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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.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.1, Offense: -1.5, Defense: 1.6, SoS: 3.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Ditka
Defensive Coordinator: Zaven Yaralian
Training Camp: UW La Crosse (La Crosse, Wisconsin)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| 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 |
| 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 |
| WR | Sean Dawkins | 27 | 5 | 15 | 53 catches for 823 yards, 1 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 16th pick / 1993 |
| PR | Andre Hastings | 27 | 5 | 12 | 22 punt returns for a 14.0 average 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 | |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Tom Ackerman | 26 | C | 15 | 10 | 290 | 6-3 | East. Washington | 9/6/1972 | 2 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 145th pick / 1996 |
| 54 | Ink Aleaga | 25 | lb | 15 | 3 | 251 | 6-1 | Washington | 4/27/1973 | 1 | 2 | |
| 89 | Brett Bech | 27 | 16 | 0 | 184 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/20/1971 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 56 | Chris Bordano | 24 | mlb | 16 | 6 | 241 | 6-1 | SMU | 12/30/1974 | Rook | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 161st pick / 1998 |
| 10 | Doug Brien | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | California | 11/24/1970 | 4 | 0 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 85th pick / 1994 |
| 30 | Je'Rod Cherry | 25 | 14 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | California | 5/30/1973 | 2 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1996 | |
| 85 | Cam Cleeland | 23 | TE | 16 | 16 | 272 | 6-5 | Washington | 8/15/1975 | Rook | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1998 |
| 13 | Kerry Collins | 26 | QB | 7 | 7 | 248 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 12/30/1972 | 3 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 5th pick / 1995 |
| 37 | Chad Cota | 27 | SS | 16 | 16 | 198 | 6-1 | Oregon | 8/8/1971 | 3 | 6 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 209th pick / 1995 |
| 32 | Aaron Craver | 30 | FB | 16 | 10 | 218 | 6-0 | Fresno St. | 12/18/1968 | 7 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 60th pick / 1991 |
| 53 | Don Davis | 26 | 4 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Kansas | 12/17/1972 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 28 | Troy Davis | 23 | rb | 14 | 2 | 191 | 5-7 | Iowa St. | 9/14/1975 | 1 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1997 |
| 86 | Sean Dawkins | 27 | WR | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-4 | California | 2/3/1971 | 5 | 6 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 16th pick / 1993 |
| 22 | Tyronne Drakeford | 27 | RCB | 16 | 15 | 185 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 6/21/1971 | 4 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 1994 |
| 87 | John Farquhar | 26 | 5 | 0 | 278 | 6-6 | Duke | 3/22/1972 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 55 | Mark Fields | 26 | RLB | 15 | 15 | 244 | 6-2 | Washington St. | 11/9/1972 | 3 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1995 |
| 62 | Jerry Fontenot | 32 | c | 4 | 4 | 300 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 11/21/1966 | 9 | 1 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
| 46 | Kendall Gammon | 30 | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Pittsburg St. | 10/23/1968 | 6 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 291st pick / 1992 | |
| 97 | La'Roi Glover | 24 | RDT | 16 | 15 | 285 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 7/4/1974 | 2 | 12 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 166th pick / 1996 |
| 84 | Eric Guliford | 29 | wr | 5 | 1 | 170 | 5-8 | Arizona St. | 10/25/1969 | 5 | 1 | |
| 88 | Andre Hastings | 27 | PR | 16 | 12 | 190 | 6-1 | Georgia | 11/7/1971 | 5 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1993 |
| 23 | Chris Hewitt | 24 | db | 16 | 2 | 210 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 7/22/1974 | 1 | 1 | |
| 76 | Keno Hills | 25 | g | 12 | 1 | 305 | 6-6 | Kent St.,La-Lafayette | 6/13/1973 | 2 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 179th pick / 1996 |
| 12 | Billy Joe Hobert | 27 | qb | 1 | 1 | 230 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/8/1971 | 3 | 0 | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1993 |
| 82 | Qadry Ismail | 28 | KR | 10 | 1 | 196 | 6-0 | Syracuse | 11/8/1970 | 5 | 0 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1993 |
| 19 | Alonzo Johnson | 25 | 1 | 0 | 183 | 5-11 | Central State (OH) | 4/18/1973 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 94 | Joe Johnson* | 26 | RDE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | Louisville | 7/11/1972 | 4 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1994 |
