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2005 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 4th in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 235 points (14.7/g), 31st of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 398 points (24.9/g), 28th.
Differential of -163 points (-10.2/g), 30th.
Expected W-L: 3.6-12.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -24 (-1.5/g), 31st.
Coached by Jim Haslett (3-13-0)
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2005 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 | 29 | 5 | 13 | 240 for 431, 2,882 yards, 13 td, 17 int, & 45 rushes for 281 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 131st pick / 1999 |
| RB | Antowain Smith | 33 | 8 | 7 | 166 rushes for 659 yards, 3 td, & 12 catches for 46 yards and 0 td | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997 |
| RB | Deuce McAllister | 27 | 4 | 5 | 93 rushes for 335 yards, 3 td, & 17 catches for 117 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 23rd pick / 2001 |
| FB | Mike Karney | 24 | 1 | 14 | 6 rushes for 12 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 61 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 156th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Joe Horn | 33 | 9 | 13 | 49 catches for 654 yards, 1 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Donte Stallworth | 25 | 3 | 13 | 70 catches for 945 yards, 7 td, & 2 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2002 |
| TE | Ernie Conwell | 33 | 9 | 9 | 13 catches for 165 yards, 1 td | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996 |
| TE | Zachary Hilton | 25 | 2 | 6 | 35 catches for 396 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Wayne Gandy | 34 | 11 | 16 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
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| LG | Kendyl Jacox | 30 | 7 | 15 | ||
| C | LeCharles Bentley* | 26 | 3 | 14 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 2002 |
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| RG | Montrae Holland | 25 | 2 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 102nd pick / 2003 |
| RG | Jermane Mayberry | 32 | 9 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 25th pick / 1996 |
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| RT | Jammal Brown | 24 | Rook | 13 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2005 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Darren Howard | 29 | 5 | 9 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2000 |
| LDE | Will Smith | 24 | 1 | 9 | 8.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 18th pick / 2004 |
| LDT | Brian Young | 28 | 5 | 16 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 139th pick / 2000 |
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| RDT | Willie Whitehead | 32 | 6 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RDE | Charles Grant | 27 | 3 | 14 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 25th pick / 2002 |
| LLB | Sedrick Hodge | 27 | 4 | 12 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 2001 |
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| MLB | Ronald McKinnon | 32 | 9 | 9 | ||
| MLB | Courtney Watson | 25 | 1 | 6 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 60th pick / 2004 |
| RLB | Colby Bockwoldt | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 240th pick / 2004 |
| LCB | Mike McKenzie | 29 | 6 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 87th pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Fred Thomas | 32 | 9 | 11 | 3.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1996 |
| SS | Dwight Smith | 27 | 4 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 2001 |
| FS | Josh Bullocks | 22 | Rook | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 2005 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Carney | 41 | 17 | 0 | 25 of 32 field goals & 22 of 22 extra points | |
| P | Mitch Berger | 33 | 11 | 0 | 71 punts for a 43.2 average, 0 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994 |
| PR | Az-Zahir Hakim | 28 | 7 | 2 | 34 punt returns for a 7.6 average and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 96th pick / 1998 |
