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2001 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 333 points (20.8/g), 13th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 409 points (25.6/g), 27th.
Differential of -76 points (-4.8/g), 24th.
Expected W-L: 6.1-9.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 21st.
Coached by Jim Haslett (7-9-0)
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2001 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 | Aaron Brooks | 25 | 1 | 16 | 312 for 558, 3,832 yards, 26 td, 22 int, & 80 rushes for 358 yards and 1 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 131st pick / 1999 |
| RB | Ricky Williams | 24 | 2 | 16 | 313 rushes for 1,245 yards, 6 td, & 60 catches for 511 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999 |
| FB | Terrelle Smith | 23 | 1 | 9 | 5 rushes for 8 yards, 0 td, & 4 catches for 30 yards and 2 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Joe Horn* | 29 | 5 | 16 | 83 catches for 1,265 yards, 9 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Willie Jackson | 30 | 6 | 16 | 81 catches for 1,046 yards, 5 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 1994 |
| TE | Cam Cleeland | 26 | 3 | 7 | 13 catches for 138 yards, 4 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1998 |
| TE | Lamont Hall | 27 | 2 | 6 | 2 catches for 15 yards, 0 td | |
| LT | Daryl Terrell | 26 | 2 | 10 | ||
| LT | Willie Roaf | 31 | 8 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1993 |
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| LG | Wally Williams | 30 | 8 | 15 | ||
| C | Jerry Fontenot | 35 | 12 | 16 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
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| RG | Chris Naeole | 27 | 4 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1997 |
| RT | Kyle Turley | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1998 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Darren Howard | 25 | 1 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2000 |
| LDT | Norman Hand | 29 | 5 | 13 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 158th pick / 1995 |
| RDT | La'Roi Glover* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 166th pick / 1996 |
| RDE | Joe Johnson | 29 | 7 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1994 |
| LLB | Keith Mitchell | 27 | 4 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Charlie Clemons | 29 | 4 | 15 | 13.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Darrin Smith | 31 | 8 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| LCB | Kevin Mathis | 27 | 4 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Fred Thomas | 28 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1996 |
| SS | Sammy Knight* | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 5 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Jay Bellamy | 29 | 7 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Carney | 37 | 13 | 0 | 27 of 31 field goals & 32 of 32 extra points | |
| P | Toby Gowin | 26 | 4 | 0 | 76 punts for a 41.8 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Wane McGarity | 25 | 2 | 0 | 19 punt returns for a 9.6 average and 0 td | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 118th pick / 1999 |
| KR | Deuce McAllister | 23 | Rook | 4 | 45 kick returns for a 24.2 average and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 23rd pick / 2001 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Ackerman | 29 | G-C | 16 | 0 | 290 | 6-3 | Eastern Washington | 9/6/1972 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 145th pick / 1996 |
| Jay Bellamy | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Rutgers | 7/8/1972 | 7 | |
| Jeff Blake | 31 | QB | 1 | 0 | 223 | 6-1 | East Carolina | 12/4/1970 | 9 | New York Jets / 6th / 166th pick / 1992 |
| Aaron Brooks | 25 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-4 | Virginia | 3/24/1976 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 131st pick / 1999 |
| John Carney | 37 | K | 15 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1964 | 13 | |
| Tim J. Carter | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Tulane | 7/15/1978 | Rook | |
| Martin Chase | 27 | DT | 16 | 3 | 310 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/19/1974 | 2 | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 124th pick / 1998 |
| Phil Clarke | 24 | LB | 13 | 0 | 241 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 1/9/1977 | 2 | |
| Cam Cleeland | 26 | TE | 9 | 7 | 272 | 6-5 | Washington | 8/15/1975 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1998 |
| Charlie Clemons | 29 | LB | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/4/1972 | 4 | |
| Albert Connell | 27 | WR | 11 | 1 | 179 | 6-0 | Texas A&M | 5/13/1974 | 4 | Washington Redskins / 4th / 115th pick / 1997 |
| James Fenderson | 25 | RB | 4 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Hawaii | 10/24/1976 | Rook | |
| Jerry Fontenot | 35 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 11/21/1966 | 12 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
| Steve Gleason | 24 | DB | 7 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Washington State | 3/19/1977 | 1 | |
| La'Roi Glover* | 27 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 7/4/1974 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 5th / 166th pick / 1996 |
| Toby Gowin | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 167 | 5-10 | North Texas | 3/30/1975 | 4 | |
| Lamont Hall | 27 | TE | 16 | 6 | 260 | 6-4 | Clemson | 11/16/1974 | 2 | |
| Norman Hand | 29 | DT | 13 | 13 | 310 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 9/4/1972 | 5 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 158th pick / 1995 |
| Michael Hawthorne | 24 | DB | 11 | 2 | 200 | 6-3 | Purdue | 1/26/1977 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 195th pick / 2000 |
