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1998 New Orleans Saints

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Record: 6-10-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 305 points (19.1/g), 21st of 30 in the NFL.
 Allowed 359 points (22.4/g), 21st.
 Differential of -54 points (-3.4/g), 19th.
 Expected W-L: 6.5-9.5.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 16th.

Coached by Mike Ditka (6-10-0)

1998 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

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Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Kerry Collins 26 3 7 94 for 191, 1,202 yards, 4 td, 10 int, & 23 rushes for 113 yards and 1 td

Carolina Panthers / 1st / 5th pick / 1995

QB Billy Joe Tolliver 32 9 4 110 for 199, 1,427 yards, 8 td, 4 int, & 11 rushes for 43 yards and 0 td

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1989

RB Lamar Smith 28 4 9 138 rushes for 457 yards, 1 td, & 24 catches for 249 yards and 2 td

Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1994

FB Aaron Craver 30 7 10 45 rushes for 180 yards, 2 td, & 33 catches for 214 yards and 2 td

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 60th pick / 1991

FB Ray Zellars 25 3 7 56 rushes for 162 yards, 1 td, & 10 catches for 50 yards and 0 td

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1995

WR Sean Dawkins 27 5 15 53 catches for 823 yards, 1 td

Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 16th pick / 1993

WR Andre Hastings 27 5 12 35 catches for 455 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 32 yards and 0 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1993

TE Cam Cleeland 23 Rook 16 54 catches for 684 yards, 6 td

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1998

LT Willie Roaf* 28 5 15

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1993

LG Kyle Turley 23 Rook 15

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1998

LG Andy McCollum 28 3 5 1 fumble recovered
C Tom Ackerman 26 2 10

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 145th pick / 1996

RG Chris Naeole 24 1 16 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1997

RT Clarence Jones 30 7 14 1 fumble recovered

New York Giants / 4th / 111th pick / 1991

 Defensive Starters
LDE Jared Tomich 24 1 11 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 39th pick / 1997

LDE Brady Smith 25 2 5

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 1996

LDT Wayne Martin 33 9 16 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989

RDT La'Roi Glover 24 2 15 10.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 166th pick / 1996

RDE Joe Johnson* 26 4 16 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1994

LLB Keith Mitchell 24 1 15 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered
MLB Kevin Mitchell 27 4 8 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1994

MLB Chris Bordano 24 Rook 6 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 6th / 161st pick / 1998

RLB Mark Fields 26 3 15 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1995

LCB Alex Molden 25 2 15 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1996

RCB Tyronne Drakeford 27 4 15 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 1994

SS Chad Cota 27 3 16 2.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Carolina Panthers / 7th / 209th pick / 1995

FS Sammy Knight 23 1 13 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Doug Brien 28 4 0 20 of 22 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 85th pick / 1994

P Mark Royals 33 11 0 88 punts for a 45.6 average, 0 blocked
PR Andre Hastings 27 5 12 22 punt returns for a 14.0 average and 0 td

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1993

KR Qadry Ismail 28 5 1 28 kick returns for a 21.1 average and 0 td

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1993

Roster

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Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
Tom Ackerman 26 G-C 15 10 290 6-3 Eastern Washington 9/6/1972 2

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 145th pick / 1996

Ink Aleaga 25 LB 15 3 251 6-1 Washington 4/27/1973 1
Brett Bech 27 WR 16 0 184 6-1 LSU 8/20/1971 1
Chris Bordano 24 LB 16 6 241 6-1 SMU 12/30/1974 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 6th / 161st pick / 1998

Doug Brien 28 K 16 0 180 6-0 California 11/24/1970 4

San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 85th pick / 1994

Je'Rod Cherry 25 DB 14 0 210 6-1 California 5/30/1973 2

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1996

Cam Cleeland 23 TE 16 16 272 6-5 Washington 8/15/1975 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1998

Kerry Collins 26 QB 7 7 248 6-5 Penn State 12/30/1972 3

Carolina Panthers / 1st / 5th pick / 1995

Chad Cota 27 DB 16 16 198 6-1 Oregon 8/8/1971 3

Carolina Panthers / 7th / 209th pick / 1995

Aaron Craver 30 RB 16 10 218 6-0 Fresno State 12/18/1968 7

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 60th pick / 1991

Don Davis 26 LB 4 0 235 6-1 Kansas 12/17/1972 2
Troy Davis 23 RB 14 2 191 5-7 Iowa State 9/14/1975 1

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1997

Sean Dawkins 27 WR 15 15 215 6-4 California 2/3/1971 5

Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 16th pick / 1993

Tyronne Drakeford 27 DB 16 15 185 5-11 Virginia Tech 6/21/1971 4

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 1994

John Farquhar 26 TE 5 0 278 6-6 Duke 3/22/1972 2
Mark Fields 26 LB 15 15 244 6-2 Washington State 11/9/1972 3

