The 26 Best New Orleans Saints Players of All Time

Hall of Fame names and Super Bowl heroes share this list with fan favourites from the decades when a winning record felt like a parade.

1. 1
   Drew Brees

   Quarterback for the Saints from 2006 to 2020 who was named MVP of Super Bowl XLIV and retired as the NFL's career leader in passing yards.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Pat Swilling

   Dome Patrol linebacker who was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1991 after recording 17 sacks.
   926pts
3. 3
   Danny Abramowicz

   Wide receiver from the franchise's early years who led the NFL in receptions in 1969.
   751pts
4. 4
   Steve Gleason

   Special-teams player whose blocked punt opened the Saints' 2006 return to the Superdome after Hurricane Katrina and who later received the Congressional Gold Medal for ALS advocacy.
   751pts
5. 5
   Jahri Evans

   Guard drafted by New Orleans in the fourth round in 2006 who started at right guard in the Saints' Super Bowl XLIV win.
   714pts
6. 6
   Roman Harper

   Safety drafted in the second round in 2006 who made Pro Bowls in 2009 and 2010 and won Super Bowl XLIV with the Saints.
   714pts
7. 7
   Reggie Bush

   Running back and returner taken second overall in 2006 who played five seasons in New Orleans and won Super Bowl XLIV with the team.
   694pts
8. 8
   Rickey Jackson

   Linebacker who played for New Orleans from 1981 to 1993 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2010.
   694pts
9. 9
   Cameron Jordan

   Defensive end drafted by New Orleans in the first round in 2011 who became the franchise's career sack leader.
   629pts
10. 10
    Marques Colston

    Seventh-round pick out of Hofstra in 2006 who played ten seasons and retired as the Saints' leader in career receptions, receiving yards and receiving touchdowns.
    629pts
11. 11
    Alvin Kamara

    Running back who was the 2017 Offensive Rookie of the Year and tied an NFL record with six rushing touchdowns against Minnesota on Christmas Day 2020.
    555pts
12. 12
    Jonathan Vilma

    Middle linebacker acquired from the Jets in 2008 who called the defense on the Super Bowl XLIV champion team.
    470pts
13. 13
    Mark Ingram II

    Heisman Trophy winner drafted by New Orleans in 2011 who played there through 2018 and again in 2021–22, becoming the franchise's career rushing leader.
    470pts
14. 14
    Michael Thomas

    Wide receiver who set the NFL single-season record with 149 receptions in 2019 and was named Offensive Player of the Year.
    470pts
15. 15
    Ryan Ramczyk

    Right tackle drafted in the first round in 2017 who was named first-team All-Pro in 2019.
    470pts
16. 16
    Deuce McAllister

    Running back drafted in the first round in 2001 who ran for more than 6,000 yards for the Saints through 2008 and made two Pro Bowls.
    470pts
17. 17
    Sam Mills

    Dome Patrol linebacker who played for New Orleans from 1986 to 1994 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2022.
    470pts
18. 18
    Morten Andersen

    Danish-born kicker who played for the Saints from 1982 to 1994 and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2017.
    370pts
19. 19
    Pierre Thomas

    Undrafted running back who played for New Orleans from 2007 to 2014 and scored a touchdown in Super Bowl XLIV.
    370pts
20. 20
    Willie Roaf

    Offensive tackle drafted eighth overall by New Orleans in 1993 who played nine seasons there and entered the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2012.
    370pts
21. 21
    Archie Manning

    Quarterback taken second overall in the 1971 draft who started for New Orleans through 1981 before a trade to Houston early in the 1982 season and made Pro Bowls in 1978 and 1979.
    370pts
22. 22
    Thomas Morstead

    Punter for the Saints from 2009 to 2020 who executed the surprise onside kick to open the second half of Super Bowl XLIV.
    370pts
23. 23
    Jimmy Graham

    Former college basketball player turned tight end who led the NFL with 16 touchdown catches for the Saints in 2013.
    370pts
24. 24
    Marshon Lattimore

    Cornerback drafted 11th overall in 2017 who was named Defensive Rookie of the Year and played for New Orleans until a 2024 trade to Washington.
    0pts
25. 25
    Will Smith

    Defensive end drafted in the first round in 2004 who played nine seasons for the Saints, made the 2006 Pro Bowl and started in Super Bowl XLIV.
    0pts
26. 26
    Terron Armstead

    Left tackle drafted in the third round in 2013 who protected Drew Brees' blind side and played nine seasons in New Orleans.
    0pts

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