2008 New Orleans Saints Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 8-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Sean Payton (8-8)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
2008 New Orleans Saints StatisticsTeam Record: 8-8
Finishing 4th in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: Sean Payton (8-8)
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
2008 New Orleans Saints Results
The New Orleans Saints of the National Football League ended the 2008 season with a record of 8 wins and 8 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference.
Offensively, New Orleans topped the league with 463 points. At the same time, the defense surrendered 393 points. Drew Brees triggered the aerial attack, slinging for 5,069 yards. Lance Moore topped pass catchers, grabbing 79 passes for 928 yards. Marques Colston and Devery Henderson were targeted regularly also.
Pierre Thomas carried the ball for a team-leading 625 yards for the Saints.
Jason David picked off 5 opponent throws. Bobby McCray dropped opposing passers 6 times.
Sean Payton coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 92 | Remi Ayodele | LB | April 22, 1983 | 6'2" | 250 | Oklahoma | Grand Prairie, TX USA | 6 | 0 |
| 36 | Darian Barnes | FB | February 29, 1980 | 6'2" | 250 | Rutgers | Toms River, NJ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 40 | Mike Bell | RB | April 23, 1983 | 6'0" | 215 | Arizona | Phoenix, AZ USA | 4 | 0 |
| 9 | Drew Brees | QB | January 15, 1979 | 6'0" | 209 | Purdue | Austin, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | Jammal Brown | LT | March 30, 1981 | 6'6" | 313 | Oklahoma | Lawton, OK USA | 15 | 15 |
| 11 | Mark Brunell | QB | September 17, 1970 | 6'1" | 217 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 29 | Josh Bullocks | FS | February 28, 1983 | 6'0" | 207 | Nebraska | Chattanooga, TN USA | 16 | 6 |
| 25 | Reggie Bush | PR | March 2, 1985 | 6'0" | 200 | USC | Spring Valley, CA USA | 10 | 9 |
| 74 | Jermon Bushrod | T | August 19, 1984 | 6'4" | 315 | Towson St. | Fredericksburg, VA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 80 | Mark Campbell | TE | December 6, 1975 | 6'6" | 255 | Michigan | Clawson, MI USA | 9 | 4 |
| 97 | Jeff Charleston | DE | January 19, 1983 | 6'4" | 265 | Idaho St. | Oregon City, OR USA | 10 | 0 |
| 71 | Kendrick Clancy | NT | September 17, 1978 | 6'1" | 305 | Mississippi | Tuscaloosa, AL USA | 14 | 14 |
| 12 | Marques Colston | WR | June 5, 1983 | 6'4" | 225 | Hofstra | Harrisburg, PA USA | 11 | 6 |
| 18 | Terrance Copper | WR | March 12, 1982 | 6'0" | 204 | East Carolina | Washington, NC USA | 5 | 0 |
| 21 | Jason Craft | DB | February 13, 1976 | 5'10" | 187 | Colorado St. | Denver, CO USA | 2 | 0 |
| 42 | Jason David | RCB | June 12, 1982 | 5'8" | 165 | Washington St. | Covina, CA USA | 14 | 6 |
| 56 | Jo-Lonn Dunbar | LB | March 13, 1985 | 6'1" | 233 | Boston Col. | Syracuse, NY USA | 15 | 2 |
| 98 | Sedrick Ellis | RDT | July 9, 1985 | 6'1" | 308 | USC | Los Angeles County, CA USA | 13 | 13 |
| 73 | Jahri Evans | RG | August 22, 1983 | 6'4" | 316 | Bloomsburg | Philadelphia, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 54 | Troy Evans | LB | December 3, 1977 | 6'1" | 238 | Cincinnati | Bay City, MI USA | 15 | 0 |
| 55 | Scott Fujita | LLB | April 28, 1979 | 6'5" | 247 | California | Ventura, CA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 20 | Randall Gay | LCB | May 5, 1982 | 5'11" | 186 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 31 | Aaron Glenn | DB | July 16, 1972 | 5'9" | 185 | Texas A&M | Humble, TX USA | 4 | 1 |
| 76 | Jonathan Goodwin | C | December 2, 1978 | 6'3" | 318 | Ohio | Columbia, SC USA | 13 | 13 |
| 7 | Ben Graham | P | November 2, 1973 | 6'5" | 230 | Deakin (Australia) | Geelong, Australia | 1 | 0 |
| 1 | Martin Gramatica | K | November 27, 1975 | 5'8" | 170 | Kansas St. | Buenos Aires, Argentina | 5 | 0 |
| 94 | Charles Grant | LDE | September 3, 1978 | 6'3" | 282 | Georgia | Colquitt, GA USA | 8 | 8 |
| 10 | Skyler Green | WR | September 12, 1984 | 5'9" | 195 | LSU | Houma, LA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 30 | Lynell Hamilton | RB | August 5, 1985 | 6'0" | 235 | San Diego St. | Stockton, CA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 41 | Roman Harper | SS | December 11, 1982 | 6'0" | 195 | Alabama | Prattville, AL USA | 15 | 15 |
