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Top 50 New Orleans Saints

The New Orleans Saints first came to fruition in 1967, bringing the city their first major professional sports team.  The Saints were awful for their first 20 years of existence, only having two .500 years in that timeframe, and it took until 2000 for the team to record their first playoff win.

Hurricane Katrina forced the Saints to play their entire 2005 season on the road, and for a time it looked like they might relocate.  It didn’t happen, and with Quarterback, Drew Brees, they went to their first Super Bowl and won it (Super Bowl XLIV).  

The Saints have fielded many competitive teams since, but have yet to return to the Super Bowl.


This list is up to the end of the 2022 season.

Note: Football lists are based on an amalgamation of tenure, traditional statistics, advanced statistics, playoff statistics, and post-season accolades.

39. Tom Myers

39. Tom Myers
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Tom Myers played all ten of his seasons of his NFL career with the New Orleans Saints (1972-81), where he started predominantly at Free Safety.
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40. Bobby Hebert

40. Bobby Hebert
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You were born to play for the New Orleans Saints when you have a name like Bobby Hebert, and you come from a town called Cut Off in the state of Louisiana.
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41. Andrus Peat

41. Andrus Peat
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Andrus Peat came by his skills as a lineman naturally, as he is the sone of former Guard, Todd Peat, who played nine years in the NFL.  Peat played his college ball at Stanford, where in 2014, he won the Morris Trophy as the top Linemen in the Pac-12.  Peat’s success as a Cardinal translated to the NFL Draft, where the Saints…
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42. Marshon Lattimore

42. Marshon Lattimore
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Saints defensive players came close as a rookie season in New Orleans as Marshon Lattimore, the former College Champion at Ohio State.  The Cornerback was the Defensive Rookie of the Year and a Pro Bowler as a rookie, and while there was a touch of a sophomore slump in 2018, he is currently on a three-year Pro Bowl streak giving him…
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43. Bruce Clark

43. Bruce Clark
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In 1980, the Green Bay Packers used the fourth overall pick in the draft to take Penn State's, Bruce Clark.  To the shock of everyone, Clark did not sign with Green Bay, who planned to the Defensive End to Nose Tackle and elected to go to the Canadian Football League with the Toronto Argonauts.
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44. Charles Grant

44. Charles Grant
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Charles Grant played all of his NFL Games with the New Orleans Saints, the team that chose him in the First Round of the 2002 Draft.
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45. Chuck Muncie

45. Chuck Muncie
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Chuck Muncie was the highest drafted Running Back in 1976 (3rdOverall), and he would become part of the Thunder/Lightning team with Tony Galbreath, and he would be named to the All-Rookie Team.
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46. John Hill

46. John Hill
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John Hill was a New York Giant for the first three years of his career, but he joined the New Orleans Saints in 1975, and that would be the team he played for over the next ten seasons. 
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47. Joe Federspiel

47. Joe Federspiel
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Joe Federspiel was with the New Orleans Saints for all but his final year (he was with the Baltimore Colts), where he played his entire career (1972-80).
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48. Jon Stinchcomb

48. Jon Stinchcomb
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The New Orleans Saints executed patience with Jon Stinchcomb, who played only 10 Games in his first two seasons after being a 2003 Second Round Pick from Georgia.  Stinchcomb did not play at all in 2005, due to a knee injury, and it appeared that there might be a bust on their hands.  Stinchcomb would not have agreed with that assessment, and…
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49. Tony Galbreath

49. Tony Galbreath
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In 1976, the New Orleans Saints drafted Running Back, Chuck Muncie, in the First Round.  With their Second Round Pick, they took another Running Back, Tony Galbreath, from the University of Missouri.
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50. Pierre Thomas

50. Pierre Thomas
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Pierre Thomas was not one of the players chosen in the 2007 NFL Draft, but the Running Back from Illinois found employment quickly with the New Orleans Saints.
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