| Player | # | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dan Abramowicz | #46 | WR | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 27 | Xavier |
| Margene Adkins | #24 | WR | 5′ 10″ | 183 | 25 | Henderson J.C. |
| Bob Brown | #36 | TE | 6′ 2″ | 225 | 29 | Alcorn St. |
| *Bill Butler | #38 | FB | 6′ 0″ | 218 | 22 | Kansas St |
| Wayne Colman | #59 | RLB | 6′ 2″ | 230 | 25 | Temple |
| *Mike Crangle | #75 | DE | 6′ 4″ | 243 | 25 | Tennessee-Martin |
| John Didion | #51 | C | 6′ 4″ | 245 | 25 | Oregon St |
| Charlie Durkee | #15 | K | 5′ 11″ | 165 | 28 | Oklahoma St |
| Julian Fagan | #10 | K | 6′ 3″ | 205 | 24 | Mississippi |
| *Joe Federspiel | #58 | MLB | 6′ 1″ | 225 | 22 | Kentucky |
| Happy Fellar | #9 | K | 5′ 11′ | 185 | 23 | Texas |
| James Ford | #28 | RB | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 23 | Texas Southern |
| *Arthur Green | #45 | RB | 5′ 11″ | 198 | 25 | Albany St |
| Bob Greshem | #35 | HB | 5′ 11″ | 195 | 24 | West Virgina |
| *Willie Hall | #56 | LB | 6′ 2″ | 217 | 23 | USC |
| Edd Hargett | #14 | QB | 5′ 11″ | 190 | 25 | Texas A&M |
| *Billie Hayes | #29 | DB | 6′ 1″ | 175 | 25 | San Diego St |
| Ray Hester | #64 | LB | 6′ 2″ | 215 | 23 | Tulane |
| Glenn Ray Hines | #78 | OT | 6′ 5″ | 265 | 29 | Arkansas |
| Bill Hobbs | #53 | LB | 6′ 0″ | 220 | 26 | Texas a&M |
| Hugo Hollas | #18 | SS | 6′ 1″ | 190 | 27 | Rice |
| Delles Howell | #20 | RCB | 6′ 3″ | 202 | 24 | Grambling |
| *Ernie Jackson | #30 | LCB | 5′ 10″ | 173 | 22 | Duke |
| *Carl Johnson | #77 | LG | 6′ 3″ | 248 | 23 | Nebraska |
| Jake Kupp | #50 | OG | 6′ 3″ | 248 | 31 | Washington |
| *Bob Kuziel | #67 | C | 6′ 4″ | 245 | 22 | Pittsburgh |
| Bivian Lee | #11 | DB | 6′ 3″ | 200 | 24 | Prairie View |
| *Toni Linhart | #7 | K | 6′ 0″ | 170 | 30 | Austria Tech |
| Dave Long | #89 | RDT | 6′ 4″ | 245 | 28 | Iowa |
| Archie Manning | #8 | QB | 6′ 3″ | 204 | 23 | Mississippi |
| Doug Mooers | #74 | DT | 6′ 6″ | 264 | 25 | Whittier |
| Don Morrison | #76 | LT | 6′ 5″ | 255 | 23 | Texas-Arlington |
| *Tom Myers | #37 | FS | 5′ 11″ | 184 | 22 | Syracuse |
| Richard Neal | #87 | LDE | 6′ 3″ | 260 | 25 | Southern U |
| Bob Newland | #41 | WR | 6′ 2″ | 190 | 24 | Oregon |
| Joe Owens | #72 | RDE | 6′ 2″ | 245 | 26 | Alcorn St |
| Dick Palmer | #52 | LB | 6′ 2″ | 232 | 25 | Kentucky |
| Dave Parks | #82 | TE | 6′ 2″ | 203 | 31 | Texas Tech |
| Bob Pollard | #82 | LDT | 6′ 3″ | 245 | 24 | Weber St |
| Remi Prudhomme | #65 | G | 6′ 4″ | 250 | 30 | LSU |
| *Craig Robinson | #70 | OT | 6′ 4″ | 250 | 24 | Houston |
| Virgil Robinson | #47 | HB | 5′ 11″ | 195 | 25 | Grambling |
| Tom Roussel | #54 | LLB | 6′ 3″ | 235 | 27 | Southern Miss |
| *Royce Smith | #66 | RG | 6′ 3″ | 245 | 23 | Georgia |
| Tom Stinic | #55 | LB | 6′ 2″ | 230 | 26 | Michigan |
| Jim Strong | #42 | FB | 6′ 1″ | 204 | 26 | Houston |
| *Faddie Tillman | #71 | DT | 6′ 5″ | 235 | 24 | Boise St |
| *Cephus Weatherspoon | #85 | WR | 6′ 1″ | 182 | 24 | Ft. Lewis |
| *Creston Whitaker | #86 | WR | 6′ 2″ | 187 | 25 | North Texas |
| Del Williams | #61 | OG | 6′ 2″ | 240 | 27 | Florida St |
| Joe Williams | #24 | HB | 6′ 0″ | 193 | 25 | Wyoming |
| Richard “Wimpy” Winther | #68 | C | 6′ 4″ | 260 | 25 | Mississippi |
| Doug Wyatt | #23 | FS | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 26 | Tulsa |
- * – Rookie
Some of My Cards from the 1972 New Orleans Saints