| Sedrick Hodge | 23 | LB | 16 | 1 | 244 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 9/13/1978 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 2001 |
| Curtis Holden | 22 | LB | 12 | 0 | 232 | 6-2 | Washington State | 3/17/1979 | Rook | |
| Joe Horn* | 29 | WR | 16 | 16 | 206 | 6-1 | Itawamba Junior College | 1/16/1972 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996 |
| Kevin Houser | 24 | C | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/23/1977 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 228th pick / 2000 |
| Darren Howard | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 11/19/1976 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2000 |
| Steve Israel | 32 | DB | 9 | 1 | 194 | 5-11 | Pittsburgh | 3/16/1969 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 30th pick / 1992 |
| Jonathan Jackson | 24 | LB | 1 | 0 | 248 | 6-2 | Oregon State | 9/2/1977 | Rook | |
| Willie Jackson | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 212 | 6-1 | Florida | 8/16/1971 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 109th pick / 1994 |
| Joe Johnson | 29 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-4 | Louisville | 7/11/1972 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1994 |
| Roger Knight | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 245 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 10/11/1978 | Rook | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2001 |
| Sammy Knight* | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-0 | USC | 9/10/1975 | 4 | |
| Michael Lewis | 30 | WR | 8 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | none | 11/14/1971 | Rook | |
| Kevin Mathis | 27 | DB | 14 | 13 | 185 | 5-9 | Texas A&M-Commerce | 4/29/1974 | 4 | |
| Fred McAfee | 33 | RB | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Mississippi College | 6/20/1968 | 10 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 154th pick / 1991 |
| Deuce McAllister | 23 | RB | 16 | 4 | 232 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 12/27/1978 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 23rd pick / 2001 |
| Wane McGarity | 25 | WR | 9 | 0 | 197 | 5-8 | Texas | 9/30/1976 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 118th pick / 1999 |
| Keith Mitchell | 27 | LB | 15 | 14 | 236 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 7/24/1974 | 4 | |
| DeShone Myles | 27 | LB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-2 | Nevada-Reno | 10/31/1974 | 3 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 108th pick / 1998 |
| Chris Naeole | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 317 | 6-3 | Colorado | 12/25/1974 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 10th pick / 1997 |
| Richard Newsome | 24 | DB | 11 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 12/6/1977 | Rook | |
| Moran Norris | 23 | FB | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Kansas | 6/16/1978 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 115th pick / 2001 |
| Chris Oldham | 33 | DB | 16 | 1 | 200 | 5-9 | Oregon | 10/26/1968 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 4th / 105th pick / 1990 |
| Marcus Price | 29 | T | 12 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | LSU | 3/3/1972 | 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 6th / 172nd pick / 1995 |
| Tutan Reyes | 24 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 310 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/28/1977 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 131st pick / 2000 |
| Willie Roaf | 31 | T | 7 | 7 | 320 | 6-5 | Louisiana Tech | 4/18/1970 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 8th pick / 1993 |
| Darrin Smith | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/15/1970 | 8 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| Kenny Smith | 24 | DT-DE | 6 | 0 | 295 | 6-4 | Alabama | 9/8/1977 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 81st pick / 2001 |
| Terrelle Smith | 23 | FB | 14 | 9 | 246 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 3/12/1978 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 2000 |
| Dave Stachelski | 24 | TE | 5 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | Boise State | 3/1/1977 | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 141st pick / 2000 |
| Daryl Terrell | 26 | T-G | 16 | 10 | 317 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 1/25/1975 | 2 | |
| Fred Thomas | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 184 | 5-9 | Mississippi,Miss. Valley State,Tennessee-Martin | 9/11/1973 | 5 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1996 |
| Kyle Turley | 26 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 309 | 6-5 | San Diego State | 9/24/1975 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1998 |
| Fred Weary | 27 | DB | 14 | 1 | 181 | 5-10 | Florida | 4/12/1974 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 97th pick / 1998 |
| Willie Whitehead | 28 | DE-DT | 14 | 0 | 300 | 6-3 | Auburn | 1/26/1973 | 2 | |
| Boo Williams | 22 | TE | 11 | 4 | 270 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 6/22/1979 | Rook | |
| Brian M. Williams | 29 | LB | 4 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | USC | 12/17/1972 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1995 |
| Ricky Williams | 24 | RB | 16 | 16 | 226 | 5-10 | Texas | 5/21/1977 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 5th pick / 1999 |
| Wally Williams | 30 | G-C | 15 | 15 | 305 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 2/19/1971 | 8 | |
| Jerry Wilson | 28 | DB | 1 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Southern | 7/17/1973 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 105th pick / 1995 |
| Robert Wilson | 27 | WR | 15 | 1 | 176 | 5-11 | Florida A&M | 6/23/1974 | 3 | |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 16 | 240.0 | 6-1.1 | 3.6 |