1973 New Orleans Saints Draftees

Record: 5-9-0, 4th in NFC West Division (Schedule and Results)

Coach: John North (5-9-0)

Points For: 163 (11.6/g) 26th of 26

Points Against: 312 (22.3/g) 18th of 26

Expected W-L: 2.5-11.5

SRS: -8.75 (23rd of 26), SOS: 1.89

Defensive Coordinator: Jim Champion

Stadium: Tulane Stadium

General Manager: Richard Gordon

President/Majority Shareholder: John Mecom Jr.

Defensive Alignment: 4-3

Training Camp: University of Southern Mississippi (Hattiesburg, Mississippi)

Drafted Players

Drafted Players Table
							Misc					Passing					Rushing			Receiving
Rnd	Player	Pick	Pos	Yrs	From	To	AP1	PB	St	CarAV	G	Cmp	Att	Yds	TD	Int	Att	Yds	TD	Rec	Yds	TD	College/Univ
2	Derland Moore	29	DT	14	1973	1986	0	0	11	49	171												Oklahoma
2	Steve Baumgartner	51	DE	7	1973	1979	0	0	2	23	95												Purdue
3	Pete Van Valkenberg	66	RB	2	1973	1974	0	0	0	0	24						2	20	0	1	7	0	BYU
4	Jim Merlo	86	LB	6	1973	1979	0	0	4	31	88												Stanford
6	Marty Shuford	134	RB				0	0	0														Arizona
7	Bill Cahill	158	DB	2	1973	1974	0	0	0	1	19												Washington
8	Bob Peterson	185	G				0	0	0														Utah
8	Doug Winslow	207	WR	2	1973	1976	0	0	0	0	17									4	45	0	Drake
9	Mike Fink	210	DB	1	1973	1973	0	0	0	0	13												Missouri
10	Jeff Horsley	237	RB				0	0	0														North Carolina Central
11	James Owens	262	RB				0	0	0														Auburn
12	Paul Orndorff	289	RB				0	0	0														Tampa
13	Richard Watkins	314	DT				0	0	0														Weber St.
14	Paul Fersen	341	T	2	1973	1974	0	0	0	0	4												Georgia
15	Mike Evenson	366	C				0	0	0														North Dakota St.
16	Howard Stevens	392	RB	5	1973	1977	0	0	0	3	66						89	376	4	17	120	0	Louisville
17	Bobby Garner	418	TE				0	0	0														Winston-Salem St.