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2008 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 8-8-0, Finished 4th in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 463 points (28.9/g), 1st of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 393 points (24.6/g), 26th.
Differential of 70 points (4.4/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.5-6.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 22nd.
Coached by Sean Payton (8-8-0)
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2008 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 | Drew Brees* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 413 for 635, 5,069 yards, 34 td, 17 int, & 22 rushes for -1 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2001 |
| RB | Reggie Bush | 23 | 2 | 9 | 106 rushes for 404 yards, 2 td, & 52 catches for 440 yards and 4 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 2006 |
| RB | Deuce McAllister | 30 | 7 | 6 | 107 rushes for 418 yards, 5 td, & 18 catches for 128 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 23rd pick / 2001 |
| RB | Pierre Thomas | 24 | 1 | 5 | 129 rushes for 625 yards, 9 td, & 31 catches for 284 yards and 3 td | |
| FB | Mike Karney | 27 | 4 | 8 | 8 rushes for 10 yards, 2 td, & 9 catches for 18 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 156th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Devery Henderson | 26 | 4 | 13 | 32 catches for 793 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for 33 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 50th pick / 2004 |
| WR | Lance Moore | 25 | 2 | 6 | 79 catches for 928 yards, 10 td | |
| WR | Marques Colston | 25 | 2 | 6 | 47 catches for 760 yards, 5 td | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 252nd pick / 2006 |
| TE | Jeremy Shockey | 28 | 6 | 11 | 50 catches for 483 yards, 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 14th pick / 2002 |
| TE | Billy Miller | 31 | 9 | 5 | 45 catches for 579 yards, 1 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1999 |
| LT | Jammal Brown* | 27 | 3 | 15 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2005 |
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| LG | Carl Nicks | 23 | Rook | 13 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 164th pick / 2008 |
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| C | Jonathan Goodwin | 30 | 6 | 13 | New York Jets / 5th / 154th pick / 2002 |
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| RG | Jahri Evans | 25 | 2 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 108th pick / 2006 |
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| RT | Jon Stinchcomb | 29 | 5 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 37th pick / 2003 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Charles Grant | 30 | 6 | 8 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 25th pick / 2002 |
| LDE | Bobby McCray | 27 | 4 | 8 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 249th pick / 2004 |
| NT | Kendrick Clancy | 30 | 8 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2000 |
| RDT | Sedrick Ellis | 23 | Rook | 13 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 2008 |
| RDE | Will Smith | 27 | 4 | 16 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 18th pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Scott Fujita | 29 | 6 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 143rd pick / 2002 |
| MLB | Jonathan Vilma | 26 | 4 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 2004 |
| RLB | Scott Shanle | 29 | 5 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 251st pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Randall Gay | 26 | 4 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Mike McKenzie | 32 | 9 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 87th pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Jason David | 26 | 4 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 125th pick / 2004 |
| RCB | Tracy Porter | 22 | Rook | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 2008 |
| SS | Roman Harper | 26 | 2 | 15 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2006 |
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| FS | Kevin Kaesviharn | 32 | 7 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Josh Bullocks | 25 | 3 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 2005 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Garrett Hartley | 22 | Rook | 0 | 13 of 13 field goals & 28 of 28 extra points | |
| P | Steve Weatherford | 26 | 2 | 0 | 26 punts for a 42.1 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Reggie Bush | 23 | 2 | 9 | 20 punt returns for a 13.5 average and 3 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 2006 |
| KR | Pierre Thomas | 24 | 1 | 5 | 31 kick returns for a 25.6 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| 92 | Remi Ayodele | 25 | LB | 6 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 4/22/1983 | 1 | |
