Starters
- *ProBowl, +1st-tm All-Pro
| Pos | Player | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Drew Brees* | 39 | 17 | 15 | 364 for 489, 3,992 yards, 32 td, 5 int, & 31 rushes for 22 yards and 4 td | |
| RB | Alvin Kamara* | 23 | 1 | 13 | 194 rushes for 883 yards, 14 td, & 81 catches for 709 yards and 4 td | |
| RB | Zach Line | 28 | 5 | 6 | 9 rushes for 41 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 14 yards and 2 td | |
| WR | Tre'Quan Smith | 22 | Rook | 7 | 28 catches for 427 yards, 5 td | |
| WR | Michael Thomas*+ | 25 | 2 | 16 | 125 catches for 1,405 yards, 9 td | |
| TE | Josh Hill | 28 | 5 | 11 | 16 catches for 185 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Terron Armstead* | 27 | 5 | 10 | ||
| LG | Andrus Peat* | 25 | 3 | 13 | ||
| C | Max Unger* | 32 | 9 | 16 | ||
| RG | Larry Warford* | 27 | 5 | 15 | ||
| RT | Ryan Ramczyk | 24 | 1 | 15 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Cameron Jordan* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDT | Sheldon Rankins | 24 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Tyeler Davison | 26 | 3 | 12 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDE | Alex Okafor | 27 | 5 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LLB | Demario Davis | 29 | 6 | 16 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| MLB | P.J. Williams | 25 | 2 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | A.J. Klein | 27 | 5 | 15 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Eli Apple | 23 | 2 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| RCB | Marshon Lattimore | 22 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Kurt Coleman | 30 | 8 | 9 | ||
| FS | Marcus Williams | 22 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered |
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