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2017 Schedule
Pre-Season
| August | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @ Cleveland Browns | Thursday, August 10 2017 | 8:00 PM EDT | coverage | 6,620 tickets available from $9 |
| @ Los Angeles Chargers | Sunday, August 20 2017 | 8:00 PM EDT | coverage | -- |
| Houston Texans | Saturday, August 26 2017 | 8:00 PM EDT | coverage | 4,635 tickets available from $9 |
| Baltimore Ravens | Thursday, August 31 2017 | 8:00 PM EDT | coverage | 6,105 tickets available from $9 |
Regular Season
New Orleans Saints Football Roster
| Offense | # | Pos. | Age | W | H | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Allen | 66 | Center | 24 | 296 | 6'2" | Michigan State |
| Matt Armstrong | 61 | Center | 117 | 302 | 6-2 | Grand Valley State |
| Edwin Baker | 27 | Running Back | 26 | 210 | 5'8" | Michigan State |
| Vick Ballard | Running Back | 26 | 224 | 5'10" | Mississippi State | |
| Travis Beckum | 81 | Tight End | 30 | 234 | 6-3 | Wisconsin |
| Reggie Bell | 11 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 201 | 5'11" | San Diego |
| Drew Brees | 9 | Quarterback | 38 | 209 | 6'0" | Purdue |
| Vincent Brown | 15 | Wide Receiver | 28 | 195 | 5'11" | San Diego State |
| Travaris Cadet | 38 | Running Back | 28 | 210 | 6'1" | Appalachian State |
| Brandon Coleman | 16 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 225 | 6'6" | Rutgers |
| Marques Colston | 12 | Wide Receiver | 34 | 225 | 6'4" | Hofstra |
| Tom Crabtree | 83 | Tight End | 31 | 245 | 6-4 | Miami-Ohio |
| Jared Dangerfield | 85 | Wide Receiver | 24 | 215 | 6'3" | Western Kentucky |
| Chase Daniel | 10 | Quarterback | 30 | 225 | 6'0" | Missouri |
| Chase Dominguez | 49 | Center, | 22 | 240 | 6'5" | Utah |
| Justin Drescher | 47 | Center, | 29 | 235 | 6'1" | Colorado |
| Travin Dural | 14 | Wide Receiver | 23 | 202 | 6'1" | LSU |
| Trey Edmunds | 35 | Tight End | 22 | 223 | 6'2" | Maryland |
| Michael Egnew | 86 | Tight End | 27 | 260 | 6'5" | Missouri |
| Coby Fleener | 82 | Tight End | 28 | 251 | 6'6" | Stanford |
| Matt Flynn | 3 | Quarterback | 32 | 230 | 6'2" | LSU |
| Manase Foketi | 69 | Offensive Tackle | 26 | 310 | 6-5 | West Texas A&M |
| Corey Fuller | 11 | Wide Receiver | 27 | 200 | 6'2" | Virginia Tech |
| John Fullington | 77 | Guard | 26 | 300 | 6'5" | Washington State |
| Thomas Gafford | 46 | Center, | 34 | 250 | 6'2" | Houston |
| Doniel Gambrell | 63 | Offensive Linesman | 26 | 315 | 6-6 | Notre Dame College |
| Ted Ginn Jr. | 19 | Wide Receiver | 32 | 180 | 5'11" | Ohio State |
| Mike Golic Jr. | 66 | Guard | 27 | 300 | 6-4 | Notre Dame |
| Mike Golic Jr. | 66 | Guard | 27 | 300 | 6'4" | Notre Dame |
| Jonathan Goodwin | 55 | Center | 38 | 318 | 6'3" | Michigan |
| Garrett Grayson | 18 | Quarterback | 26 | 220 | 6-2 | Colorado State |