| 36 | Darian Barnes | 28 | FB | 4 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Hampton,Rutgers | 2/29/1980 | 6 | |
| 40 | Mike Bell | 25 | RB | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Arizona | 4/23/1983 | 2 | |
| 9 | Drew Brees* | 29 | QB | 16 | 16 | 209 | 6-0 | Purdue | 1/15/1979 | 7 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2001 |
| 70 | Jammal Brown* | 27 | T | 15 | 15 | 313 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 3/30/1981 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2005 |
| 11 | Mark Brunell | 38 | QB | 2 | 0 | 217 | 6-1 | Washington | 9/17/1970 | 14 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 118th pick / 1993 |
| 29 | Josh Bullocks | 25 | DB | 16 | 6 | 207 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 2/28/1983 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 2005 |
| 25 | Reggie Bush | 23 | RB | 10 | 9 | 200 | 6-0 | USC | 3/2/1985 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 2006 |
| 74 | Jermon Bushrod | 24 | T | 2 | 0 | 315 | 6-4 | Towson State | 8/19/1984 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 125th pick / 2007 |
| 80 | Mark Campbell | 33 | TE | 9 | 4 | 255 | 6-6 | Michigan | 12/6/1975 | 9 | |
| 97 | Jeff Charleston | 25 | DE | 10 | 0 | 265 | 6-4 | Idaho State | 1/19/1983 | 1 | |
| 71 | Kendrick Clancy | 30 | DT | 14 | 14 | 305 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 9/17/1978 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 72nd pick / 2000 |
| 12 | Marques Colston | 25 | WR | 11 | 6 | 225 | 6-4 | Hofstra | 6/5/1983 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 252nd pick / 2006 |
| 18 | Terrance Copper | 26 | WR | 5 | 0 | 204 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 3/12/1982 | 4 | |
| 21 | Jason Craft | 32 | DB | 2 | 0 | 187 | 5-10 | Colorado State | 2/13/1976 | 9 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 160th pick / 1999 |
| 42 | Jason David | 26 | DB | 14 | 6 | 165 | 5-8 | Washington State | 6/12/1982 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 125th pick / 2004 |
| 56 | Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 23 | LB | 15 | 2 | 233 | 6-1 | Boston College | 3/13/1985 | Rook | |
| 98 | Sedrick Ellis | 23 | DT | 13 | 13 | 308 | 6-1 | USC | 7/9/1985 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 2008 |
| 73 | Jahri Evans | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 316 | 6-4 | Bloomsburg | 8/22/1983 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 108th pick / 2006 |
| 54 | Troy Evans | 31 | LB | 15 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/3/1977 | 6 | |
| 55 | Scott Fujita | 29 | LB | 14 | 13 | 247 | 6-5 | California | 4/28/1979 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 143rd pick / 2002 |
| 20 | Randall Gay | 26 | DB | 14 | 13 | 186 | 5-11 | LSU | 5/5/1982 | 4 | |
| 31 | Aaron Glenn | 36 | DB | 4 | 1 | 185 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 7/16/1972 | 14 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1994 |
| 76 | Jonathan Goodwin | 30 | G | 13 | 13 | 318 | 6-3 | Michigan,Ohio | 12/2/1978 | 6 | New York Jets / 5th / 154th pick / 2002 |
| 7 | Ben Graham | 35 | P | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-5 | Deakin (Australia) | 11/2/1973 | 3 | |
| 1 | Martin Gramatica | 33 | K | 5 | 0 | 170 | 5-8 | Kansas State | 11/27/1975 | 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 80th pick / 1999 |
| 94 | Charles Grant | 30 | DE | 8 | 8 | 282 | 6-3 | Georgia | 9/3/1978 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 25th pick / 2002 |
| 10 | Skyler Green | 24 | WR | 2 | 0 | 195 | 5-9 | LSU | 9/12/1984 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 4th / 125th pick / 2006 |
| 30 | Lynell Hamilton | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 235 | 6-0 | San Diego State | 8/5/1985 | Rook | |
| 41 | Roman Harper | 26 | DB | 15 | 15 | 195 | 6-0 | Alabama | 12/11/1982 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2006 |
| 5 | Garrett Hartley | 22 | K | 8 | 0 | 204 | 5-8 | Oklahoma | 5/16/1986 | Rook | |
| 19 | Devery Henderson | 26 | WR | 16 | 13 | 200 | 5-11 | LSU | 3/26/1982 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 50th pick / 2004 |
| 21 | Terrence Holt | 28 | DB | 2 | 0 | 208 | 6-2 | North Carolina State | 3/5/1980 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 137th pick / 2003 |
| 47 | Kevin Houser | 31 | C | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 8/23/1977 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 228th pick / 2000 |
| 43 | Kevin Kaesviharn | 32 | DB | 11 | 11 | 194 | 6-1 | Augustana (SD) | 8/29/1976 | 7 | |
| 44 | Mike Karney | 27 | FB | 12 | 8 | 254 | 5-11 | Arizona State | 7/6/1981 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 156th pick / 2004 |
| 96 | Antwan Lake | 29 | DE | 11 | 0 | 308 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 7/10/1979 | 6 | |