| 80 | Tony Johnson | 26 | 11 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Alabama | 2/5/1972 | 2 | 1 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 197th pick / 1996 | |
| 58 | Brian Jones | 30 | 1 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | UCLA,Texas | 1/22/1968 | 7 | 0 | Los Angeles Raiders / 8th / 213th pick / 1991 | |
| 74 | Clarence Jones | 30 | RT | 14 | 14 | 300 | 6-6 | Maryland | 5/6/1968 | 7 | 5 | New York Giants / 4th / 111th pick / 1991 |
| 24 | Rob Kelly | 24 | db | 16 | 3 | 199 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 6/21/1974 | 1 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1997 |
| 29 | Sammy Knight | 23 | FS | 14 | 13 | 215 | 6-0 | USC | 9/10/1975 | 1 | 6 | |
| 20 | Earl Little | 25 | 16 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Michigan,Miami (FL) | 3/10/1973 | Rook | 1 | ||
| 93 | Wayne Martin | 33 | LDT | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 10/26/1965 | 9 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989 |
| 67 | Andy McCollum | 28 | lg | 16 | 5 | 300 | 6-4 | Toledo | 6/2/1970 | 3 | 2 | |
| 59 | Keith Mitchell | 24 | LLB | 16 | 15 | 236 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 7/24/1974 | 1 | 7 | |
| 50 | Kevin Mitchell | 27 | MLB | 8 | 8 | 258 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 1/1/1971 | 4 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1994 |
| 25 | Alex Molden | 25 | LCB | 16 | 15 | 190 | 5-10 | Oregon | 8/4/1973 | 2 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1996 |
| 65 | Chris Naeole | 24 | RG | 16 | 16 | 317 | 6-3 | Colorado | 12/25/1974 | 1 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1997 |
| 33 | Wilmont Perry | 23 | rb | 6 | 2 | 230 | 6-1 | Livingstone | 2/24/1975 | Rook | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 132nd pick / 1998 |
| 75 | Julian Pittman | 23 | 2 | 0 | 286 | 6-4 | Florida St. | 4/22/1975 | Rook | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1998 | |
| 83 | Keith Poole | 24 | wr | 15 | 4 | 188 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 6/18/1974 | 1 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 116th pick / 1997 |
| 77 | Willie Roaf* | 28 | LT | 15 | 15 | 320 | 6-5 | Louisiana Tech | 4/18/1970 | 5 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1993 |
| 95 | Austin Robbins | 27 | dt | 16 | 1 | 290 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 3/1/1971 | 4 | 2 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 120th pick / 1994 |
| 3 | Mark Royals | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | Chowan,Appalachian St. | 6/22/1965 | 11 | 0 | |
| 71 | Ricky Siglar | 32 | 1 | 0 | 308 | 6-7 | San Jose St. | 6/14/1966 | 8 | 0 | ||
| 81 | Scott Slutzker | 26 | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Iowa | 12/20/1972 | 2 | 0 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1996 | |
| 91 | Brady Smith | 25 | lde | 14 | 5 | 274 | 6-5 | Colorado St. | 6/5/1973 | 2 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 1996 |
| 36 | Lamar Smith | 28 | RB | 14 | 9 | 230 | 5-11 | Houston | 11/29/1970 | 4 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1994 |
| 52 | Vinson Smith | 33 | 15 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | East Carolina | 7/3/1965 | 10 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Billy Joe Tolliver | 32 | qb | 7 | 4 | 217 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 2/7/1966 | 9 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1989 |
| 90 | Jared Tomich | 24 | LDE | 16 | 11 | 281 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 4/24/1974 | 1 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 39th pick / 1997 |
| 68 | Kyle Turley | 23 | LG | 15 | 15 | 309 | 6-5 | San Diego St. | 9/24/1975 | Rook | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1998 |
| 98 | Ron Warner | 23 | 1 | 0 | 270 | 6-3 | Kansas | 9/26/1975 | Rook | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 239th pick / 1998 | |
| 42 | Fred Weary | 24 | db | 14 | 1 | 181 | 5-10 | Florida | 4/12/1974 | Rook | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1998 |
| 47 | Josh Wilcox | 24 | te | 3 | 1 | 253 | 6-2 | Oregon | 6/5/1974 | Rook | 0 | |
| 79 | Troy Wilson | 28 | 15 | 0 | 257 | 6-4 | Pittsburg St. | 11/22/1970 | 5 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 194th pick / 1993 | |
| 7 | Danny Wuerffel | 24 | qb | 5 | 4 | 212 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/27/1974 | 1 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1997 |
| 34 | Ray Zellars | 25 | fb | 11 | 7 | 233 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 3/25/1973 | 3 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 1995 |
| Team Total | 26.5 | 16 | 242.2 | 6-2.1 | 3.2 |
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