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2003 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 2nd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 340 points (21.2/g), 14th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 326 points (20.4/g), 14th.
Differential of 14 points (0.9/g), 17th.
Expected W-L: 8.4-7.6.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -1 (-0.1/g), 18th.
Coached by Jim Haslett (8-8-0)
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2003 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
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 | 27 | 3 | 16 | 306 for 518, 3,546 yards, 24 td, 8 int, & 54 rushes for 175 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 131st pick / 1999 |
| RB | Deuce McAllister* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 351 rushes for 1,641 yards, 8 td, & 69 catches for 516 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 23rd pick / 2001 |
| FB | Terrelle Smith | 25 | 3 | 10 | 0 rushes for 0 yards, 0 td, & 6 catches for 28 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Joe Horn | 31 | 7 | 14 | 78 catches for 973 yards, 10 td, & 2 rushes for 15 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Jerome Pathon | 28 | 5 | 12 | 44 catches for 578 yards, 4 td | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1998 |
| TE | Ernie Conwell | 31 | 7 | 10 | 26 catches for 290 yards, 2 td | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996 |
| TE | Walter Rasby | 31 | 9 | 7 | 6 catches for 55 yards, 0 td | |
| TE | Boo Williams | 24 | 2 | 6 | 41 catches for 436 yards, 5 td | |
| LT | Wayne Gandy | 32 | 9 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
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| LG | Kendyl Jacox | 28 | 5 | 11 | ||
| LG | Montrae Holland | 23 | Rook | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 102nd pick / 2003 |
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| C | Jerry Fontenot | 37 | 14 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
| RG | LeCharles Bentley* | 24 | 1 | 13 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 2002 |
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| RT | Victor Riley | 29 | 5 | 16 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 27th pick / 1998 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Charles Grant | 25 | 1 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 25th pick / 2002 |
| LDE | Willie Whitehead | 30 | 4 | 10 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDT | Johnathan Sullivan | 22 | Rook | 12 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 2003 |
| RDT | Kenny Smith | 26 | 2 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 81st pick / 2001 |
| RDT | Grady Jackson | 30 | 6 | 6 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 193rd pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Willie Whitehead | 30 | 4 | 10 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Charles Grant | 25 | 1 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 25th pick / 2002 |
| RDE | Darren Howard | 27 | 3 | 8 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2000 |
| LLB | Sedrick Hodge | 25 | 2 | 9 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 2001 |
| MLB | Darrin Smith | 33 | 10 | 10 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| MLB | Orlando Ruff | 27 | 4 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Derrick Rodgers | 32 | 6 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1997 |
| LCB | Ashley Ambrose | 33 | 11 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1992 |
| LCB | Dale Carter | 34 | 11 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 20th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Fred Thomas | 30 | 7 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1996 |
| SS | Jay Bellamy | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Tebucky Jones | 29 | 5 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Carney | 39 | 15 | 0 | 22 of 30 field goals & 36 of 37 extra points | |
| P | Mitch Berger | 31 | 9 | 0 | 71 punts for a 44.3 average, 1 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994 |
| PR | Michael Lewis | 32 | 2 | 1 | 30 punt returns for a 9.2 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Michael Lewis | 32 | 2 | 1 | 45 kick returns for a 23.7 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | James Allen | 24 | LB | 15 | 1 | 240 | 6-2 | Oregon State | 11/11/1979 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2002 |
| 99 | Kenderick Allen | 25 | DT | 10 | 1 | 318 | 6-6 | LSU | 9/14/1978 | Rook | |
| 33 | Ashley Ambrose | 33 | DB | 16 | 12 | 190 | 5-11 | Miss. Valley State | 9/17/1970 | 11 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 29th pick / 1992 |
| 20 | Jay Bellamy | 31 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Rutgers | 7/8/1972 | 9 | |
| 65 | LeCharles Bentley* | 24 | G-C | 13 | 13 | 313 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 11/7/1979 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 2002 |
| 17 | Mitch Berger | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Colorado | 6/24/1972 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994 |
| 4 | Todd Bouman | 31 | QB | 4 | 0 | 229 | 6-2 | St. Cloud State | 8/1/1972 | 2 | |
| 2 | Aaron Brooks | 27 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-4 | Virginia | 3/24/1976 | 3 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 131st pick / 1999 |
| 35 | Fakhir Brown | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 9/21/1977 | 4 | |
| 3 | John Carney | 39 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1964 | 15 | |
| 55 | Travis Carroll | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Alabama,Florida | 10/26/1978 | 1 | |
| 21 | Dale Carter | 34 | DB | 8 | 8 | 194 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/28/1969 | 11 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 20th pick / 1992 |
| 32 | Ki-Jana Carter | 30 | RB | 8 | 0 | 222 | 5-10 | Penn State | 9/12/1973 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 1st / 1st pick / 1995 |
| 85 | Ernie Conwell | 31 | TE | 10 | 10 | 255 | 6-2 | Washington | 8/17/1972 | 7 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996 |
