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1999 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 5th in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 260 points (16.2/g), 29th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 434 points (27.1/g), 28th.
Differential of -174 points (-10.9/g), 29th.
Expected W-L: 3.7-12.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 19th.
Simple Rating System: Total -12.1, Offense: -5.3, Defense: -6.9, SoS: -1.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Mike Ditka (3-13-0)
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 | Billy Joe Tolliver | 33 | 10 | 7 | 139 for 268, 1,916 yards, 7 td, 16 int, & 26 rushes for 142 yards and 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1989 |
| QB | Billy Joe Hobert | 28 | 4 | 7 | 85 for 159, 970 yards, 6 td, 6 int, & 12 rushes for 47 yards and 1 td | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1993 |
| RB | Ricky Williams | 22 | Rook | 12 | 253 rushes for 884 yards, 2 td, & 28 catches for 172 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999 |
| FB | Aaron Craver | 31 | 8 | 10 | 17 rushes for 40 yards, 0 td, & 19 catches for 154 yards and 0 td | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 60th pick / 1991 |
| WR | Eddie Kennison | 26 | 3 | 16 | 61 catches for 835 yards, 4 td, & 3 rushes for 20 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Keith Poole | 25 | 2 | 15 | 42 catches for 796 yards, 6 td, & 1 rush for 14 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 116th pick / 1997 |
| WR | Andre Hastings | 28 | 6 | 5 | 40 catches for 564 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1993 |
| TE | Cam Cleeland | 24 | 1 | 8 | 26 catches for 325 yards, 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1998 |
| LT | Willie Roaf* | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1993 |
| LG | Tom Ackerman | 27 | 3 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 145th pick / 1996 | |
| LG | Wally Williams | 28 | 6 | 6 | ||
| C | Jerry Fontenot | 33 | 10 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
| RG | Chris Naeole | 25 | 2 | 15 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1997 | |
| RT | Kyle Turley | 24 | 1 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1998 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Jared Tomich | 25 | 2 | 6 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 39th pick / 1997 |
| LDT | Wayne Martin | 34 | 10 | 16 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989 |
| RDT | La'Roi Glover | 25 | 3 | 16 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 166th pick / 1996 |
| RDE | Brady Smith | 26 | 3 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 1996 |
| LLB | Keith Mitchell | 25 | 2 | 16 | 3.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | Chris Bordano | 25 | 1 | 12 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 161st pick / 1998 | |
| RLB | Mark Fields | 27 | 4 | 14 | 4.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1995 |
| LCB | Ashley Ambrose | 29 | 7 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Fred Weary | 25 | 1 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 4 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1998 |
| RCB | Tyronne Drakeford | 28 | 5 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 1994 |
| SS | Sammy Knight | 24 | 2 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Willie Clay | 29 | 7 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 8th / 221st pick / 1992 |
| FS | Rob Kelly | 25 | 2 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1997 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Doug Brien | 29 | 5 | 0 | 24 of 29 field goals & 20 of 21 extra points | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 85th pick / 1994 |
| P | Tommy Barnhardt | 36 | 12 | 0 | 82 punts for a 39.8 average, 0 blocked | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986 |
| PR | Eddie Kennison | 26 | 3 | 16 | 35 punt returns for a 7.4 average and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| KR | Dino Philyaw | 29 | 4 | 0 | 53 kick returns for a 22.0 average and 0 td | New England Patriots / 6th / 195th pick / 1995 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Tom Ackerman | 27 | G-C | 16 | 8 | 290 | 6-3 | East. Washington | 9/6/1972 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 145th pick / 1996 |
| 54 | Ink Aleaga | 26 | LB | 8 | 2 | 251 | 6-1 | Washington | 4/27/1973 | 2 | |
| 43 | Ashley Ambrose | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 5-11 | Miss. Valley St. | 9/17/1970 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1992 |
| 6 | Tommy Barnhardt | 36 | P | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | East Carolina,North Carolina | 6/11/1963 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 9th / 223rd pick / 1986 |
| 89 | Brett Bech | 28 | WR | 8 | 0 | 184 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/20/1971 | 2 | |
| 56 | Chris Bordano | 25 | LB | 15 | 12 | 241 | 6-1 | SMU | 12/30/1974 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 161st pick / 1998 |
| 10 | Doug Brien | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | California | 11/24/1970 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 85th pick / 1994 |
| 30 | Je'Rod Cherry | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | California | 5/30/1973 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1996 |
| 51 | Phil Clarke | 22 | LB | 8 | 3 | 241 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 1/9/1977 | Rook | |
| 42 | Willie Clay | 29 | DB | 16 | 10 | 193 | 5-10 | Georgia Tech | 9/5/1970 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 8th / 221st pick / 1992 |
| 85 | Cam Cleeland | 24 | TE | 11 | 8 | 272 | 6-5 | Washington | 8/15/1975 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1998 |
| 32 | Aaron Craver | 31 | RB | 13 | 10 | 218 | 6-0 | Fresno St. | 12/18/1968 | 8 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 60th pick / 1991 |
| 28 | Troy Davis | 24 | RB | 16 | 3 | 191 | 5-7 | Iowa St. | 9/14/1975 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1997 |
| 81 | Lawrence Dawsey | 32 | WR | 10 | 0 | 192 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 11/16/1967 | 8 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 66th pick / 1991 |