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1995

Jerry Fontenot 32 C-G 4 4 300 6-3 Texas A&M 11/21/1966 9

Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989

Kendall Gammon 30 C-TE 16 0 255 6-4 Pittsburg State 10/23/1968 6

Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 291st pick / 1992

La'Roi Glover 24 DT-NT 16 15 285 6-2 San Diego State 7/4/1974 2

Oakland Raiders / 5th / 166th pick / 1996

Eric Guliford 29 WR 5 1 170 5-8 Arizona State 10/25/1969 5
Andre Hastings 27 WR 16 12 190 6-1 Georgia 11/7/1971 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1993

Chris Hewitt 24 DB 16 2 210 6-0 Cincinnati 7/22/1974 1
Keno Hills 25 G-T 12 1 305 6-6 Kent State,La-Lafayette 6/13/1973 2

New Orleans Saints / 6th / 179th pick / 1996

Billy Joe Hobert 27 QB 1 1 230 6-3 Washington 1/8/1971 3

Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1993

Qadry Ismail 28 WR 10 1 196 6-0 Syracuse 11/8/1970 5

Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1993

Alonzo Johnson 25 WR 1 0 183 5-11 Central State (OH) 4/18/1973 Rook
Joe Johnson* 26 DE 16 16 275 6-4 Louisville 7/11/1972 4

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1994

Tony Johnson 26 TE 11 0 255 6-5 Alabama 2/5/1972 2

Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 197th pick / 1996

Brian Jones 30 LB 1 0 250 6-1 Texas,UCLA 1/22/1968 7

Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 213th pick / 1991

Clarence Jones 30 T 14 14 300 6-6 Maryland 5/6/1968 7

New York Giants / 4th / 111th pick / 1991

Rob Kelly 24 DB 16 3 199 6-0 Ohio State 6/21/1974 1

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1997

Sammy Knight 23 DB 14 13 215 6-0 USC 9/10/1975 1
Earl Little 25 DB 16 0 200 6-1 Miami (FL),Michigan 3/10/1973 Rook
Wayne Martin 33 DE-DT 16 16 275 6-5 Arkansas 10/26/1965 9

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989

Andy McCollum 28 C-G 16 5 300 6-4 Toledo 6/2/1970 3
Keith Mitchell 24 LB 16 15 236 6-2 Texas A&M 7/24/1974 1
Kevin Mitchell 27 LB 8 8 258 6-1 Syracuse 1/1/1971 4

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1994

Alex Molden 25 DB 16 15 190 5-10 Oregon 8/4/1973 2

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1996

Chris Naeole 24 G 16 16 317 6-3 Colorado 12/25/1974 1

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1997

Wilmont Perry 23 RB 6 2 230 6-1 Livingstone 2/24/1975 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 5th / 132nd pick / 1998

Julian Pittman 23 DE 2 0 286 6-4 Florida State 4/22/1975 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1998

Keith Poole 24 WR 15 4 188 6-0 Arizona State 6/18/1974 1

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 116th pick / 1997

Willie Roaf* 28 T 15 15 320 6-5 Louisiana Tech 4/18/1970 5

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1993

Austin Robbins 27 DT 16 1 290 6-6 North Carolina 3/1/1971 4

Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 120th pick / 1994

Mark Royals 33 P 16 0 225 6-5 Appalachian State,Chowan 6/22/1965 11
Ricky Siglar 32 T-G 1 0 308 6-7 San Jose State 6/14/1966 8
Scott Slutzker 26 TE 3 0 250 6-4 Iowa 12/20/1972 2

Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1996

Brady Smith 25 DE 14 5 274 6-5 Colorado State 6/5/1973 2

New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 1996

Lamar Smith 28 RB 14 9 230 5-11 Houston 11/29/1970 4

Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1994

Vinson Smith 33 LB 15 0 243 6-2 East Carolina 7/3/1965 10
Billy Joe Tolliver 32 QB 7 4 217 6-1 Texas Tech 2/7/1966 9

San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1989

Jared Tomich 24 DE 16 11 281 6-3 Nebraska 4/24/1974 1

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 39th pick / 1997

Kyle Turley 23 T-G 15 15 309 6-5 San Diego State 9/24/1975 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1998

Ron Warner 23 DE 1 0 270 6-3 Kansas 9/26/1975 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 7th / 239th pick / 1998

Fred Weary 24 DB 14 1 181 5-10 Florida 4/12/1974 Rook

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1998

Josh Wilcox 24 TE 3 1 253 6-2 Oregon 6/5/1974 Rook
Troy Wilson 28 DE 15 0 257 6-4 Pittsburg State 11/22/1970 5

San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 194th pick / 1993

Danny Wuerffel 24 QB 5 4 212 6-1 Florida 5/27/1974 1

New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1997

Ray Zellars 25 RB 11 7 233 5-11 Notre Dame 3/25/1973 3

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1995

Team Total 26.5 16 242.2 6-2.1 3.2