| Garrett Grayson | 18 | Quarterback | 26 | 220 | 6'2" | Colorado State |
| Garrett Griffin | 45 | Tight End | 23 | 240 | 6'4" | Air Force |
| Clay Harbor | 80 | Tight End | 30 | 240 | 6'3" | Missouri State |
| R.J. Harris | 19 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 203 | 6-0 | New Hampshire |
| R.J. Harris | 14 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 194 | 6'0" | New Hampshire |
| Charles Hawkins | 18 | Wide Receiver | 26 | 180 | 5-8 | Southern |
| Marcus Henry | 61 | Center | 24 | 293 | 6'3" | Boise State |
| Sean Hickey | 61 | Offensive Tackle | 25 | 309 | 6-5 | Syracuse |
| Chris Highland | 45 | Tight End, | 25 | 230 | 6'2" | Illinois State |
| Josh Hill | 89 | Tight End | 27 | 250 | 6'5" | Idaho State |
| Michael Hoomanawanui | 84 | Tight End | 29 | 265 | 6'4" | Illinois |
| Sione Houma | 39 | Running Back | 23 | 243 | 6'0" | Michigan |
| Kendall Hunter | 48 | Running Back | 28 | 199 | 5'7" | Oklahoma State |
| Mark Ingram | 22 | Running Back | 27 | 215 | 5'9" | Alabama |
| Antonio Johnson | Offensive Tackle | 25 | 302 | 6-5 | North Texas | |
| Greg Jones | 45 | Fullback | 36 | 265 | 6-1 | Florida State |
| Alvin Kamara | 41 | Running Back | 21 | 214 | 5'10" | Tennessee |
| Senio Kelemete | 65 | Center, | 27 | 300 | 6'3" | Washington |
| Malcolme Kennedy | 84 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 205 | 6-0 | Texas A&M |
| Logan Kilgore | 5 | Quarterback | 27 | 206 | 6-3 | MTSU |
| John Kuhn | 29 | Running Back, | 34 | 250 | 6'0" | Shippensburg |
| Jake Lampman | 15 | Wide Receiver | 24 | 205 | 6'0" | Ferris State |
| Daniel Lasco | 36 | Running Back | 24 | 205 | 6'1" | California |
| Rashad Lawrence | 17 | Wide Receiver | 25 | 190 | 6'2" | Northwestern |
| Josh LeRibeus | 61 | Guard | 28 | 310 | 6'2" | Southern Methodist |
| Cyril Lemon | 62 | Offensive Linesman | 117 | 315 | 6-3 | North Texas |
| Cyril Lemon | 62 | Guard | 24 | 315 | 6'3" | North Texas |
| Lance Lewis | 84 | Wide Receiver | 28 | 207 | 6'2" | East Carolina |
| Tommylee Lewis | 87 | Wide Receiver | 24 | 168 | 5'7" | Northern Illinois |
| Erik Lorig | 41 | Running Back, | 30 | 250 | 6'4" | Stanford |
| Luke McCown | 7 | Quarterback | 35 | 217 | 6'4" | Louisiana Tech |
| Mike McGlynn | 77 | Guard | 32 | 325 | 6'4" | Pittsburgh |
| Robert Meachem | 17 | Wide Receiver | 32 | 215 | 6'2" | Tennessee |
| Josh Morgan | 17 | Wide Receiver | 32 | 219 | 6'0" | Virginia Tech |
| Marcus Murphy | 48 | Running Back | 117 | 193 | 5-8 | Missouri |
| Marcus Murphy | 23 | Running Back | 25 | 195 | 5'9" | Missouri |
| Ryan Nassib | 2 | Quarterback | 27 | 223 | 6'2" | Syracuse |
| Hakeem Nicks | 15 | Wide Receiver | 29 | 208 | 6'1" | North Carolina |
| Toben Opurum | 45 | Running Back, | 26 | 250 | 6'1" | Kansas |
| Andrus Peat | 75 | Offensive Tackle | 23 | 316 | 6-7 | Stanford |
