2010 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 2nd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 384 points (24.0/g), 11th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 307 points (19.2/g), 7th.
Differential of 77 points (4.8/g), 7th.
Expected W-L: 10.1-5.9.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -6 (-0.4/g), 23rd.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.3, Offense: 1.5, Defense: 0.8, SoS: -2.5, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Sean Payton (11-5-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Pete Carmichael
Defensive Coordinator: Gregg Williams
Training Camp: Saints Training Facility (Metairie, 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 | Drew Brees* | 31 | 9 | 16 | 448 for 658, 4,620 yards, 33 td, 22 int, & 18 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2001 |
| rb | Reggie Bush | 25 | 4 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 2006 | |
| WR | Marques Colston | 27 | 4 | 11 | 84 catches for 1,023 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 252nd pick / 2006 |
| WR | Devery Henderson | 28 | 6 | 11 | 34 catches for 464 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 50th pick / 2004 |
| TE | Jeremy Shockey | 30 | 8 | 11 | 41 catches for 408 yards, 3 td | New York Giants / 1st / 14th pick / 2002 |
| TE | David Thomas | 27 | 4 | 8 | 30 catches for 219 yards, 2 td | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 2006 |
| LT | Jermon Bushrod | 26 | 3 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 125th pick / 2007 | |
| LG | Carl Nicks* | 25 | 2 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 164th pick / 2008 | |
| C | Jonathan Goodwin | 32 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 154th pick / 2002 |
| RG | Jahri Evans*+ | 27 | 4 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 108th pick / 2006 | |
| RT | Jon Stinchcomb | 31 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 37th pick / 2003 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Alex Brown | 31 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 4th / 104th pick / 2002 |
| LDT | Remi Ayodele | 27 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Sedrick Ellis | 25 | 2 | 16 | 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 2008 |
| RDE | Will Smith | 29 | 6 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 18th pick / 2004 |
| LLB | Danny Clark | 33 | 10 | 10 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 245th pick / 2000 | |
| MLB | Jonathan Vilma* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 2004 |
| RLB | Scott Shanle | 31 | 7 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 251st pick / 2003 |
| LCB | Jabari Greer | 28 | 6 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Tracy Porter | 24 | 2 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 2008 |
| SS | Roman Harper* | 28 | 4 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2006 |
| FS | Malcolm Jenkins | 23 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 14th pick / 2009 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| Garrett Hartley | 24 | 2 | 0 | |||
| Thomas Morstead | 24 | 1 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 164th pick / 2009 | ||
| pr | Reggie Bush | 25 | 4 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 2006 | |
| Courtney Roby | 27 | 5 | 0 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 68th pick / 2005 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | AV | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Stanley Arnoux | 24 | 9 | 0 | 240 | 6-1 | Wake Forest | 9/9/1986 | 1 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 118th pick / 2009 | |
| 87 | Adrian Arrington | 25 | 1 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | Michigan | 11/7/1985 | 2 | 1 | ||
| 94 | K.C. Asiodu | 24 | 1 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Central Oklahoma | 11/24/1986 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 92 | Remi Ayodele | 27 | LDT | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 4/22/1983 | 3 | 7 | |
| 46 | Ladell Betts | 31 | rb | 8 | 1 | 222 | 5-10 | Iowa | 8/27/1979 | 8 | 2 | Washington Redskins / 2nd / 56th pick / 2002 |
