New Orleans Saints
THE LINEUP
With 1996 statistics
Coach: Mike Ditka
Offensive Backs
| QB | Heath Shuler* | 125 att. | 66 comp. | 52.8% | 745 yds. | 3 TDs | 7 int. | 55.6 rtg. |
| RB | Mario Bates | 164 att. | 584 yds. | 3.6 avg. | 13 rec. | 44 yds. | 3.4 avg. | 4 TDs |
| FB | Ray Zellars | 120 att. | 475 yds. | 4.0 avg. | 9 rec. | 45 yds. | 5.0 avg. | 4 TDs |
Receivers, Specialists, Offensive Linemen
| WR | Andre Hastings † | 72 rec. | 739 yds. | 6 TDs |
| WR | Randal Hill † | 21 rec. | 409 yds. | 4 TDs |
| WR | Daryl Hobbs † | 44 rec. | 423 yds. | 3 TDs |
| TE | Irv Smith | 15 rec. | 144 yds. | 0 TDs |
| PK | Doug Brien | 18/18 PATs | 21/25 FGs | 81 pts. |
| KR | Troy Davis (R) | 4 ret. | 29.5 avg. | 0 TDs |
| PR | Andre Hastings | 37 ret. | 6.5 avg. | 0 TDs |
| LT | William Roaf | - | 13 games | 13 starts |
| LG | Andy McCollum | - | 16 games | 16 starts |
| C | Jerry Fontenot † | - | 16 games | 16 starts |
| RG | Chris Naeole (R) | - | 11 games | 11 starts |
| RT | Clarence Jones | - | 16 games | 16 starts |
Defense
| LE | Brady Smith | 17 tackles | 2 sacks |
| LT | Darren Mickell | 33 tackles | 3 sacks |
| RT | Wayne Martin | 88 tackles | 11 sacks |
| RE | Joe Johnson | 60 tackles | 7 1/2 sacks |
| OLB | Richard Harvey | 44 tackles | 2 sacks |
| MLB | Winfred Tubbs | 112 tackles | 1 int. |
| OLB | Mark Fields | 107 tackles | 2 sacks |
| CB | Eric Allen | 51 tackles | 1 int. |
| SS | Anthony Newman | 81 tackles | 3 int. |
| FS | Je'Rod Cherry | 8 tackles | 0 int. |
| CB | Alex Molden | 21 tackles | 2 int. |
| P | Mark Royals † | 69 punts | 43.8 avg. |
† New acquisition (R) Rookie statistics for final college year * 1995 statistics | 