| 9 | Jake Delhomme | 24 | QB | 2 | 2 | 215 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette | 1/10/1975 | Rook | |
| 22 | Tyronne Drakeford | 28 | DB | 10 | 5 | 185 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 6/21/1971 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 62nd pick / 1994 |
| 55 | Mark Fields | 27 | LB | 14 | 14 | 244 | 6-2 | Washington St. | 11/9/1972 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1995 |
| 62 | Jerry Fontenot | 33 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 11/21/1966 | 10 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
| 80 | P.J. Franklin | 22 | WR | 3 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Tulane | 9/28/1977 | Rook | |
| 86 | Kendall Gammon | 31 | C-TE | 16 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Pittsburg St. | 10/23/1968 | 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 11th / 291st pick / 1992 |
| 97 | La'Roi Glover | 25 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 7/4/1974 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 166th pick / 1996 |
| 79 | Mike Halapin | 26 | DT | 9 | 3 | 294 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh | 7/1/1973 | 3 | |
| 96 | Uhuru Hamiter | 26 | DE | 5 | 0 | 280 | 6-4 | Delaware St. | 3/14/1973 | Rook | |
| 36 | Corey A. Harris | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | The Citadel,North Alabama | 11/28/1976 | Rook | |
| 88 | Andre Hastings | 28 | WR | 15 | 5 | 190 | 6-1 | Georgia | 11/7/1971 | 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 76th pick / 1993 |
| 23 | Chris Hewitt | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 7/22/1974 | 2 | |
| 12 | Billy Joe Hobert | 28 | QB | 9 | 7 | 230 | 6-3 | Washington | 1/8/1971 | 4 | Los Angeles Raiders / 3rd / 58th pick / 1993 |
| 44 | Rob Kelly | 25 | DB | 16 | 7 | 199 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 6/21/1974 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1997 |
| 82 | Eddie Kennison | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 201 | 6-1 | LSU | 1/20/1973 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 18th pick / 1996 |
| 29 | Sammy Knight | 24 | DB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-0 | USC | 9/10/1975 | 2 | |
| 21 | Earl Little | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Michigan,Miami (FL) | 3/10/1973 | 1 | |
| 93 | Wayne Martin | 34 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Arkansas | 10/26/1965 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 19th pick / 1989 |
| 99 | Darren Mickell | 29 | DE | 1 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | Florida | 8/3/1970 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 2nd pick / 1992 Supp |
| 59 | Keith Mitchell | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 7/24/1974 | 2 | |
| 50 | Kevin Mitchell | 28 | LB | 16 | 1 | 258 | 6-1 | Syracuse | 1/1/1971 | 5 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1994 |
| 25 | Alex Molden | 26 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Oregon | 8/4/1973 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1996 |
| 65 | Chris Naeole | 25 | G | 15 | 15 | 317 | 6-3 | Colorado | 12/25/1974 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1997 |
| 64 | Robert Newkirk | 22 | DT | 5 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Michigan St. | 3/6/1977 | Rook | |
| 33 | Wilmont Perry | 24 | RB | 7 | 3 | 230 | 6-1 | Livingstone | 2/24/1975 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 132nd pick / 1998 |
| 37 | Dino Philyaw | 29 | RB | 13 | 0 | 205 | 5-10 | Oregon | 10/30/1970 | 4 | New England Patriots / 6th / 195th pick / 1995 |
| 83 | Keith Poole | 25 | WR | 15 | 15 | 188 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 6/18/1974 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 116th pick / 1997 |
| 40 | Marvin Powell | 23 | FB | 9 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | USC | 6/6/1976 | Rook | |
| 77 | Willie Roaf* | 29 | T | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-5 | Louisiana Tech | 4/18/1970 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1993 |
| 95 | Austin Robbins | 28 | DT | 14 | 3 | 290 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 3/1/1971 | 5 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 120th pick / 1994 |
| 84 | Scott Slutzker | 27 | TE | 11 | 2 | 250 | 6-4 | Iowa | 12/20/1972 | 3 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 82nd pick / 1996 |
| 91 | Brady Smith | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 274 | 6-5 | Colorado St. | 6/5/1973 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 1996 |
| 26 | Lamar Smith | 29 | RB | 13 | 2 | 230 | 5-11 | Houston | 11/29/1970 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1994 |
| 52 | Vinson Smith | 34 | LB | 12 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | East Carolina | 7/3/1965 | 11 | |
| 78 | Daryl Terrell | 24 | T-G | 12 | 1 | 317 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 1/25/1975 | Rook | |
| 11 | Billy Joe Tolliver | 33 | QB | 10 | 7 | 217 | 6-1 | Texas Tech | 2/7/1966 | 10 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 51st pick / 1989 |
| 90 | Jared Tomich | 25 | DE | 8 | 6 | 281 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 4/24/1974 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 39th pick / 1997 |
| 68 | Kyle Turley | 24 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 309 | 6-5 | San Diego St. | 9/24/1975 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1998 |
| 24 | Fred Weary | 25 | DB | 16 | 11 | 181 | 5-10 | Florida | 4/12/1974 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1998 |
| 98 | Willie Whitehead | 26 | DE-DT | 16 | 3 | 300 | 6-3 | Auburn | 1/26/1973 | Rook | |
| 47 | Josh Wilcox | 25 | TE | 8 | 4 | 253 | 6-2 | Oregon | 6/5/1974 | 1 | |
| 34 | Ricky Williams | 22 | RB | 12 | 12 | 226 | 5-10 | Texas | 5/21/1977 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999 |
| 63 | Wally Williams | 28 | G-C | 6 | 6 | 305 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 2/19/1971 | 6 | |
| 92 | Troy Wilson | 29 | DE | 16 | 4 | 257 | 6-4 | Pittsburg St. | 11/22/1970 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 194th pick / 1993 |
| 7 | Danny Wuerffel | 25 | QB | 4 | 0 | 212 | 6-1 | Florida | 5/27/1974 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 99th pick / 1997 |
| Team Total | 26.8 | 16 | 239.4 | 6-1.5 | 3.6 |