| 29 | Keyuo Craver | 23 | DB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 8/22/1980 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 125th pick / 2002 |
| 27 | James Fenderson | 27 | RB | 9 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Hawaii | 10/24/1976 | 2 | |
| 71 | Spencer Folau | 30 | T | 14 | 1 | 315 | 6-5 | Idaho | 4/5/1973 | 6 | |
| 62 | Jerry Fontenot | 37 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 11/21/1966 | 14 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
| 92 | Henry Ford | 32 | DT-DE | 4 | 0 | 295 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/30/1971 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 26th pick / 1994 |
| 72 | Wayne Gandy | 32 | T | 16 | 16 | 308 | 6-4 | Auburn | 2/10/1971 | 9 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
| 88 | Talman Gardner | 23 | WR | 10 | 1 | 205 | 6-1 | Florida State | 3/10/1980 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 231st pick / 2003 |
| 37 | Steve Gleason | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Washington State | 3/19/1977 | 3 | |
| 94 | Charles Grant | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-3 | Georgia | 9/3/1978 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 25th pick / 2002 |
| 58 | Cie Grant | 24 | LB | 7 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Ohio State | 11/27/1979 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 86th pick / 2003 |
| 95 | Howard Green | 24 | DT | 4 | 0 | 320 | 6-2 | LSU | 1/12/1979 | 1 | Houston Texans / 6th / 190th pick / 2002 |
| 23 | Victor Green | 34 | DB | 13 | 1 | 210 | 5-11 | Akron | 12/8/1969 | 10 | |
| 28 | Deveron Harper | 26 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 11/15/1977 | 3 | |
| 81 | Zachary Hilton | 23 | TE | 3 | 0 | 262 | 6-8 | North Carolina | 7/2/1980 | Rook | |
| 52 | Sedrick Hodge | 25 | LB | 9 | 9 | 244 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 9/13/1978 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 2001 |
| 61 | Montrae Holland | 23 | G | 16 | 7 | 322 | 6-2 | Florida State | 5/21/1980 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 102nd pick / 2003 |
| 87 | Joe Horn | 31 | WR | 15 | 14 | 206 | 6-1 | Itawamba Junior College | 1/16/1972 | 7 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996 |
| 47 | Kevin Houser | 26 | C | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/23/1977 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 228th pick / 2000 |
| 93 | Darren Howard | 27 | DE | 8 | 8 | 275 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 11/19/1976 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2000 |
| 91 | Grady Jackson | 30 | DT | 7 | 6 | 345 | 6-2 | Knoxville | 1/21/1973 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 193rd pick / 1997 |
| 64 | Kendyl Jacox | 28 | G-C | 12 | 11 | 330 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 6/10/1975 | 5 | |
| 34 | Tebucky Jones | 29 | DB | 15 | 15 | 218 | 6-2 | Syracuse | 10/6/1974 | 5 | New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998 |
| 53 | Roger Knight | 25 | LB | 16 | 2 | 245 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 10/11/1978 | 2 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2001 |
| 89 | Derrick Lewis | 28 | WR | 3 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | San Diego State | 10/30/1975 | 1 | |
| 84 | Michael Lewis | 32 | WR | 13 | 1 | 165 | 5-8 | none | 11/14/1971 | 2 | |
| 25 | Fred McAfee | 35 | RB | 14 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Mississippi College | 6/20/1968 | 12 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 154th pick / 1991 |
| 26 | Deuce McAllister* | 25 | RB | 16 | 16 | 232 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 12/27/1978 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 23rd pick / 2001 |
| 80 | Jerome Pathon | 28 | WR | 16 | 12 | 195 | 6-0 | Acadia (Canada),Washington | 12/16/1975 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1998 |
| 86 | Walter Rasby | 31 | TE | 16 | 7 | 252 | 6-3 | Wake Forest | 9/7/1972 | 9 | |
| 68 | Victor Riley | 29 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 328 | 6-5 | Auburn | 11/4/1974 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 27th pick / 1998 |
| 59 | Derrick Rodgers | 32 | LB | 15 | 15 | 230 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 10/14/1971 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 92nd pick / 1997 |
| 56 | Orlando Ruff | 27 | LB | 16 | 9 | 250 | 6-3 | Furman | 9/28/1976 | 4 | |
| 48 | David Sloan | 31 | TE | 4 | 0 | 260 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 6/8/1972 | 8 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1995 |
| 54 | Darrin Smith | 33 | LB | 14 | 10 | 236 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/15/1970 | 10 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| 90 | Kenny Smith | 26 | DT-DE | 15 | 9 | 295 | 6-4 | Alabama | 9/8/1977 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 81st pick / 2001 |
| 36 | Lamar Smith | 33 | RB | 4 | 0 | 230 | 5-11 | Houston | 11/29/1970 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1994 |
| 44 | Terrelle Smith | 25 | FB | 15 | 10 | 246 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 3/12/1978 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 2000 |
| 83 | Donte Stallworth | 23 | WR | 11 | 3 | 197 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 11/10/1980 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2002 |
| 78 | Jon Stinchcomb | 24 | T | 6 | 0 | 302 | 6-5 | Georgia | 8/27/1979 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 37th pick / 2003 |
| 97 | Johnathan Sullivan | 22 | DT | 14 | 12 | 313 | 6-3 | Georgia | 1/21/1981 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 2003 |
| 22 | Fred Thomas | 30 | DB | 16 | 14 | 184 | 5-9 | Mississippi,Miss. Valley State,Tennessee-Martin | 9/11/1973 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1996 |
| 98 | Willie Whitehead | 30 | DE-DT | 11 | 10 | 300 | 6-3 | Auburn | 1/26/1973 | 4 | |
| 82 | Boo Williams | 24 | TE | 16 | 6 | 270 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 6/22/1979 | 2 | |
| 96 | Melvin Williams | 24 | DE | 14 | 2 | 269 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 2/2/1979 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 155th pick / 2003 |
| Team Total | 28.2 | 16 | 246.6 | 6-1.6 | 4.6 |