Dream Team Project
New Orleans Saints Dream Team
The all-time Saints lineup, position by position. Every player here suited up for the Saints. Disagree with a pick? Leave a comment or nominate someone below.
How we pick
One real lineup per franchise, judged on what each player did in this uniform: impact, playoff moments and longevity with the team first, league honors second. Players are measured against their own era, and every entry is checked against the team site, the Pro Football Hall of Fame or Pro Football Reference.
The roster
Our picks, grouped by unit.
Offense
11 playersQB
Drew Brees
Record-setting passer who delivered the franchise's only championship.
Super Bowl XLIV champion & MVP; 12× Pro Bowl with NO; 2× Offensive Player of the Year
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
RB
Alvin Kamara
Dual-threat back who became the team's rushing and touchdown leader.
5× Pro Bowl; 2017 Offensive Rookie of the Year; Saints career rushing and TD leader
Sources: Wikipedia
WR
Marques Colston
Ten-year Saint who became the franchise's all-time leading receiver.
Super Bowl XLIV champ; Saints career leader in receptions, receiving yards and receiving TDs
Sources: Wikipedia
WR
Michael Thomas
At his peak the most productive receiver in football.
2019 Offensive Player of the Year; 3× Pro Bowl; 2× 1st-team All-Pro; NFL-record 149 catches in 2019
Sources: Wikipedia
WR
Joe Horn
Showman who gave the early-2000s Saints a true number one receiver.
4× Pro Bowl; Saints Hall of Fame
Sources: Wikipedia
TE
Jimmy Graham
Matchup nightmare and Brees's favourite red-zone target.
3× Pro Bowl with NO; 2013 1st-team All-Pro; led NFL in receiving TDs 2013
Sources: Wikipedia
LT
Willie Roaf
Hall of Fame left tackle and the best lineman the team has drafted.
7× Pro Bowl with NO; 2× 1st-team All-Pro with NO; NFL 1990s All-Decade
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
LG
Carl Nicks
Starting guard on the Super Bowl team and All-Pro at his peak.
Super Bowl XLIV champ; 2× Pro Bowl; 2011 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia
C
Erik McCoy
Steady center who earned back-to-back Pro Bowls.
2× Pro Bowl (2023, 2024)
Sources: Wikipedia
RG
Jahri Evans
Right guard from his rookie year and a four-time first-team All-Pro.
Super Bowl XLIV champ; 6× Pro Bowl; 4× 1st-team All-Pro; NFL 2010s All-Decade
Sources: Wikipedia
RT
Ryan Ramczyk
Top right tackle in the league before knee trouble ended his career.
2019 1st-team All-Pro; 2× 2nd-team All-Pro (2018, 2020)
Sources: Wikipedia
Defense
11 playersDT
La'Roi Glover
Interior pass rusher who led the whole league in sacks in 2000.
2× Pro Bowl with NO; 2000 1st-team All-Pro; led NFL in sacks 2000
Sources: Wikipedia
DT
Derland Moore
Nose tackle who held the middle of the Saints line for 13 seasons.
1983 Pro Bowl; 169 games with the Saints; Saints Hall of Fame
Sources: Wikipedia
DE
Cameron Jordan
Long-serving end who became the franchise's all-time sack leader.
8× Pro Bowl; 2017 1st-team All-Pro; Saints career sack leader; NFL 2010s All-Decade
Sources: Wikipedia
EDGE
Pat Swilling
Speed rusher of the Dome Patrol and a Defensive Player of the Year.
1991 Defensive Player of the Year; 4× Pro Bowl with NO; 2× 1st-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia
LB
Rickey Jackson
Hall of Fame pass rusher who drove the franchise's first winning teams.
6× Pro Bowl; Saints Ring of Honor; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
LB
Sam Mills
Undersized Hall of Fame linebacker at the centre of the Dome Patrol.
4× Pro Bowl with NO; Saints Ring of Honor; Hall of Fame
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
LB
Demario Davis
Leader of the defense for eight seasons and All-Pro in five of them.
2019 1st-team All-Pro; 4× 2nd-team All-Pro (2020-2023); 2× Pro Bowl
Sources: Wikipedia
CB
Dave Waymer
Ten-year starter who still holds the team interception record.
1987 Pro Bowl; Saints record 37 interceptions; Saints Hall of Fame
Sources: Wikipedia; web search results (interception record, position)
CB
Marshon Lattimore
Shadow corner who starred from his rookie season onward.
2017 Defensive Rookie of the Year; 4× Pro Bowl
Sources: Wikipedia
S
Tommy Myers
Starting free safety for all ten of his seasons in New Orleans.
1979 Pro Bowl; 1979 1st-team All-Pro; second on Saints career interception list
Sources: Wikipedia
S
Roman Harper
Physical strong safety and leading tackler in the Super Bowl XLIV win.
Super Bowl XLIV champ; 2× Pro Bowl (2009, 2010)
Sources: Wikipedia
Special Teams / Coaching
4 playersK
Morten Andersen
Hall of Fame kicker who spent his first 13 seasons in New Orleans.
6× Pro Bowl with NO; 3× 1st-team All-Pro with NO; Saints Ring of Honor
Sources: Pro Football Hall of Fame; Wikipedia
P
Thomas Morstead
Twelve-year punter whose surprise onside kick turned Super Bowl XLIV.
Super Bowl XLIV champ; 2012 Pro Bowl; 2012 2nd-team All-Pro
Sources: Wikipedia
RET
Michael Lewis
Return specialist whose 2002 season set an NFL yardage record.
2002 Pro Bowl; 2002 1st-team All-Pro; NFL-record 2,432 combined return yards in 2002
Sources: Wikipedia
COACH
Sean Payton
Turned a 3-13 team into a winner and won its only Super Bowl.
Super Bowl XLIV champion head coach; 2006 AP Coach of the Year; winningest coach in Saints history
Sources: Wikipedia
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