| Michael Lehan | 29 | DB | 3 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Minnesota | 11/25/1979 | 5 | Cleveland Browns / 5th / 152nd pick / 2003 |
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| 68 | Matt Lehr | 29 | C-G | 13 | 3 | 300 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 4/25/1979 | 7 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 137th pick / 2001 |
| 26 | Deuce McAllister | 30 | RB | 13 | 6 | 232 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 12/27/1978 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 23rd pick / 2001 |
| 93 | Bobby McCray | 27 | DE | 16 | 8 | 261 | 6-6 | Florida | 8/8/1981 | 4 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 249th pick / 2004 |
| 34 | Mike McKenzie | 32 | DB | 7 | 6 | 194 | 6-0 | Memphis | 4/26/1976 | 9 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 87th pick / 1999 |
| 17 | Robert Meachem | 24 | WR | 14 | 3 | 214 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 9/28/1984 | Rook | |
| 5 | Taylor Mehlhaff | 23 | K | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 8/25/1985 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 178th pick / 2008 |
| 83 | Billy Miller | 31 | TE | 15 | 5 | 245 | 6-3 | USC | 4/24/1977 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1999 |
| 50 | Marvin Mitchell | 24 | LB | 15 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 10/21/1984 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 220th pick / 2007 |
| 16 | Lance Moore | 25 | WR | 16 | 6 | 177 | 5-9 | Toledo | 8/31/1983 | 2 | |
| 67 | Jamar Nesbit | 32 | G-C | 7 | 3 | 329 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 12/17/1976 | 9 | |
| 77 | Carl Nicks | 23 | T | 16 | 13 | 343 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 5/14/1985 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 164th pick / 2008 |
| 86 | Buck Ortega | 27 | TE | 11 | 1 | 227 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 11/22/1981 | Rook | |
| 4 | Glenn Pakulak | 28 | P | 8 | 0 | 220 | 6-3 | Kentucky | 4/9/1980 | Rook | |
| 81 | David Patten | 34 | WR | 5 | 3 | 190 | 5-10 | Western Carolina | 8/19/1974 | 11 | |
| 22 | Tracy Porter | 22 | DB | 5 | 5 | 185 | 5-11 | Indiana | 8/11/1986 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 2008 |
| 39 | Chris Reis | 25 | DB | 15 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 9/19/1983 | 1 | |
| 15 | Courtney Roby | 25 | WR | 5 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Indiana | 1/10/1983 | 3 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 68th pick / 2005 |
| 89 | Sean Ryan | 28 | TE | 1 | 0 | 254 | 6-5 | Boston College | 3/27/1980 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 5th / 144th pick / 2004 |
| 95 | Josh Savage | 28 | DE | 3 | 0 | 276 | 6-4 | Utah | 9/28/1980 | 4 | |
| 58 | Scott Shanle | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 11/23/1979 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 251st pick / 2003 |
| 88 | Jeremy Shockey | 28 | TE | 12 | 11 | 253 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 8/18/1980 | 6 | New York Giants / 1st / 14th pick / 2002 |
| 91 | Will Smith | 27 | DE | 16 | 16 | 282 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 7/4/1981 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 18th pick / 2004 |
| 33 | Olaniyi Sobomehin | 24 | RB | 1 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Portland State | 10/11/1984 | Rook | |
| 72 | Montavious Stanley | 27 | DT | 1 | 0 | 314 | 6-2 | Louisville | 9/10/1981 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 182nd pick / 2006 |
| 27 | Aaron Stecker | 33 | RB | 6 | 0 | 213 | 5-10 | Western Illinois,Wisconsin | 11/13/1975 | 8 | |
| 78 | Jon Stinchcomb | 29 | T | 16 | 16 | 302 | 6-5 | Georgia | 8/27/1979 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 37th pick / 2003 |
| 64 | Zach Strief | 25 | G | 16 | 1 | 349 | 6-7 | Northwestern | 9/22/1983 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 210th pick / 2006 |
| 99 | Hollis Thomas | 34 | DT | 8 | 2 | 306 | 6-0 | Northern Illinois | 1/10/1974 | 12 | |
| 23 | Pierre Thomas | 24 | RB | 15 | 5 | 210 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/18/1984 | 1 | |
| 24 | Leigh Torrence | 26 | DB | 7 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Stanford | 1/4/1982 | 3 | |
| 51 | Jonathan Vilma | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/16/1982 | 4 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 2004 |
| 7 | Steve Weatherford | 26 | P | 7 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Illinois | 12/17/1982 | 2 | |
| 66 | Brian Young | 31 | DT | 8 | 3 | 298 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 7/8/1977 | 8 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 139th pick / 2000 |
| 28 | Usama Young | 23 | DB | 15 | 2 | 186 | 5-11 | Kent State | 5/8/1985 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 2007 |
| Team Total | 27.6 | 16 | 239.2 | 6-1.4 | 4.3 |