1996 New Orleans Saints Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Jim Mora (2-6) | 3-13 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s National Football Conference West Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Tom Ackerman | G-C | September 6, 1972 | 6’3′ | 290 | East. Washington |
| Eric Allen | DB | November 22, 1965 | 5’10’ | 184 | Arizona St. |
| Mario Bates | RB | January 16, 1973 | 6’1′ | 217 | Arizona St. |
| Doug Brien | K | November 24, 1970 | 6’0′ | 180 | California |
| Willie Broughton | DT-NT | September 9, 1964 | 6’5′ | 285 | Miami (FL) |
| Derek Brown | RB | April 15, 1971 | 5’9′ | 201 | Nebraska |
| Je’Rod Cherry | DB | May 30, 1973 | 6’1′ | 210 | California |
| Don Davis | LB | December 17, 1972 | 6’1′ | 235 | Kansas |
| Lee DeRamus | WR | August 24, 1972 | 6’0′ | 205 | Wisconsin |
| Ernest Dixon | LB | October 17, 1971 | 6’1′ | 243 | South Carolina |
| Jim Dombrowski | G-T | October 19, 1963 | 6’5′ | 300 | Virginia |
| Jim Everett | QB | January 3, 1963 | 6’5′ | 212 | Purdue |
| Mark Fields | LB | November 9, 1972 | 6’2′ | 244 | Washington St. |
| Kendall Gammon | C-TE | October 23, 1968 | 6’4′ | 255 | Pittsburg St. |
| Paul Green | TE | October 8, 1966 | 6’3′ | 236 | USC |
| Terry Guess | WR | September 22, 1974 | 6’0′ | 200 | Gardner-Webb |
| Richard Harvey | LB | September 11, 1966 | 6’1′ | 235 | Tulane |
| Mercury Hayes | WR | January 1, 1973 | 5’11’ | 195 | Michigan |
| Michael Haynes | WR | December 24, 1965 | 6’0′ | 184 | Northern Arizona |
| Keno Hills | G-T | June 13, 1973 | 6’6′ | 305 | Kent St. |
| Derrick Hoskins | DB | November 14, 1970 | 6’2′ | 210 | Southern Miss |
| Tyrone Hughes | DB | January 14, 1970 | 5’9′ | 175 | Nebraska |
| Earnest Hunter | RB | December 21, 1970 | 5’8′ | 201 | SE Oklahoma St. |
| Greg Jackson | DB | August 20, 1966 | 6’1′ | 217 | LSU |
| Haywood Jeffires | WR | December 12, 1964 | 6’2′ | 201 | North Carolina St. |
| Joe Johnson | DE | July 11, 1972 | 6’4′ | 275 | Louisville |
| Tony Johnson | TE | February 5, 1972 | 6’5′ | 255 | Alabama |
| Brian Jones | LB | January 22, 1968 | 6’1′ | 250 | UCLA |
| Clarence Jones | T | May 6, 1968 | 6’6′ | 300 | Maryland |
| Ed King | G-T | December 3, 1969 | 6’4′ | 300 | Auburn |
| Sean Lumpkin | DB | January 4, 1970 | 6’0′ | 206 | Minnesota |
| Henry Lusk | TE | May 8, 1972 | 6’2′ | 245 | Utah |
| Wayne Martin | DE-DT | October 26, 1965 | 6’5′ | 275 | Arkansas |
| J.J. McCleskey | DB | April 10, 1970 | 5’8′ | 180 | Tennessee |
| Andy McCollum | C-G | June 2, 1970 | 6’4′ | 300 | Toledo |
| Mark McMillian | DB | April 29, 1970 | 5’7′ | 154 | Alabama |
| Darren Mickell | DE | August 3, 1970 | 6’4′ | 285 | Florida |
| Alex Molden | DB | August 4, 1973 | 5’10’ | 190 | Oregon |
| Lorenzo Neal | FB | December 27, 1970 | 5’11’ | 255 | Fresno St. |
| Anthony Newman | DB | November 25, 1965 | 6’0′ | 203 | Oregon |
| Craig Novitsky | G | May 12, 1971 | 6’5′ | 295 | UCLA |
| Doug Nussmeier | QB | December 11, 1970 | 6’3′ | 211 | Idaho |
| Emile Palmer | DT | April 5, 1973 | 6’3′ | 320 | Syracuse |
| Rufus Porter | LB-DE | May 18, 1965 | 6’1′ | 228 | Southern |
| Willie Roaf | T | April 18, 1970 | 6’5′ | 320 | Louisiana Tech |
| Austin Robbins | DT | March 1, 1971 | 6’6′ | 290 | North Carolina |
| Torrance Small | WR | September 4, 1970 | 6’3′ | 209 | Alcorn St. |
| Brady Smith | DE | June 5, 1973 | 6’5′ | 274 | Colorado St. |
| Irv Smith | TE | October 13, 1971 | 6’3′ | 249 | Notre Dame |
| Fred Stokes | DE | March 14, 1964 | 6’3′ | 274 | Georgia Southern |
| William Strong | DB | November 3, 1971 | 5’10’ | 191 | North Carolina St. |
| Winfred Tubbs | LB | September 24, 1970 | 6’4′ | 250 | Texas |
| Renaldo Turnbull | DE-LB | January 5, 1966 | 6’4′ | 250 | West Virginia |
| Mike Verstegen | G-T | October 24, 1971 | 6’6′ | 311 | Wisconsin |
| Ricky Whittle | RB | December 21, 1971 | 5’9′ | 200 | Oregon |
| Donald Willis | G | July 15, 1973 | 6’3′ | 325 | Washington |
| Klaus Wilmsmeyer | P | December 4, 1967 | 6’2′ | 210 | Louisville |
| Ray Zellars | RB | March 25, 1973 | 5’11’ | 233 | Notre Dame |