| KR | Aaron Stecker | 30 | 5 | 4 | 31 kick returns for a 21.7 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | James Allen | 26 | LB | 3 | 0 | 240 | 6-2 | Oregon State | 11/11/1979 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2002 |
| 60 | Ben Archibald | 27 | T | 6 | 0 | 320 | 6-3 | BYU | 8/26/1978 | Rook | |
| 20 | Jay Bellamy | 33 | DB | 3 | 3 | 200 | 5-11 | Rutgers | 7/8/1972 | 11 | |
| 65 | LeCharles Bentley* | 26 | G-C | 14 | 14 | 313 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 11/7/1979 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 2002 |
| 17 | Mitch Berger | 33 | P | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Colorado | 6/24/1972 | 11 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994 |
| 57 | Colby Bockwoldt | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-1 | BYU | 4/14/1981 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 240th pick / 2004 |
| 23 | Fred Booker | 27 | DB | 12 | 0 | 199 | 5-9 | LSU | 6/4/1978 | Rook | |
| 4 | Todd Bouman | 33 | QB | 16 | 3 | 229 | 6-2 | St. Cloud State | 8/1/1972 | 4 | |
| 2 | Aaron Brooks | 29 | QB | 13 | 13 | 220 | 6-4 | Virginia | 3/24/1976 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 131st pick / 1999 |
| 35 | Fakhir Brown | 28 | DB | 12 | 4 | 192 | 5-11 | Grambling State | 9/21/1977 | 6 | |
| 70 | Jammal Brown | 24 | T | 13 | 13 | 313 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 3/30/1981 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2005 |
| 92 | Tony Bryant | 29 | DE | 16 | 1 | 282 | 6-6 | Florida State | 9/3/1976 | 6 | Oakland Raiders / 2nd / 40th pick / 1999 |
| 29 | Josh Bullocks | 22 | DB | 16 | 13 | 207 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 2/28/1983 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 2005 |
| 3 | John Carney | 41 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1964 | 17 | |
| 85 | Ernie Conwell | 33 | TE | 9 | 9 | 255 | 6-2 | Washington | 8/17/1972 | 9 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996 |
| 21 | Jason Craft | 29 | DB | 16 | 4 | 187 | 5-10 | Colorado State | 2/13/1976 | 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 160th pick / 1999 |
| 56 | Alfred Fincher | 22 | LB | 11 | 0 | 241 | 6-1 | Connecticut | 8/15/1983 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2005 |
| 72 | Wayne Gandy | 34 | T | 16 | 16 | 308 | 6-4 | Auburn | 2/10/1971 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 15th pick / 1994 |
| 37 | Steve Gleason | 28 | DB | 13 | 1 | 215 | 5-11 | Washington State | 3/19/1977 | 5 | |
| 94 | Charles Grant | 27 | DE | 16 | 14 | 282 | 6-3 | Georgia | 9/3/1978 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 25th pick / 2002 |
| 81 | Az-Zahir Hakim | 28 | WR | 12 | 2 | 189 | 5-10 | San Diego State | 6/3/1977 | 7 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 96th pick / 1998 |
| 89 | Lamont Hall | 31 | TE | 16 | 4 | 260 | 6-4 | Clemson | 11/16/1974 | 6 | |
| 19 | Devery Henderson | 23 | WR | 14 | 3 | 200 | 5-11 | LSU | 3/26/1982 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 50th pick / 2004 |
| 86 | Zachary Hilton | 25 | TE | 15 | 6 | 262 | 6-8 | North Carolina | 7/2/1980 | 2 | |
| 52 | Sedrick Hodge | 27 | LB | 13 | 12 | 244 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 9/13/1978 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 2001 |
| 61 | Montrae Holland | 25 | G | 15 | 10 | 322 | 6-2 | Florida State | 5/21/1980 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 102nd pick / 2003 |
| 87 | Joe Horn | 33 | WR | 13 | 13 | 206 | 6-1 | Itawamba Junior College | 1/16/1972 | 9 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996 |
| 47 | Kevin Houser | 28 | C | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/23/1977 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 228th pick / 2000 |
| 93 | Darren Howard | 29 | DE | 12 | 9 | 275 | 6-3 | Kansas State | 11/19/1976 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2000 |
| 64 | Kendyl Jacox | 30 | G-C | 15 | 15 | 330 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 6/10/1975 | 7 | |
| 44 | Mike Karney | 24 | FB | 16 | 14 | 254 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 7/6/1981 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 156th pick / 2004 |
