New Orleans Saints 1986 NFL Season Team Roster
| Player | # | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morten Anderson★+ | #7 | K | 6′ 2″ | 217 | 26 | Michigan State |
| Sheldon Andrus* | #96 | NT | 6′ 2″ | 271 | 24 | Nicholls State |
| Hoby Brenner | #85 | TE | 6′ 4″ | 240 | 27 | USC |
| Stan Brock | #67 | RT | 6′ 6″ | 295 | 28 | Colorado |
| Bruce Clark | #75 | LDE | 6′ 3″ | 275 | 28 | Penn State |
| Chuck Commiskey* | #66 | RG | 6′ 4″ | 290 | 28 | Mississippi |
| Bill Contz | #70 | LT | 6′ 5″ | 270 | 25 | Penn State |
| Jack Del Rio | #50 | LB | 6′ 4″ | 246 | 23 | USC |
| Jim Dombrowski* | #72 | OG | 6′ 5″ | 300 | 23 | Virginia |
| Johnathan Dumbauld* | #95 | DE | 6′ 4″ | 259 | 23 | Kentucky |
| Brad Edelman | #63 | LG | 6′ 6″ | 265 | 25 | Missouri |
| Kelvin Edwards* | #83 | WR | 6′ 2″ | 200 | 22 | Liberty Baptist |
| Tony Elliott | #99 | NT | 6′ 2″ | 280 | 27 | North Texas State |
| Russell Gary | #20 | DB | 5′ 11″ | 195 | 27 | Nebraska |
| Jumpy Geathers | #97 | DE | 6′ 7″ | 290 | 26 | Wichita State |
| *Antonio Gibson | #27 | SS | 6′ 3″ | 204 | 24 | Cincinnati |
| Daren Gilbert | #77 | OT | 6′ 6″ | 285 | 23 | Cal-State Fullerton |
| Eugene Goodlow | #88 | WR | 6′ 2″ | 185 | 28 | Kansas State |
| *Mel Gray | #37 | KR | 5′ 9″ | 166 | 25 | Purdue |
| Brian Hanson | #10 | P | 6′ 4″ | 215 | 26 | Sioux Falls |
| *Herbert Harris | #80 | WR | 6′ 1″ | 206 | 25 | Lamar |
| James Haynes | #92 | ROLB | 6′ 2″ | 230 | 26 | Mississippi Valley |
| Bobby Hebert | #3 | QB | 6′ 4″ | 215 | 26 | NW Louisiana |
| Joel Hilgenberg | #61 | C | 6′ 3″ | 250 | 24 | Iowa |
| *Dalton Hilliard | #22 | HB | 5′ 8″ | 204 | 22 | LSU |
| *Milford Hodge | #98 | DE | 6′ 3″ | 278 | 25 | Washington State |
| Rickey Jackson+ | #57 | LOLB | 6′ 2″ | 243 | 28 | Pittsburgh |
| Van Jakes | #22 | DB | 6′ 0″ | 188 | 25 | Kent State |
| Bobby Johnson | #24 | DB | 6′ 0″ | 190 | 26 | Texas |
| *Vaughn Johnson | #53 | RILB | 6′ 3″ | 235 | 24 | North Carolina St. |
| Mike Jones | #86 | WR | 5′ 11″ | 183 | 26 | Tennessee State |
| *Buford Jordan | #23 | FB | 6′ 0″ | 223 | 24 | McNeese |
| Joe Kohlbrand | #55 | LB | 6′ 4″ | 242 | 23 | Miami (Fla) |
| Steve Korte | #60 | C | 6′ 3″ | 265 | 26 | Arkansas |
| *Babe Laufenberg | #12 | QB | 6′ 2″ | 198 | 27 | Indiana |
| Eric Martin | #84 | WR | 6′ 1″ | 207 | 25 | LSU |
| Brett Maxie | #39 | DB | 6′ 2″ | 194 | 24 | Texas Southern |
| *Rueben Mayes+ | #36 | HB | 5′ 11″ | 200 | 23 | Washington State |
| Dana McLemore | #42 | DB | 5′ 10″ | 183 | 26 | Hawaii |
| Casey Merrill | #71 | DT | 6′ 4″ | 254 | 29 | Cal-Davis |
| *Sam Mills | #51 | LILB | 5′ 9″ | 229 | 27 | Montclaire State |
| Jonnie Poe | #25 | RCB | 6′ 1″ | 190 | 27 | Missouri |
| Glenn Redd | #58 | LB | 6′ 1″ | 230 | 28 | Brigham Young |
| *Pat Saindon | #68 | OG | 6′ 3″ | 273 | 25 | Vanderbilt |
| *Pat Swilling | #56 | LB | 6′ 3″ | 242 | 22 | Georgia Tech |
| John Tice | #82 | TE | 6′ 5″ | 220 | 26 | Maryland |
| Alvin Toles | #54 | RILB | 6′ 1″ | 211 | 23 | Tennessee |
| Willie Tullis | #26 | DB | 6′ 0″ | 193 | 28 | Troy State |
| Frank Warren | #73 | DE | 6′ 4″ | 285 | 27 | Auburn |
| Frank Wattelet | #49 | FS | 6′ 0″ | 185 | 28 | Kansas |
| Dave Waymer | #44 | LCB | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 28 | Notre Dame |
| Jim Wilks | #94 | RDE | 6′ 5″ | 266 | 28 | San Diego State |
| John Williams | #45 | FB | 5′ 11″ | 213 | 26 | Wisconsin |
| Ralph Williams | #69 | OG | 6′-3″ | 280 | 28 | Southern |
| Dave Wilson | #18 | QB | 6′ 3″ | 206 | 27 | Illinois |
| Wayne Wilson | #30 | FB | 6′ 3″ | 215 | 29 | Sheperd |
- * – Rookie
- + – Pro Bowl Selection
- ★- All-Pro Selection


