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2000 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 1st in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 354 points (22.1/g), 10th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 305 points (19.1/g), 10th.
Differential of 49 points (3.1/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 9.4-6.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +9 (0.6/g), 8th.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.9, Offense: -1.2, Defense: 2.1, SoS: -2.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Haslett (10-6-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike McCarthy
Defensive Coordinator: Ron Zook
Training Camp: Nicholls State (Thibodaux, Louisiana)
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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 | Jeff Blake | 30 | 8 | 11 | 184 for 302, 2,025 yards, 13 td, 9 int, & 57 rushes for 243 yards and 1 td | New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1992 |
| QB | Aaron Brooks | 24 | Rook | 5 | 113 for 194, 1,514 yards, 9 td, 6 int, & 41 rushes for 170 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 131st pick / 1999 |
| RB | Ricky Williams | 23 | 1 | 10 | 248 rushes for 1,000 yards, 8 td, & 44 catches for 409 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999 |
| FB | Terrelle Smith | 22 | Rook | 9 | 29 rushes for 131 yards, 0 td, & 12 catches for 65 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Joe Horn* | 28 | 4 | 16 | 94 catches for 1,340 yards, 8 td, & 6 rushes for 10 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Willie Jackson | 29 | 5 | 6 | 37 catches for 523 yards, 6 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 1994 |
| WR | Jake Reed | 33 | 9 | 6 | 16 catches for 206 yards, 0 td | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Andrew Glover | 33 | 9 | 15 | 21 catches for 281 yards, 4 td | Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 274th pick / 1991 |
| TE | Lamont Hall | 26 | 1 | 5 | 5 catches for 33 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Willie Roaf* | 30 | 7 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1993 | |
| LG | Wally Williams | 29 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| C | Jerry Fontenot | 34 | 11 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
| RG | Chris Naeole | 26 | 3 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1997 | |
| RT | Kyle Turley+ | 25 | 2 | 16 | 4 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1998 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Darren Howard | 24 | Rook | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2000 |
| LDT | Norman Hand | 28 | 4 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 158th pick / 1995 |
| RDT | La'Roi Glover*+ | 26 | 4 | 16 | 17.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 166th pick / 1996 |
| RDE | Joe Johnson* | 28 | 6 | 15 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1994 |
| LLB | Keith Mitchell* | 26 | 3 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 1 interception, 4 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Darrin Smith | 30 | 7 | 11 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| RLB | Mark Fields* | 28 | 5 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1995 |
| LCB | Kevin Mathis | 26 | 3 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Alex Molden | 27 | 4 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1996 |
| RCB | Fred Weary | 26 | 2 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1998 |
| SS | Sammy Knight | 25 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Darren Perry | 32 | 8 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1992 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Doug Brien | 30 | 6 | 0 | 23 of 29 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 85th pick / 1994 |
| P | Toby Gowin | 25 | 3 | 0 | 74 punts for a 41.1 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Chad Morton | 23 | Rook | 3 | 30 punt returns for a 9.3 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 166th pick / 2000 |
| KR | Chad Morton | 23 | Rook | 3 | 44 kick returns for a 23.4 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 166th pick / 2000 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 69 | Tom Ackerman | 28 | G-C | 15 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | East. Washington | 9/6/1972 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 145th pick / 1996 |
| 20 | Terry Allen | 32 | RB | 4 | 3 | 204 | 5-10 | Clemson | 2/21/1968 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 9th / 241st pick / 1990 |
| 18 | Jeff Blake | 30 | QB | 11 | 11 | 223 | 6-1 | East Carolina | 12/4/1970 | 8 | New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1992 |
| 10 | Doug Brien | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | California | 11/24/1970 | 6 | San Francisco 49ers / 3rd / 85th pick / 1994 |
| 2 | Aaron Brooks | 24 | QB | 8 | 5 | 220 | 6-4 | Virginia | 3/24/1976 | Rook | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 131st pick / 1999 |
| 35 | Chris Canty | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Kansas St. | 3/30/1976 | 3 | New England Patriots / 1st / 29th pick / 1997 |
| 92 | Martin Chase | 26 | DT | 9 | 0 | 310 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/19/1974 | 1 | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 124th pick / 1998 |
| 51 | Phil Clarke | 23 | LB | 14 | 4 | 241 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 1/9/1977 | 1 | |
| 95 | Marques Douglas | 23 | DE | 1 | 0 | 286 | 6-2 | Howard | 3/15/1977 | Rook | |
| 55 | Mark Fields* | 28 | LB | 16 | 14 | 244 | 6-2 | Washington St. | 11/9/1972 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1995 |
| 62 | Jerry Fontenot | 34 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 11/21/1966 | 11 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
| 37 | Todd Franz | 24 | DB | 5 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Tulsa | 4/12/1976 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 145th pick / 2000 |
| 37 | Steve Gleason | 23 | DB | 3 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Washington St. | 3/19/1977 | Rook | |
| 82 | Andrew Glover | 33 | TE | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-6 | Grambling St. | 8/12/1967 | 9 | Los Angeles Raiders / 10th / 274th pick / 1991 |