| 77 | Rodney Leisle | 24 | DT | 1 | 0 | 315 | 6-3 | UCLA | 2/5/1981 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 139th pick / 2004 |
| 84 | Michael Lewis | 34 | WR | 2 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | none | 11/14/1971 | 4 | |
| 75 | Jermane Mayberry | 32 | G-T | 11 | 8 | 325 | 6-4 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | 8/29/1973 | 9 | Philadelphia Eagles / 1st / 25th pick / 1996 |
| 25 | Fred McAfee | 37 | RB | 16 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Mississippi College | 6/20/1968 | 14 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 154th pick / 1991 |
| 26 | Deuce McAllister | 27 | RB | 5 | 5 | 232 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 12/27/1978 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 23rd pick / 2001 |
| 34 | Mike McKenzie | 29 | DB | 15 | 15 | 194 | 6-0 | Memphis | 4/26/1976 | 6 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 87th pick / 1999 |
| 59 | Ronald McKinnon | 32 | LB | 16 | 9 | 246 | 6-0 | North Alabama | 9/20/1973 | 9 | |
| 80 | Shad Meier | 27 | TE | 1 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Kansas State | 6/7/1978 | 4 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 90th pick / 2001 |
| 51 | Terrence Melton | 28 | LB | 15 | 2 | 235 | 6-1 | Rice | 1/1/1977 | 1 | |
| 40 | Mel Mitchell | 26 | DB | 13 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | Western Kentucky | 2/10/1979 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 150th pick / 2002 |
| 67 | Jamar Nesbit | 29 | G-C | 16 | 4 | 329 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 12/17/1976 | 6 | |
| 88 | Nate Poole | 28 | WR | 7 | 0 | 204 | 6-2 | Marshall | 2/1/1977 | 3 | |
| 28 | Siddeeq Shabazz | 24 | DB | 2 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | New Mexico State | 2/5/1981 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 7th / 246th pick / 2003 |
| 53 | T.J. Slaughter | 28 | LB | 10 | 1 | 234 | 6-0 | Southern Miss | 2/20/1977 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 92nd pick / 2000 |
| 32 | Antowain Smith | 33 | RB | 16 | 7 | 232 | 6-2 | Houston | 3/14/1972 | 8 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997 |
| 24 | Dwight Smith | 27 | DB | 15 | 15 | 201 | 5-10 | Akron | 8/13/1978 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 2001 |
| 91 | Will Smith | 24 | DE | 16 | 9 | 282 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 7/4/1981 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 18th pick / 2004 |
| 83 | Donte Stallworth | 25 | WR | 16 | 13 | 197 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 11/10/1980 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2002 |
| 27 | Aaron Stecker | 30 | RB | 15 | 4 | 213 | 5-10 | Western Illinois,Wisconsin | 11/13/1975 | 5 | |
| 97 | Johnathan Sullivan | 24 | DT | 15 | 0 | 313 | 6-3 | Georgia | 1/21/1981 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 6th pick / 2003 |
| 28 | Anthony Thomas | 28 | RB | 4 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Michigan | 11/7/1977 | 4 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 38th pick / 2001 |
| 22 | Fred Thomas | 32 | DB | 16 | 11 | 184 | 5-9 | Mississippi,Miss. Valley State,Tennessee-Martin | 9/11/1973 | 9 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1996 |
| 33 | Joey Thomas | 25 | DB | 5 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Montana State,Washington | 8/29/1980 | 1 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 70th pick / 2004 |
| 79 | Jimmy Verdon | 24 | DT | 4 | 0 | 280 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 11/4/1981 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 232nd pick / 2005 |
| 55 | Courtney Watson | 25 | LB | 9 | 6 | 246 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 9/18/1980 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 60th pick / 2004 |
| 98 | Willie Whitehead | 32 | DE-DT | 16 | 15 | 300 | 6-3 | Auburn | 1/26/1973 | 6 | |
| 66 | Brian Young | 28 | DT | 16 | 16 | 298 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 7/8/1977 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 139th pick / 2000 |
| Team Total | 28.3 | 16 | 243.9 | 6-1.4 | 4.7 |