| 5 | Garrett Hartley | K | May 16, 1986 | 5'8" | 204 | Oklahoma | Keller, TX USA | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Devery Henderson | WR | March 26, 1982 | 5'11" | 200 | LSU | Lafayette, LA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 21 | Terrence Holt | DB | March 5, 1980 | 6'2" | 208 | North Carolina St. | Greensboro, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 47 | Kevin Houser | C | August 23, 1977 | 6'2" | 250 | Ohio St. | Westlake, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 43 | Kevin Kaesviharn | FS | August 29, 1976 | 6'1" | 194 | Augustana (SD) | Paramount, CA USA | 11 | 11 |
| 44 | Mike Karney | FB | July 6, 1981 | 5'11" | 254 | Arizona St. | San Jose, CA USA | 12 | 8 |
| 96 | Antwan Lake | DE | July 10, 1979 | 6'4" | 308 | West Virginia | Seaford, DE USA | 11 | 0 |
| Michael Lehan | DB | November 25, 1979 | 6'0" | 190 | Minnesota | Hopkins, MN USA | 3 | 0 | |
| 68 | Matt Lehr | C | April 25, 1979 | 6'3" | 300 | Virginia Tech | Jacksonville, FL USA | 13 | 3 |
| 26 | Deuce McAllister | RB | December 27, 1978 | 6'1" | 232 | Mississippi | Lena, MS USA | 13 | 6 |
| 93 | Bobby McCray | LDE | August 8, 1981 | 6'6" | 261 | Florida | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 8 |
| 34 | Mike McKenzie | LCB | April 26, 1976 | 6'0" | 194 | Memphis | Miami, FL USA | 7 | 6 |
| 17 | Robert Meachem | WR | September 28, 1984 | 6'2" | 214 | Tennessee | Tulsa, OK USA | 14 | 3 |
| 5 | Taylor Mehlhaff | K | August 25, 1985 | 5'10" | 185 | Wisconsin | Aberdeen, SD USA | 3 | 0 |
| 83 | Billy Miller | TE | April 24, 1977 | 6'3" | 245 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 5 |
| 50 | Marvin Mitchell | LB | October 21, 1984 | 6'3" | 249 | Tennessee | Norfolk, VA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 16 | Lance Moore | WR | August 31, 1983 | 5'9" | 177 | Toledo | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 6 |
| 67 | Jamar Nesbit | G | December 17, 1976 | 6'4" | 329 | South Carolina | Heidelberg, Germany | 7 | 3 |
| 77 | Carl Nicks | LG | May 14, 1985 | 6'5" | 343 | Nebraska | San Francisco, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 86 | Buck Ortega | TE | November 22, 1981 | 6'4" | 227 | Miami (FL) | Miami, FL USA | 11 | 1 |
| 4 | Glenn Pakulak | P | April 9, 1980 | 6'3" | 220 | Kentucky | Pontiac, MI USA | 8 | 0 |
| 81 | David Patten | WR | August 19, 1974 | 5'10" | 190 | West. Carolina | Columbia, SC USA | 5 | 3 |
| 22 | Tracy Porter | RCB | August 11, 1986 | 5'11" | 185 | Indiana | Port Allen, LA USA | 5 | 5 |
| 39 | Chris Reis | DB | September 19, 1983 | 6'1" | 215 | Georgia Tech | Canton, OH USA | 15 | 0 |
| 15 | Courtney Roby | WR | January 10, 1983 | 6'0" | 189 | Indiana | Indianapolis, IN USA | 5 | 0 |
| 89 | Sean Ryan | TE | March 27, 1980 | 6'5" | 254 | Boston Col. | Buffalo, NY USA | 1 | 0 |
| 95 | Josh Savage | DE | September 28, 1980 | 6'4" | 276 | Utah | Ozark, AR USA | 3 | 0 |
| 58 | Scott Shanle | RLB | November 23, 1979 | 6'2" | 240 | Nebraska | Genoa, NE USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Jeremy Shockey | TE | August 18, 1980 | 6'5" | 253 | Miami (FL) | Ada, OK USA | 12 | 11 |
| 91 | Will Smith | RDE | July 4, 1981 | 6'3" | 282 | Ohio St. | Queens, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Olaniyi Sobomehin | RB | October 11, 1984 | 6'1" | 230 | Portland St. | Portland, OR USA | 1 | 0 |
| 72 | Montavious Stanley | DT | September 10, 1981 | 6'2" | 314 | Louisville | Albany, GA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Aaron Stecker | RB | November 13, 1975 | 5'10" | 213 | Wisconsin | Green Bay, WI USA | 6 | 0 |
| 78 | Jon Stinchcomb | RT | August 27, 1979 | 6'5" | 302 | Georgia | Lilburn, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Zach Strief | G | September 22, 1983 | 6'7" | 349 | Northwestern | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 1 |
| 23 | Pierre Thomas | KR | December 18, 1984 | 5'11" | 210 | Illinois | Chicago, IL USA | 15 | 5 |
| 99 | Hollis Thomas | DT | January 10, 1974 | 6'0" | 306 | Northern Illinois | Abilene, TX USA | 8 | 2 |
| 24 | Leigh Torrence | DB | January 4, 1982 | 6'0" | 183 | Stanford | Atlanta, GA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 51 | Jonathan Vilma | MLB | April 16, 1982 | 6'1" | 230 | Miami (FL) | Coral Gables, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 7 | Steve Weatherford | P | December 17, 1982 | 6'3" | 215 | Illinois | Crown Point, IN USA | 7 | 0 |
| 66 | Brian Young | DT | July 8, 1977 | 6'2" | 298 | Texas-El Paso | Lawton, OK USA | 8 | 3 |
| 28 | Usama Young | DB | May 8, 1985 | 5'11" | 186 | Kent St. | Washington, DC USA | 15 | 2 |