| 97 | La'Roi Glover*+ | 26 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 7/4/1974 | 4 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 166th pick / 1996 |
| 4 | Toby Gowin | 25 | P | 16 | 0 | 167 | 5-10 | North Texas | 3/30/1975 | 3 | |
| 81 | Lamont Hall | 26 | TE | 16 | 5 | 260 | 6-4 | Clemson | 11/16/1974 | 1 | |
| 99 | Norman Hand | 28 | DT | 15 | 15 | 310 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 9/4/1972 | 4 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 158th pick / 1995 |
| 26 | Corey A. Harris | 24 | DB | 3 | 1 | 187 | 5-10 | The Citadel,North Alabama | 11/28/1976 | 1 | |
| 36 | Michael Hawthorne | 23 | DB | 11 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Purdue | 1/26/1977 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 195th pick / 2000 |
| 87 | Joe Horn* | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 206 | 6-1 | Itawamba JC | 1/16/1972 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996 |
| 47 | Kevin Houser | 23 | C | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 8/23/1977 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 228th pick / 2000 |
| 93 | Darren Howard | 24 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 11/19/1976 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2000 |
| 35 | Reggie Howard | 23 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Henderson St.,Memphis | 5/17/1977 | Rook | |
| 88 | Willie Jackson | 29 | WR | 15 | 6 | 212 | 6-1 | Florida | 8/16/1971 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 1994 |
| 94 | Joe Johnson* | 28 | DE | 16 | 15 | 275 | 6-4 | Louisville | 7/11/1972 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1994 |
| 53 | Donta Jones | 28 | LB | 12 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 8/27/1972 | 5 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 4th / 125th pick / 1995 |
| 27 | Rob Kelly | 26 | DB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 6/21/1974 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1997 |
| 29 | Sammy Knight | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-0 | USC | 9/10/1975 | 3 | |
| 23 | Kevin Mathis | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-9 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 4/29/1974 | 3 | |
| 26 | Fred McAfee | 32 | RB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Mississippi Col. | 6/20/1968 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 154th pick / 1991 |
| 40 | Brian Milne | 27 | RB | 16 | 2 | 255 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 1/7/1973 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 115th pick / 1996 |
| 59 | Keith Mitchell* | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 7/24/1974 | 3 | |
| 25 | Alex Molden | 27 | DB | 15 | 5 | 190 | 5-10 | Oregon | 8/4/1973 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 11th pick / 1996 |
| 32 | Jerald Moore | 26 | RB | 11 | 1 | 225 | 5-9 | Oklahoma | 11/20/1974 | 4 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1996 |
| 30 | Chad Morton | 23 | RB | 16 | 3 | 203 | 5-8 | USC | 4/4/1977 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 166th pick / 2000 |
| 65 | Chris Naeole | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 317 | 6-3 | Colorado | 12/25/1974 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1997 |
| 28 | Chris Oldham | 32 | DB | 13 | 1 | 200 | 5-9 | Oregon | 10/26/1968 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 105th pick / 1990 |
| 39 | Darren Perry | 32 | DB | 16 | 16 | 196 | 5-11 | Penn St. | 12/29/1968 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 8th / 203rd pick / 1992 |
| 83 | Keith Poole | 26 | WR | 15 | 4 | 188 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 6/18/1974 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 116th pick / 1997 |
| 70 | Marcus Price | 28 | T | 7 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | LSU | 3/3/1972 | 3 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 6th / 172nd pick / 1995 |
| 86 | Jake Reed | 33 | WR | 7 | 6 | 216 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 9/28/1967 | 9 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1991 |
| 77 | Willie Roaf* | 30 | T | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-5 | Louisiana Tech | 4/18/1970 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1993 |
| 54 | Darrin Smith | 30 | LB | 16 | 11 | 236 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/15/1970 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| 44 | Terrelle Smith | 22 | FB | 14 | 9 | 246 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 3/12/1978 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 2000 |
| 89 | Dave Stachelski | 23 | TE | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Boise St. | 3/1/1977 | Rook | New England Patriots / 5th / 141st pick / 2000 |
| 78 | Daryl Terrell | 25 | T-G | 16 | 0 | 317 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 1/25/1975 | 1 | |
| 50 | Corey Terry | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 246 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 3/6/1976 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 7th / 250th pick / 1999 |
| 22 | Fred Thomas | 27 | DB | 11 | 0 | 184 | 5-9 | Miss. Valley St.,Mississippi,Tenn-Martin | 9/11/1973 | 4 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1996 |
| 90 | Jared Tomich | 26 | DE | 14 | 0 | 281 | 6-3 | Nebraska | 4/24/1974 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 39th pick / 1997 |
| 68 | Kyle Turley+ | 25 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 309 | 6-5 | San Diego St. | 9/24/1975 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1998 |
| 58 | Phillip Ward | 26 | LB | 2 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | UCLA | 11/11/1974 | 2 | |
| 24 | Fred Weary | 26 | DB | 12 | 12 | 181 | 5-10 | Florida | 4/12/1974 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1998 |
| 84 | Austin Wheatley | 23 | TE | 4 | 0 | 254 | 6-3 | Iowa | 11/16/1977 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 158th pick / 2000 |
| 98 | Willie Whitehead | 27 | DE-DT | 16 | 2 | 300 | 6-3 | Auburn | 1/26/1973 | 1 | |
| 34 | Ricky Williams | 23 | RB | 10 | 10 | 226 | 5-10 | Texas | 5/21/1977 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999 |
| 63 | Wally Williams | 29 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 2/19/1971 | 7 | |
| 80 | Robert Wilson | 26 | WR | 15 | 0 | 176 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 6/23/1974 | 2 | |
| Team Total | 26.6 | 16 | 237.9 | 6-1.1 | 3.4 |