| Adrian Peterson | 28 | Running Back | 32 | 220 | 6'1" | Oklahoma |
| John Phillips | 86 | Tight End | 30 | 251 | 6'5" | Virginia |
| Kyle Prater | Wide Receiver | 117 | 225 | 6-5 | Northwestern | |
| Richard Quinn | 85 | Tight End | 30 | 264 | 6-4 | North Carolina |
| John Robinson-Woodgett | 39 | Running Back, | 247 | 6'1" | Massachusetts | |
| Jesse Schmitt | Center, | 24 | 250 | 6'2" | Purdue | |
| Willie Snead | 83 | Wide Receiver | 24 | 195 | 5'11" | Ball State |
| Jake Stoneburner | 85 | Tight End | 27 | 261 | 6'3" | Ohio State |
| Derrick Strozier | 48 | Running Back | 26 | 181 | 5-8 | Tulane |
| Jack Tabb | 80 | Tight End | 24 | 250 | 6-3 | North Carolina |
| Jack Tabb | 80 | Tight End | 24 | 250 | 6'3" | North Carolina |
| Michael Thomas | 13 | Wide Receiver | 23 | 212 | 6'3" | Ohio State |
| Pierre Thomas | 23 | Running Back | 32 | 215 | 5-11 | Illinois |
| Cameron Tom | 63 | Center | 22 | 287 | 6'4" | Southern Miss |
| Landon Turner | 78 | Guard | 24 | 325 | 6'4" | North Carolina |
| Max Unger | 60 | Center | 31 | 305 | 6'5" | Oregon |
| Larry Warford | 67 | Guard | 26 | 317 | 6'3" | Kentucky |
| Chris Watt | 62 | Guard | 26 | 310 | 6'3" | Notre Dame |
| Thomas Welch | 60 | Offensive Tackle | 30 | 300 | 6-7 | Vanderbilt |
| Jordan Williams-Lambert | 81 | Wide Receiver | 23 | 228 | 6'3" | Ball State |
| Michael Zordich | 34 | Fullback | 27 | 245 | 6-1 | Penn State |
| Defense | # | Pos. | Age | W | H | College |
| James Anderson | 42 | Linebacker | 33 | 235 | 6'2" | Virginia Tech |
| Justin Anderson | 58 | Linebacker | 26 | 232 | 6'2" | Louisiana-Lafayette |
| Stephone Anthony | 50 | Linebacker | 24 | 245 | 6-2 | Clemson |
| Stephone Anthony | 50 | Linebacker | 24 | 245 | 6'3" | Clemson |
| Alex Anzalone | 47 | Linebacker | 241 | 6'3" | Florida | |
| Champ Bailey | 27 | Cornerback | 39 | 192 | 6-0 | Georgia |
| Chris Banjo | 37 | Safety | 27 | 207 | 5'10" | Southern Methodist |
| Sam Barrington | 97 | Linebacker | 26 | 240 | 6'1" | South Florida |
| Vonn Bell | 48 | Safety | 22 | 205 | 5'11" | Ohio State |
| Adam Bighill | 99 | Linebacker | 28 | 230 | 5'10" | Central Washington |
| Delvin Breaux | 40 | Cornerback | 27 | 196 | 6'1" | |
| Austin Brown | Nose Tackle | 25 | 295 | 6'2" | Miami (OH) | |
| Brodrick Bunkley | 77 | Nose Tackle | 33 | 306 | 6'2" | Florida State |
| Rafael Bush | 25 | Safety | 30 | 203 | 5'11" | South Carolina State |
| Jairus Byrd | 31 | Safety | 30 | 203 | 5'10" | Oregon |
| Taveze Calhoun | 39 | Cornerback | 24 | 192 | 6'0" | Mississippi State |
| Tony Carter | 29 | Cornerback | 31 | 175 | 5'9" | Florida State |
| Henry Coley | Linebacker | 117 | 245 | 6-2 | Virginia | |
| Henry Coley | 52 | Linebacker | 25 | 239 | 6'1" | Virginia |
| Ken Crawley | 46 | Cornerback | 24 | 180 | 6'1" | Colorado |
| A.J. Davis | Cornerback | 28 | 183 | 6'0" | Jacksonville State | |
