245 | 6-2 | Utah | 5/8/1972 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 246th pick / 1996 |
| Wayne Martin | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 10/26/1965 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989 |
| J.J. McCleskey | 26 | DB | 5 | 0 | 180 | 5-8 | Tennessee | 4/10/1970 | 2 | |
| Andy McCollum | 26 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Toledo | 6/2/1970 | 1 | |
| Mark McMillian | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 154 | 5-7 | Alabama | 4/29/1970 | 4 | Philadelphia Eagles / 10th / 272nd pick / 1992 |
| Darren Mickell | 26 | DE | 12 | 12 | 285 | 6-4 | Florida | 8/3/1970 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 2nd pick / 1992 Supp |
| Alex Molden | 23 | DB | 14 | 2 | 190 | 5-10 | Oregon | 8/4/1973 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1996 |
| Lorenzo Neal | 26 | FB | 16 | 11 | 255 | 5-11 | Fresno State | 12/27/1970 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 89th pick / 1993 |
| Anthony Newman | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 203 | 6-0 | Oregon | 11/25/1965 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 35th pick / 1988 |
| Craig Novitsky | 25 | G | 16 | 6 | 295 | 6-5 | UCLA | 5/12/1971 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 143rd pick / 1994 |
| Doug Nussmeier | 26 | QB | 3 | 1 | 211 | 6-3 | Idaho | 12/11/1970 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 116th pick / 1994 |
| Emile Palmer | 23 | DT | 1 | 0 | 320 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 4/5/1973 | Rook | |
| Rufus Porter | 31 | LB-DE | 13 | 9 | 228 | 6-1 | Southern | 5/18/1965 | 8 | |
| Willie Roaf* | 26 | T | 13 | 13 | 320 | 6-5 | Louisiana Tech | 4/18/1970 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1993 |
| Austin Robbins | 25 | DT | 15 | 7 | 290 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 3/1/1971 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 120th pick / 1994 |
| Torrance Small | 26 | WR | 16 | 13 | 209 | 6-3 | Alcorn State | 9/4/1970 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 138th pick / 1992 |
| Brady Smith | 23 | DE | 16 | 4 | 274 | 6-5 | Colorado State | 6/5/1973 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 1996 |
| Irv Smith | 25 | TE | 7 | 7 | 249 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 10/13/1971 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 20th pick / 1993 |
| Fred Stokes | 32 | DE | 9 | 0 | 274 | 6-3 | Georgia Southern | 3/14/1964 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 12th / 332nd pick / 1987 |
| William Strong | 25 | DB | 9 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | North Carolina State | 11/3/1971 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 148th pick / 1995 |
| Winfred Tubbs | 26 | LB | 16 | 13 | 250 | 6-4 | Texas | 9/24/1970 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 79th pick / 1994 |
| Renaldo Turnbull | 30 | DE-LB | 12 | 7 | 250 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 1/5/1966 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 14th pick / 1990 |
| Mike Verstegen | 25 | G-T | 8 | 4 | 311 | 6-6 | Wisconsin | 10/24/1971 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 75th pick / 1995 |
| Ricky Whittle | 25 | RB | 10 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Oregon | 12/21/1971 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 103rd pick / 1996 |
| Donald Willis | 23 | G | 4 | 0 | 325 | 6-3 | North Carolina A&T,Washington | 7/15/1973 | Rook | |
| Klaus Wilmsmeyer | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-2 | Louisville | 12/4/1967 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 12th / 311th pick / 1992 |
| Ray Zellars | 23 | RB | 9 | 6 | 233 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 3/25/1973 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1995 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 240.2 | 6-1.8 | 3.3 |