| 9 | Drew Brees* | 31 | QB | 16 | 16 | 209 | 6-0 | Purdue | 1/15/1979 | 9 | 14 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 32nd pick / 2001 |
| 96 | Alex Brown | 31 | LDE | 16 | 16 | 262 | 6-3 | Florida | 6/4/1979 | 8 | 8 | Chicago Bears / 4th / 104th pick / 2002 |
| 71 | Charles Brown | 23 | 3 | 0 | 284 | 6-5 | USC | 4/10/1987 | Rook | 0 | ||
| 25 | Reggie Bush | 25 | pr | 8 | 6 | 200 | 6-0 | USC | 3/2/1985 | 4 | 3 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 2nd pick / 2006 |
| 74 | Jermon Bushrod | 26 | LT | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-4 | Towson St. | 8/19/1984 | 3 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 125th pick / 2007 |
| 3 | John Carney | 46 | 2 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1964 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 97 | Jeff Charleston | 27 | de | 16 | 1 | 265 | 6-4 | Idaho St. | 1/19/1983 | 3 | 2 | |
| 55 | Danny Clark | 33 | LLB | 14 | 10 | 248 | 6-2 | Illinois | 5/9/1977 | 10 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 7th / 245th pick / 2000 |
| 12 | Marques Colston | 27 | WR | 15 | 11 | 225 | 6-4 | Hofstra | 6/5/1983 | 4 | 9 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 252nd pick / 2006 |
| 10 | Chase Daniel | 24 | 13 | 0 | 218 | 6-0 | 10/7/1986 | 1 | 0 | |||
| Justin Drescher | 22 | 6 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | 1/1/1988 | Rook | 0 | ||||
| 56 | Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 25 | LLB | 13 | 8 | 233 | 6-1 | Boston Col. | 3/13/1985 | 2 | 4 | |
| 98 | Sedrick Ellis | 25 | RDT | 16 | 16 | 308 | 6-1 | USC | 7/9/1985 | 2 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 2008 |
| 44 | Heath Evans | 32 | rb | 16 | 6 | 245 | 6-0 | Auburn | 12/30/1978 | 9 | 2 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2001 |
| Jahri Evans*+ | 27 | RG | 16 | 16 | 316 | 6-4 | Bloomsburg | 8/22/1983 | 4 | 14 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 108th pick / 2006 | |
| 93 | Junior Galette | 22 | 4 | 0 | 257 | 6-2 | 3/27/1988 | Rook | 0 | |||
| 20 | Randall Gay | 28 | 4 | 0 | 186 | 5-11 | LSU | 5/5/1982 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 37 | Matt Giordano | 28 | 9 | 0 | 194 | 5-11 | California | 10/16/1982 | 5 | 1 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 135th pick / 2005 | |
| 76 | Jonathan Goodwin | 32 | C | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-3 | Ohio,Michigan | 12/2/1978 | 8 | 6 | New York Jets / 5th / 154th pick / 2002 |
| 80 | Jimmy Graham | 25 | te | 15 | 5 | 260 | 6-7 | Miami (FL) | 11/24/1985 | Rook | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 95th pick / 2010 |
| 33 | Jabari Greer | 28 | LCB | 14 | 13 | 169 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 2/2/1982 | 6 | 6 | |
| 69 | Anthony Hargrove | 27 | 14 | 0 | 269 | 6-3 | Georgia Tech | 7/20/1983 | 6 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 91st pick / 2004 | |
| 41 | Roman Harper* | 28 | SS | 15 | 15 | 195 | 6-0 | Alabama | 12/11/1982 | 4 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2006 |
| 5 | Garrett Hartley | 24 | 14 | 0 | 204 | 5-8 | Oklahoma | 5/16/1986 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 19 | Devery Henderson | 28 | WR | 16 | 11 | 200 | 5-11 | LSU | 3/26/1982 | 6 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 50th pick / 2004 |
| 54 | Ramon Humber | 23 | 3 | 0 | 232 | 5-11 | North Dakota St. | 8/10/1987 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 84 | Tory Humphrey | 27 | te | 6 | 2 | 257 | 6-2 | Central Michigan | 1/20/1983 | 5 | 1 | |
| Jake Ingram | 25 | 1 | 0 | 232 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 10/23/1985 | 1 | 0 | New England Patriots / 6th / 198th pick / 2009 | ||
| 29 | Chris Ivory | 22 | rb | 12 | 4 | 222 | 6-0 | Washington St.,Tiffin | 3/22/1988 | Rook | 5 | |
| 27 | Malcolm Jenkins | 23 | FS | 15 | 15 | 200 | 6-0 | Ohio St. | 12/20/1987 | 1 | 11 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 14th pick / 2009 |
| 21 | Julius Jones | 29 | rb | 10 | 2 | 210 | 5-10 | Notre Dame | 8/14/1981 | 6 | 2 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 43rd pick / 2004 |
