The 2009 New Orleans Saints Defense
2009 New Orleans Saints Sack Leaders
| Sacks | |
|---|---|
| Will Smith | 13 |
| Charles Grant | 5.5 |
| Anthony Hargrove | 5 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 2 |
| Johnathon Vilma+ | 2 |
| Roman Harper | 1.5 |
| Remi Ayodele | 1.5 |
| Bobby McCray | 1.5 |
| Scott Fujita | 1 |
| Randall Gay | 1 |
| Darren Sharper+★ | .5 |
| Leigh Torrence | .5 |
| Totals | 35 |
- + – Pro Bowl Selection
- ★- All-Pro Selection
Interceptions
| NO | Yards | Average | Long | TDs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darren Sharper+★ | 9 | 376 | 41.8 | 99t | 3 |
| Tracy Porter | 4 | 72 | 8.3 | 11 | 1 |
| Jonathan Vilma+ | 3 | 25 | 6.5 | 13 | 0 |
| Jabari Greer | 2 | 59 | 29.5 | 48 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 13 | 0 |
| Chris Reis | 1 | 33 | 33.0 | 33 | 0 |
| Randall Gay | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 25 | 0 |
| Usama Young | 1 | 24 | 24.0 | 24 | 0 |
| Malcolm Jenkins | 1 | 14 | 14.0 | 14 | 0 |
| Mike McKenzie | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 8 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 25 | 652 | 25.1 | 99t | 5 |
- + – Pro Bowl Selection
- ★- All-Pro Selection
Top Tacklers
| Tackles | Solo | Asst | TFL | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Vilma+ | 110 | 87 | 23 | 10 |
| Roman Harper | 103 | 85 | 18 | 11 |
| Darren Sharper+★ | 71 | 51 | 20 | 1 |
| Scott Shanle | 69 | 49 | 9 | 0 |
| Tracy Porter | 58 | 49 | 9 | 0 |
| Scott Fujita | 58 | 43 | 15 | 2 |
| Malcom Jenkins | 55 | 49 | 6 | 0 |
| Will Smith | 49 | 37 | 12 | 14 |
| Charles Grant | 44 | 31 | 13 | 6 |
| Jabari Greer | 43 | 40 | 3 | 1 |
| Anthony Hargrove | 40 | 30 | 10 | 0 |
| Randal Gay | 37 | 32 | 5 | 2 |
| Sedrick Ellis | 34 | 26 | 8 | 2 |
| Remi Ayodele | 30 | 18 | 12 | 2 |
| Pierson Prioleau | 29 | 26 | 3 | 0 |
| Troy Evans | 29 | 25 | 4 | 1 |
| Marvin Mitchell | 27 | 23 | 4 | 1 |
| Jo-Lonn Dunbar | 20 | 13 | 7 | 0 |
| Johnathon Casillas | 20 | 11 | 9 | 1 |
| Chris Reis | 17 | 14 | 3 | 0 |
| DeMario Pressley | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Courtney Roby | 13 | 13 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby McCray | 12 | 8 | 4 | 3 |
| Mike McKenzie | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| Leigh Torrence | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeff Charleston | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
- + – Pro Bowl Selection
- ★- All-Pro Selection
2009 New Orleans Saints Total Defense
| Points | AVG PPG | Yards | AVG YPG | Plays | Avg/Play | 1st Downs | Turnovers | NFL Rank | NFC Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 341 | 21.3 | 5724 | 357.7 | 1044 | 5.5 | 30 | 39 | 25† | 13† |
| †Defensive Rankings based on Total Yards given up. | ||||||||||
