New Orleans Saints

1981 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	DOB	AGE	COLLEGE
61	Sam Adams S. Adams	OL	6'3"	256	9/20/1948	33	Prairie View
80	Gordon Banks G. Banks	WR	5'10"	175	3/12/1958	23	Stanford
63	Barry Bennett B. Bennett	DL	6'4"	257	12/10/1955	26	Concordia-Moorhead
91	Monte Bennett M. Bennett	DL	6'3"	265	4/27/1959	22	Kansas State
50	Ken Bordelon K. Bordelon	LB	6'4"	228	8/26/1954	27	Louisiana State
77	Jerry Boyarsky J. Boyarsky	DL	6'3"	290	5/15/1959	22	Pittsburgh
85	Hoby Brenner H. Brenner	TE	6'4"	240	6/2/1959	22	Southern California
67	Stan Brock S. Brock	OL	6'6"	295	6/8/1958	23	Colorado
86	Rich Caster R. Caster	TE	6'5"	228	10/16/1948	33	Jackson State
89	Wes Chandler W. Chandler	WR	6'0"	186	8/22/1956	25	Florida
14	Russell Erxleben R. Erxleben	P	6'4"	223	1/13/1957	24	Texas
59	Chuck Evans C. Evans	LB	6'3"	235	12/19/1956	25	Stanford
20	Russell Gary R. Gary	DB	5'11"	195	7/31/1959	22	Nebraska
78	Elois Grooms E. Grooms	DL	6'4"	249	5/20/1953	28	Tennessee Tech
48	Jeff Groth J. Groth	WR	5'10"	176	7/2/1957	24	Bowling Green
87	Larry Hardy L. Hardy	TE	6'3"	234	7/9/1956	25	Jackson State
82	Ike Harris I. Harris	WR	6'3"	210	11/27/1952	29	Iowa State
62	John Hill J. Hill	OL	6'2"	249	4/16/1950	31	Lehigh
45	Jack Holmes J. Holmes	RB	5'11"	210	6/20/1953	28	Texas Southern
69	Nat Hudson N. Hudson	OL	6'3"	268	10/11/1957	24	Georgia
57	Rickey Jackson R. Jackson	LB	6'2"	243	3/20/1958	23	Pittsburgh
52	Jim Kovach J. Kovach	LB	6'2"	230	5/1/1956	25	Kentucky
64	Dave Lafary D. Lafary	OL	6'7"	280	1/13/1955	26	Purdue
8	Archie Manning A. Manning	QB	6'3"	212	5/19/1949	32	Mississippi
86	Rich Martini R. Martini	WR	6'2"	185	11/19/1955	26	California-Davis
19	Guido Merkens G. Merkens	WR	6'1"	200	8/14/1955	26	Sam Houston State
74	Derland Moore D. Moore	DL	6'4"	250	10/7/1951	30	Oklahoma
37	Tom Myers T. Myers	DB	5'11"	184	10/24/1950	31	Syracuse
55	Rob Nairne R. Nairne	LB	6'4"	223	3/24/1954	27	Oregon State
53	Scott Pelluer S. Pelluer	LB	6'2"	219	4/28/1959	22	Washington State
76	Jim Pietrzak J. Pietrzak	OL	6'5"	260	2/21/1953	28	Eastern Michigan
25	Johnnie Poe J. Poe	DB	6'1"	190	8/29/1959	22	Missouri
22	Ricky Ray R. Ray	DB	5'11"	180	5/30/1957	24	Norfolk State
58	Glen Redd G. Redd	LB	6'1"	229	6/17/1958	23	Brigham Young
1	Benny Ricardo B. Ricardo	K	5'10"	175	1/4/1954	27	San Diego State
38	George Rogers G. Rogers	RB	6'2"	228	12/8/1958	23	South Carolina
41	Jimmy Rogers J. Rogers	RB	5'10"	190	6/29/1955	26	Oklahoma
54	Paul Ryczek P. Ryczek	OL	6'2"	230	6/25/1952	29	Virginia
12	Bobby Scott B. Scott	QB	6'1"	201	4/2/1949	32	Tennessee
47	Mike Spivey M. Spivey	DB	6'0"	197	3/10/1954	27	Colorado
32	Scott Stauch S. Stauch	RB	5'11"	204	1/3/1959	22	UCLA
68	Fred Sturt F. Sturt	OL	6'4"	255	1/6/1951	30	Bowling Green
71	J.T. Taylor	OL	6'4"	265	8/12/1956	25	Missouri
89	Aundra Thompson A. Thompson	WR	6'1"	186	1/2/1953	28	Texas A&M-Commerce
42	Toussaint Tyler T. Tyler	RB	6'2"	220	3/19/1959	22	Washington
73	Frank Warren F. Warren	DL	6'4"	290	9/14/1959	22	Auburn
49	Frank Wattelet F. Wattelet	DB	6'0"	185	10/25/1958	23	Kansas
44	Dave Waymer D. Waymer	DB	6'1"	195	7/1/1958	23	Notre Dame
94	Jim Wilks J. Wilks	DL	6'5"	252	3/12/1958	23	San Diego State
88	Brooks Williams B. Williams	TE	6'4"	226	12/7/1954	27	North Carolina
18	Dave Wilson D. Wilson	QB	6'3"	206	4/27/1959	22	Illinois
30	Wayne Wilson W. Wilson	RB	6'3"	215	9/4/1957	24	Shepherd
65	Bob Young B. Young	OL	6'1"	270	9/3/1942	39	Howard Payne

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000