| 57 | Jason Kyle | 38 | 9 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Arizona St. | 5/12/1972 | 15 | 1 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 126th pick / 1995 | |
| 17 | Robert Meachem | 26 | wr | 16 | 7 | 214 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 9/28/1984 | 2 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 27th pick / 2007 |
| 94 | Kawika Mitchell | 31 | 1 | 0 | 253 | 6-1 | Georgia,South Florida | 10/10/1979 | 7 | 0 | Kansas City Chiefs / 2nd / 47th pick / 2003 | |
| 50 | Marvin Mitchell | 26 | 16 | 0 | 249 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 10/21/1984 | 3 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 220th pick / 2007 | |
| 16 | Lance Moore | 27 | wr | 16 | 1 | 177 | 5-9 | Toledo | 8/31/1983 | 4 | 7 | |
| 6 | Thomas Morstead | 24 | 16 | 0 | 228 | 6-4 | SMU | 3/7/1986 | 1 | 0 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 164th pick / 2009 | |
| 77 | Carl Nicks* | 25 | LG | 16 | 16 | 343 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 5/14/1985 | 2 | 12 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 164th pick / 2008 |
| 22 | Tracy Porter | 24 | RCB | 12 | 12 | 185 | 5-11 | Indiana | 8/11/1986 | 2 | 5 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 2008 |
| 31 | Pierson Prioleau | 33 | db | 15 | 1 | 188 | 5-11 | Virginia Tech | 8/6/1977 | 11 | 1 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 110th pick / 1999 |
| 39 | Chris Reis | 27 | 2 | 0 | 215 | 6-1 | Georgia Tech | 9/19/1983 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 34 | Patrick Robinson | 23 | db | 11 | 4 | 190 | 5-11 | Florida St. | 9/7/1987 | Rook | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 32nd pick / 2010 |
| 15 | Courtney Roby | 27 | 13 | 0 | 189 | 6-0 | Indiana | 1/10/1983 | 5 | 0 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 68th pick / 2005 | |
| 58 | Scott Shanle | 31 | RLB | 14 | 14 | 240 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 11/23/1979 | 7 | 7 | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 251st pick / 2003 |
| 42 | Darren Sharper | 35 | db | 8 | 1 | 210 | 6-2 | William & Mary | 11/3/1975 | 13 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 2nd / 60th pick / 1997 |
| 88 | Jeremy Shockey | 30 | TE | 13 | 11 | 253 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 8/18/1980 | 8 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 14th pick / 2002 |
| 91 | Will Smith | 29 | RDE | 15 | 15 | 282 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 7/4/1981 | 6 | 8 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 18th pick / 2004 |
| 78 | Jon Stinchcomb | 31 | RT | 16 | 16 | 302 | 6-5 | Georgia | 8/27/1979 | 7 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 37th pick / 2003 |
| Zach Strief | 27 | g | 14 | 2 | 349 | 6-7 | Northwestern | 9/22/1983 | 4 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 210th pick / 2006 | |
| Matt Tennant | 23 | 16 | 0 | 274 | 6-4 | 3/19/1987 | Rook | 1 | ||||
| 85 | David Thomas | 27 | TE | 13 | 8 | 240 | 6-3 | Texas | 7/5/1983 | 4 | 3 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 2006 |
| 23 | Pierre Thomas | 26 | rb | 6 | 3 | 210 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/18/1984 | 3 | 4 | |
| 24 | Leigh Torrence | 28 | 13 | 0 | 183 | 6-0 | Stanford | 1/4/1982 | 5 | 1 | ||
| 51 | Jonathan Vilma* | 28 | MLB | 16 | 16 | 230 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/16/1982 | 6 | 11 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 2004 |
| 59 | Anthony Waters | 26 | 10 | 0 | 241 | 6-2 | Clemson | 7/25/1984 | 2 | 1 | San Diego Chargers / 3rd / 96th pick / 2007 | |
| 99 | Jimmy Wilkerson | 29 | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 1/4/1981 | 7 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 189th pick / 2003 | |
| 35 | DeShawn Wynn | 27 | 4 | 0 | 232 | 5-11 | Florida | 10/9/1983 | 3 | 0 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 228th pick / 2007 | |
| 28 | Usama Young | 25 | db | 11 | 3 | 186 | 5-11 | Kent St. | 5/8/1985 | 3 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 66th pick / 2007 |
| Team Total | 27.4 | 16 | 236.3 | 6-1.4 | 67.3 |