| Player | # | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Adams | #40 | DB | 5′ 9″ | 195 | 24 | Arkansas St. |
| Morten Anderson+ | #7 | K | 6′ 2″ | 217 | 28 | Michigan St |
| Gene Atkins | #28 | SS | 5′ 11″ | 200 | 24 | Florida A&M |
| Cliff Benson | #86 | TE | 6′ 4″ | 240 | 27 | Purdue |
| Dwaine Board | #76 | DE | 6′ 5″ | 248 | 32 | N Carolina A&T |
| Hoby Brenner | #85 | TE | 6′ 4″ | 240 | 29 | USC |
| Stan Brock | #67 | RT | 6′ 6″ | 295 | 30 | Colorado |
| James Campen | #59 | C | 6′ 3″ | 269 | 24 | Tulane |
| Bruce Clark | #75 | DE | 6′ 3″ | 275 | 30 | Penn St |
| Robert Clark | #89 | WR | 5′ 11″ | 175 | 23 | NC Central |
| Chuck Commiskey | #66 | OG | 6′ 4″ | 290 | 30 | Mississippi |
| Bill Contz | #70 | OT | 6′ 5″ | 270 | 27 | Penn St. |
| Toi Cook | #41 | DB | 5′ 11″ | 188 | 24 | Stanford |
| Jim Dombrowski | #72 | OT | 6′ 5″ | 300 | 25 | Virginia |
| Jon Dumbauld | #95 | DE | 6′ 4" | 259 | 25 | Kentucky |
| Brad Edelman | #63 | LG | 6′ 6″ | 265 | 28 | Missouri |
| Tony Elliott | #99 | NT | 6′ 2″ | 282 | 29 | North Texas St |
| *Brian Forde | #52 | LB | 6′ 2″ | 230 | 25 | Washington St. |
| John Fourcade | #11 | QB | 6′ 1″ | 208 | 28 | Mississippi |
| Jumpy Geathers | #97 | LDE | 6′ 7″ | 290 | 28 | Witchata St. |
| Antonio Gibson | #27 | SS | 6′ 3″ | 206 | 26 | Cincinnati |
| Daren Gilbert | #77 | RT | 6′ 6″ | 285 | 25 | Cal-State Fullerton |
| Mel Gray | #37 | RB/KR | 5′ 9″ | 166 | 27 | Purdue |
| *Ted Gregory | #74 | NT | 6′ 1″ | 260 | 23 | Syracuse |
| Brian Hanson | #10 | P | 6′ 4″ | 215 | 28 | Sioux Falls |
| James Haynes | #92 | LB | 6′ 2″ | 233 | 28 | Mississippi Valley |
| Bobby Hebert | #3 | QB | 6′ 4″ | 215 | 28 | NW Louisiana |
| *Craig Heyward | #34 | FB | 5′ 11″ | 260 | 22 | Pittsburgh |
| Joel Hilgenberg | #61 | RG | 6′ 3″ | 250 | 26 | Iowa |
| Lonzell Hill | #87 | WR | 5′ 11″ | 189 | 23 | Washington |
| Dalton Hilliard | #21 | HB | 5′ 8″ | 204 | 24 | LSU |
| Rickey Jackson | #57 | LOLB | 6′ 2″ | 243 | 30 | Pittsburgh |
| Van Jakes | #22 | RCB | 6′ 0″ | 188 | 27 | Kent St. |
| Vaughn Johnson | #53 | RILB | 6′ 3″ | 235 | 26 | North Carolina St. |
| Buford Jordon | #23 | FB | 6′ 0″ | 223 | 26 | McNeese |
| Joe Kohlbrand | #55 | LB | 6′ 4″ | 242 | 25 | Miami (Fla) |
| Steve Korte | #60 | C | 6′ 2″ | 265 | 28 | Arkansas |
| Milton Mack | #24 | DB | 5′ 11″ | 188 | 25 | Alcorn St. |
| Eric Martin+ | #84 | WR | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 26 | Louisiana St. |
| Brett Maxie | #39 | FS | 6′ 2″ | 194 | 26 | Texas Southern |
| Rueben Mayes | #36 | HB | 5′ 11″ | 200 | 25 | Washington St. |
| Sam Mills+ | #51 | LILB | 5′ 9″ | 229 | 29 | Montclaire St. |
| Mark Pattison | #88 | WR | 6′ 2″ | 190 | 27 | Washington |
| *Brett Perriman | #80 | WR | 5′ 9″ | 180 | 23 | Miami (Fla) |
| *Greg Scales | #83 | TE | 6′ 4″ | 253 | 22 | Wake Forest |
| Reggie Sutton | #29 | LCB | 5′ 10″ | 190 | 23 | Miami (Fla) |
| Pat Swilling | #56 | ROLB | 6′ 3″ | 245 | 25 | Georgia Tech |
| John Tice | #82 | TE | 6′ 5″ | 242 | 28 | Maryland |
| Alvin Toles | #54 | LB | 6′ 1″ | 211 | 25 | Tennessee |
| Steve Trapilo | #65 | RG | 6′ 5″ | 290 | 24 | Boston College |
| Jeff Walker | #78 | T-G | 6′ 4″ | 295 | 25 | Memphis St. |
| Frank Warren | #73 | LDE | 6′ 4″ | 285 | 29 | Auburn |
| Dave Waymer | #44 | LCB | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 30 | Notre Dame |
| Jim Wilks | #94 | RDE | 6′ 5″ | 266 | 30 | San Deigo St |
| Dave Wilson | #18 | QB | 6′ 3″ | 209 | 29 | Illinois |
| Barry Word | #34 | FB | 6′ 2″ | 240 | 25 | Virginia |
- * – Rookie
- + – Pro Bowl Selection
Some of My Cards from the 1988 New Orleans Saints
