2008 New Orleans Saints Team Info
| League | Coach | Record | Postseason Record | Division Standing | End of Season |
| National Football League (NFL) | Sean Payton (8-8) | 8-8 | – | Finished 4th in the NFL’s National Football Conference South Division | – |
Roster
| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College |
| Remi Ayodele | LB | April 22, 1983 | 6’2′ | 250 | Oklahoma |
| Darian Barnes | FB | February 29, 1980 | 6’2′ | 250 | Rutgers |
| Mike Bell | RB | April 23, 1983 | 6’0′ | 215 | Arizona |
| Drew Brees | QB | January 15, 1979 | 6’0′ | 209 | Purdue |
| Jammal Brown | T | March 30, 1981 | 6’6′ | 313 | Oklahoma |
| Mark Brunell | QB | September 17, 1970 | 6’1′ | 217 | Washington |
| Josh Bullocks | DB | February 28, 1983 | 6’0′ | 207 | Nebraska |
| Reggie Bush | RB | March 2, 1985 | 6’0′ | 200 | USC |
| Jermon Bushrod | T | August 19, 1984 | 6’4′ | 315 | Towson St. |
| Mark Campbell | TE | December 6, 1975 | 6’6′ | 255 | Michigan |
| Jeff Charleston | DE | January 19, 1983 | 6’4′ | 265 | Idaho St. |
| Kendrick Clancy | DT | September 17, 1978 | 6’1′ | 305 | Mississippi |
| Marques Colston | WR | June 5, 1983 | 6’4′ | 225 | Hofstra |
| Terrance Copper | WR | March 12, 1982 | 6’0′ | 204 | East Carolina |
| Jason Craft | DB | February 13, 1976 | 5’10’ | 187 | Colorado St. |
| Jason David | DB | June 12, 1982 | 5’8′ | 165 | Washington St. |
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | LB | March 13, 1985 | 6’1′ | 233 | Boston Col. |
| Sedrick Ellis | DT | July 9, 1985 | 6’1′ | 308 | USC |
| Jahri Evans | T | August 22, 1983 | 6’4′ | 316 | Bloomsburg |
| Troy Evans | LB | December 3, 1977 | 6’1′ | 238 | Cincinnati |
| Scott Fujita | LB | April 28, 1979 | 6’5′ | 247 | California |
| Randall Gay | DB | May 5, 1982 | 5’11’ | 186 | LSU |
| Aaron Glenn | DB | July 16, 1972 | 5’9′ | 185 | Texas A&M |
| Jonathan Goodwin | G | December 2, 1978 | 6’3′ | 318 | Ohio |
| Ben Graham | P | November 2, 1973 | 6’5′ | 230 | Deakin (Australia) |
| Martin Gramatica | K | November 27, 1975 | 5’8′ | 170 | Kansas St. |
| Charles Grant | DE | September 3, 1978 | 6’3′ | 282 | Georgia |
| Skyler Green | WR | September 12, 1984 | 5’9′ | 195 | LSU |
| Lynell Hamilton | RB | August 5, 1985 | 6’0′ | 235 | San Diego St. |
| Roman Harper | DB | December 11, 1982 | 6’0′ | 195 | Alabama |
| Garrett Hartley | K | May 16, 1986 | 5’8′ | 204 | Oklahoma |
| Devery Henderson | WR | March 26, 1982 | 5’11’ | 200 | LSU |
| Terrence Holt | DB | March 5, 1980 | 6’2′ | 208 | North Carolina St. |
| Kevin Houser | C | August 23, 1977 | 6’2′ | 250 | Ohio St. |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | DB | August 29, 1976 | 6’1′ | 194 | Augustana (SD) |
| Mike Karney | FB | July 6, 1981 | 5’11’ | 254 | Arizona St. |
| Antwan Lake | DE | July 10, 1979 | 6’4′ | 308 | West Virginia |
| Michael Lehan | DB | November 25, 1979 | 6’0′ | 190 | Minnesota |
| Matt Lehr | C-G | April 25, 1979 | 6’3′ | 300 | Virginia Tech |
| Deuce McAllister | RB | December 27, 1978 | 6’1′ | 232 | Mississippi |
| Bobby McCray | DE | August 8, 1981 | 6’6′ | 261 | Florida |
| Mike McKenzie | DB | April 26, 1976 | 6’0′ | 194 | Memphis |
| Robert Meachem | WR | September 28, 1984 | 6’2′ | 214 | Tennessee |
| Taylor Mehlhaff | K | August 25, 1985 | 5’10’ | 185 | Wisconsin |
| Billy Miller | TE | April 24, 1977 | 6’3′ | 245 | USC |
| Marvin Mitchell | LB | October 21, 1984 | 6’3′ | 249 | Tennessee |
| Lance Moore | WR | August 31, 1983 | 5’9′ | 177 | Toledo |
| Jamar Nesbit | G-C | December 17, 1976 | 6’4′ | 329 | South Carolina |
| Carl Nicks | T | May 14, 1985 | 6’5′ | 343 | Nebraska |
| Buck Ortega | TE | November 22, 1981 | 6’4′ | 227 | Miami (FL) |
| Glenn Pakulak | P | April 9, 1980 | 6’3′ | 220 | Kentucky |
| David Patten | WR | August 19, 1974 | 5’10’ | 190 | West. Carolina |
| Tracy Porter | DB | August 11, 1986 | 5’11’ | 185 | Indiana |
| Chris Reis | DB | September 19, 1983 | 6’1′ | 215 | Georgia Tech |
| Courtney Roby | WR | January 10, 1983 | 6’0′ | 189 | Indiana |
| Sean Ryan | TE | March 27, 1980 | 6’5′ | 254 | Boston Col. |
| Josh Savage | DE | September 28, 1980 | 6’4′ | 276 | Utah |
| Scott Shanle | LB | November 23, 1979 | 6’2′ | 240 | Nebraska |
| Jeremy Shockey | TE | August 18, 1980 | 6’5′ | 253 | Miami (FL) |
| Will Smith | DE | July 4, 1981 | 6’3′ | 282 | Ohio St. |
| Olaniyi Sobomehin | RB | October 11, 1984 | 6’1′ | 230 | Portland St. |
| Montavious Stanley | DT | September 10, 1981 | 6’2′ | 314 | Louisville |
| Aaron Stecker | RB | November 13, 1975 | 5’10’ | 213 | Wisconsin |
| Jon Stinchcomb | T | August 27, 1979 | 6’5′ | 302 | Georgia |
| Zach Strief | G | September 22, 1983 | 6’7′ | 349 | Northwestern |
| Pierre Thomas | RB | December 18, 1984 | 5’11’ | 210 | Illinois |
| Hollis Thomas | DT | January 10, 1974 | 6’0′ | 306 | Northern Illinois |
| Leigh Torrence | DB | January 4, 1982 | 6’0′ | 183 | Stanford |
| Jonathan Vilma | LB | April 16, 1982 | 6’1′ | 230 | Miami (FL) |
| Steve Weatherford | P | December 17, 1982 | 6’3′ | 215 | Illinois |
| Brian Young | DT | July 8, 1977 | 6’2′ | 298 | Texas-El Paso |
| Usama Young | DB | May 8, 1985 | 5’11’ | 186 | Kent St. |