| Tyeler Davison | 95 | Defensive Tackle | 24 | 309 | 6-2 | Fresno State |
| Tyeler Davison | 95 | Defensive Tackle | 24 | 309 | 6'2" | Fresno State |
| Keyunta Dawson | 55 | Linebacker | 31 | 258 | 6-3 | Texas Tech |
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 54 | Linebacker | 32 | 235 | 6'0" | Boston College |
| Dannell Ellerbe | 59 | Linebacker | 31 | 245 | 6'1" | Georgia |
| Kaleb Eulls | 71 | Defensive Tackle | 26 | 295 | 6-4 | Mississippi State |
| Tyrone Ezell | 63 | Nose Tackle | 27 | 305 | 6-4 | Pittsburgh |
| Travis Feeney | 42 | Linebacker | 24 | 226 | 6'4" | Washington |
| Cortland Finnegan | 21 | Cornerback | 33 | 190 | 5'10" | Samford |
| Glenn Foster | 97 | Defensive End | 27 | 285 | 6'4" | Illinois |
| Terrence Frederick | 37 | Cornerback | 27 | 187 | 5'10" | Texas A&M |
| Anthony Gaitor | Cornerback | 28 | 182 | 5'10" | Florida International | |
| Jamal Golden | 42 | Safety | 24 | 195 | 6'0" | Georgia Tech |
| Obum Gwacham | 58 | Defensive End | 26 | 246 | 6'5" | Oregon State |
| Parys Haralson | 98 | Defensive End | 33 | 255 | 6'0" | Tennessee |
| Roman Harper | 41 | Safety | 34 | 205 | 6'1" | Alabama |
| De'Vante Harris | 21 | Safety | 24 | 190 | 5'11" | Texas A&M |
| Erik Harris | 30 | Safety | 27 | 225 | 6'3" | California (PA) |
| Trey Hendrickson | 91 | Defensive End | 22 | 266 | 6'4" | Florida Atlantic |
| Phillip Hunt | 97 | Defensive End | 31 | 258 | 6'1" | Houston |
| David Hunter | 97 | Defensive Tackle | 27 | 301 | 6'2" | Houston |
| Alex Jenkins | Defensive End | 24 | 270 | 6'6" | Incarnate Word | |
| Cameron Jordan | 94 | Defensive End | 27 | 287 | 6'4" | California |
| Shiloh Keo | 49 | Safety | 29 | 205 | 5'11" | Idaho |
| Hau'oli Kikaha | 45 | Defensive End | 117 | 246 | 6-3 | Washington |
| Hau'oli Kikaha | 44 | Linebacker | 24 | 246 | 6'3" | Washington |
| A.J. Klein | 53 | Linebacker | 25 | 240 | 6'1" | Iowa State |
| Kyle Knox | 58 | Linebacker | 28 | 200 | 6-1 | Fresno State |
| Paul Kruger | 99 | Defensive End | 31 | 270 | 6'4" | Utah |
| Royce LaFrance | Defensive End | 23 | 259 | 6'3" | Tulane | |
| Marshon Lattimore | 34 | Cornerback | 21 | 193 | 6'0" | Ohio State |
| Devaroe Lawrence | 68 | Defensive Tackle | 294 | 6'2" | Auburn | |
| Dillon Lee | 57 | Linebacker | 24 | 242 | 6'4" | Alabama |
| Keenan Lewis | 21 | Cornerback | 31 | 208 | 6'1" | Oregon State |
| Mitchell Loewen | 70 | Defensive End | 275 | 6'5" | Arkansas | |
| Ashaad Mabry | 96 | Defensive Tackle | 24 | 315 | 6'3" | Texas-San Antonio |
| Travis Manning | 26 | Cornerback | 26 | 196 | 5'11" | Northwest Missouri State |
| Arthur Maulet | 37 | Cornerback | 190 | 5'10" | Memphis | |
| Michael Mauti | 56 | Linebacker | 27 | 243 | 6'2" | Penn State |
| Moses McCray | 63 | Nose Tackle | 27 | 318 | 6-2 | Akron |
| Tony McDaniel | 76 | Defensive Tackle | 32 | 305 | 6'7" | Tennessee |
