Starters
- *ProBowl, +1st-tm All-Pro
| Pos | Player | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Drew Brees* | 38 | 16 | 16 | 386 for 536, 4,334 yards, 23 td, 8 int, & 33 rushes for 12 yards and 2 td | |
| RB | Mark Ingram* | 28 | 6 | 12 | 230 rushes for 1,124 yards, 12 td, & 58 catches for 416 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Ted Ginn Jr. | 32 | 10 | 10 | 53 catches for 787 yards, 4 td, & 10 rushes for 39 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Willie Snead | 25 | 2 | 7 | 8 catches for 92 yards, 0 td | |
| WR | Michael Thomas* | 24 | 1 | 14 | 104 catches for 1,245 yards, 5 td | |
| TE | Josh Hill | 27 | 4 | 11 | 16 catches for 125 yards, 1 td, & 1 rush for -8 yards and 0 td | |
| LT | Terron Armstead | 26 | 4 | 10 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| LG | Andrus Peat | 24 | 2 | 14 | ||
| C | Max Unger | 31 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Larry Warford* | 26 | 4 | 14 | ||
| RT | Ryan Ramczyk | 23 | Rook | 16 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Cameron Jordan*+ | 28 | 6 | 16 | 13.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LDT | Sheldon Rankins | 23 | 1 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Tyeler Davison | 25 | 2 | 16 | ||
| RDE | Alex Okafor | 26 | 4 | 10 | 4.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Craig Robertson | 29 | 5 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Manti Te'o | 26 | 4 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RLB | A.J. Klein | 26 | 4 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Ken Crawley | 24 | 1 | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RCB | Marshon Lattimore* | 21 | Rook | 13 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| SS | Kenny Vaccaro | 26 | 4 | 12 | 1.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| FS | Marcus Williams | 21 | Rook | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered |

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