Starters
- *ProBowl, +1st-tm All-Pro
| Pos | Player | 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 | |
| RB | Reggie Bush | 25 | 4 | 6 | 36 rushes for 150 yards, 0 td, & 34 catches for 208 yards and 1 td | |
| WR | Marques Colston | 27 | 4 | 11 | 84 catches for 1,023 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Devery Henderson | 28 | 6 | 11 | 34 catches for 464 yards, 1 td, & 3 rushes for 8 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Jeremy Shockey | 30 | 8 | 11 | 41 catches for 408 yards, 3 td | |
| TE | David Thomas | 27 | 4 | 8 | 30 catches for 219 yards, 2 td | |
| LT | Jermon Bushrod | 26 | 3 | 16 | ||
| LG | Carl Nicks* | 25 | 2 | 16 | ||
| C | Jonathan Goodwin | 32 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Jahri Evans*+ | 27 | 4 | 16 | ||
| RT | Jon Stinchcomb | 31 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Alex Brown | 31 | 8 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| 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 | |
| RDE | Will Smith | 29 | 6 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Danny Clark | 33 | 10 | 10 | ||
| MLB | Jonathan Vilma* | 28 | 6 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | Scott Shanle | 31 | 7 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| 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 | |
| SS | Roman Harper* | 28 | 4 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Malcolm Jenkins | 23 | 1 | 15 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered |
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