| Mike Mohamed | 98 | Linebacker | 29 | 238 | 6'3" | California |
| Sterling Moore | 24 | Cornerback | 27 | 202 | 5'10" | Southern Methodist |
| Al-Quadin Muhammad | 97 | Defensive End | 250 | 6'4" | Miami (FL) | |
| Alex Okafor | 57 | Defensive End | 26 | 261 | 6'4" | Texas |
| David Onyemata | 93 | Defensive Tackle | 24 | 300 | 6'4" | Manitoba |
| Chris Owens | 30 | Cornerback | 30 | 180 | 5'9" | San Jose State |
| D.J. Pettway | 77 | Defensive End | 24 | 270 | 6'2" | Alabama |
| Kenny Phillips | 38 | Safety | 30 | 217 | 6'2" | Miami (FL) |
| Markus Pierce-Brewster | Linebacker | 25 | 243 | 6-3 | West Texas A&M | |
| Jimmy Pruitt | 43 | Cornerback | 24 | 203 | 6'0" | San Jose State |
| Jordan Pugh | 37 | Safety | 29 | 210 | 5-11 | |
| Sheldon Rankins | 98 | Defensive Tackle | 23 | 305 | 6'2" | Louisville |
| Craig Robertson | 52 | Linebacker | 29 | 234 | 6'1" | North Texas |
| Stephon Sanders | 52 | Linebacker | 117 | 250 | 6-3 | SMU |
| Jamarca Sanford | 33 | Safety | 31 | 200 | 5'10" | Mississippi |
| Matt Shaughnessy | 70 | Defensive End | 30 | 285 | 6'5" | Wisconsin |
| Tony Steward | 97 | Linebacker | 24 | 241 | 6'0" | Clemson |
| Nate Stupar | 54 | Linebacker | 29 | 240 | 6'2" | Penn State |
| Damian Swann | 38 | Cornerback | 24 | 180 | 5-11 | Georgia |
| Damian Swann | 27 | Cornerback | 24 | 189 | 6'0" | Georgia |
| Darryl Tapp | 55 | Defensive End | 32 | 270 | 6'1" | Virginia Tech |
| Sae Tautu | 45 | Linebacker | 25 | 245 | 6'3" | Brigham Young |
| Manti Te'o | 51 | Linebacker | 26 | 241 | 6'1" | Notre Dame |
| Robenson Therezie | 35 | Safety | 25 | 212 | 5'9" | Auburn |
| Justin Thomas | 88 | Cornerback | 23 | 185 | 5'11" | Georgia Tech |
| Marcus Thompson | 99 | Linebacker | 26 | 250 | 6-12 | Rutgers |
| Jason Trusnik | 57 | Linebacker | 33 | 250 | 6'4" | Ohio Northern |
| Davis Tull | 55 | Linebacker | 25 | 240 | 6-3 | Chattanooga |
| Chidera Uzo-Diribe | 96 | Linebacker | 25 | 250 | 6-3 | Colorado |
| Kenny Vaccaro | 32 | Safety | 26 | 214 | 6'0" | Texas |
| Lawrence Virgil | 76 | Nose Tackle | 26 | 290 | 6'5" | Valdosta State |
| Pierre Warren | 42 | Safety | 24 | 200 | 6'2" | Jacksonville State |
| Marcus Williams | 43 | Safety | 20 | 202 | 6'1" | Utah |
| P.J. Williams | 36 | Cornerback | 24 | 196 | 6-0 | Florida State |
| P.J. Williams | 25 | Cornerback | 24 | 196 | 6'0" | Florida State |
| Kyle Wilson | 24 | Cornerback | 29 | 190 | 5'10" | Boise State |
| Chris Young | 46 | Linebacker | 25 | 252 | 6'0" | Arizona State |
| Justin Zimmer | 92 | Defensive Tackle | 24 | 292 | 6'3" | Ferris State |
| Specialists | # | Pos. | Age | W | H | College |
| Brandon Fields | 4 | Punter | 33 | 249 | 6'5" | Michigan State |
| Wil Lutz | 3 | Kicker | 23 | 184 | 5'11" | Georgia State |
| Thomas Morstead | 6 | Punter | 31 | 235 | 6'4" | Southern Methodist |