| Player | # | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| *Tom Ackerman | #69 | C-OG | 6′ 3″ | 290 | 24 | East Washington |
| Eric Allen | #21 | RCB | 5′ 10″ | 184 | 31 | Arizona St. |
| Mario Bates | #24 | HB | 6′ 1″ | 217 | 23 | Arizona St |
| Doug Brien | #10 | K | 6′ 0″ | 180 | 26 | California |
| Willie Broughton | #99 | RDT | 6′ 5″ | 285 | 32 | Miami (Fla) |
| Derek Brown | #20 | HB | 5′ 9″ | 201 | 25 | Nebraska |
| *Je’Rod Cherry | #37 | DB | 6′ 1″ | 210 | 23 | California |
| *Don Davis | #53 | LB | 6′ 1″ | 235 | 24 | Kansas |
| Lee DeRamus | #87 | WR | 6′ 0″ | 205 | 24 | Wisconsin |
| Ernest Dixon | #56 | LB | 6′ 1″ | 243 | 25 | South Carolina |
| Jim Dombrowski | #72 | LG | 6′ 5 | 300 | 33 | Virginia |
| Jim Everett | #17 | QB | 6′ 5″ | 212 | 33 | Purdue |
| Mark Fields | #55 | RLB | 6′ 2″ | 244 | 24 | Washington St. |
| Kendall Gammon | #62 | C | 6′ 4″ | 255 | 28 | Pittsburgh St. |
| Paul Green | #85 | TE | 6′ 3″ | 236 | 30 | USC |
| *Terry Guess | #18 | WR | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 22 | Gardner-Webb |
| Richard Harvey | #52 | LLB | 6′ 1″ | 235 | 30 | Tulane |
| *Mercuary Hayes | #89 | WR | 5′ 11″ | 195 | 23 | Michigan |
| Micheal Haynes | #81 | WR | 6′ 0″ | 184 | 31 | Northern Arizona |
| *Keno Hills | #76 | OT | 6′ 6″ | 305 | 23 | USL |
| Derrick Hoskins | #28 | DB | 6′ 2″ | 210 | 26 | Southern Miss |
| Tyrone Hughes | #33 | KR | 5′ 9″ | 175 | 26 | Nebraska |
| Ernest Hunter | #32 | HB | 5′ 8″ | 201 | 26 | SE Oklahoma |
| Greg Jackson | #30 | FS | 6′ 1″ | 217 | 30 | LSU |
| Hayword Jefferies | #80 | WR | 6′ 2″ | 200 | 32 | N Carolina St. |
| Joe Johnson | #94 | RDE | 6′ 4″ | 275 | 24 | Louisville |
| *Tony Johnson | #86 | TE | 6′ 5″ | 255 | 24 | Alabama |
| Brian Jones | #58 | LB | 6′ 1″ | 250 | 28 | UCLA, Texas |
| Clarence Jones | #74 | RT | 6′ 6″ | 300 | 28 | Maryland |
| Ed King | #61 | RG | 6′ 4″ | 300 | 27 | Auburn |
| Sean Lumpkin | #46 | DB | 6′ 0″ | 206 | 26 | Minnesota |
| *Henry Lusk | #88 | TE | 6′ 2″ | 245 | 24 | Utah |
| Wayne Martin | #93 | LDT | 6′ 5″ | 275 | 30 | Arkansas |
| JJ McClesky | #44 | ST/DB | 5′ 8″ | 180 | 26 | Tennessee |
| Andy McCollum | #67 | C | 6′ 4″ | 300 | 26 | Toledo |
| Mark McMillian | #29 | LCB | 5′ 7″ | 154 | 26 | Alabama |
| Darrin Mickell | #92 | LDE | 6′ 4″ | 285 | 26 | Florida |
| *Alex Molden | #25 | DB | 5′ 10″ | 190 | 23 | Oregon |
| Lorenzo Neal | #22 | FB | 5′ 11″ | 255 | 26 | Fresno St |
| Anthony Newman | #30 | SS | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 31 | Oregon |
| Craig Novitsky | #60 | LG | 6′ 5″ | 295 | 25 | UCLA |
| *Doug Nussmier | #13 | QB | 6′ 3″ | 211 | 26 | Idaho |
| Emile Palmer | #75 | DT | 6′ 3″ | 320 | 25 | Syracuse |
| Rufus Porter | #59 | LLB | 6′ 1″ | 230 | 31 | Southern |
| Willie Roaf+ | #77 | LT | 6′ 5″ | 320 | 26 | Louisiana Tech |
| Austin Robbins | #95 | RDT | 6′ 6″ | 290 | 25 | North Carolina |
| Torrence Small | #83 | WR | 6′ 3″ | 209 | 26 | Alcorn St |
| *Brady Smith | #91 | DE | 6′ 5″ | 275 | 23 | Colorado St. |
| Irv Smith | #82 | TE | 6′ 2″ | 249 | 25 | Notre Dame |
| Fred Stokes | #71 | DE | 6′ 3″ | 274 | 32 | Georgia Southern |
| *William Strong | #41 | DB | 5′ 10″ | 190 | 25 | N Carolina St. |
| Winfred Tubbs | #54 | MLB | 6′ 4″ | 250 | 26 | Texas |
| Renaldo Turnball | #97 | RDE | 6’4″ | 250 | 30 | West Virgina |
| *Mike Verstegen | #66 | OG | 6′ 6″ | 311 | 25 | Wisconsin |
| *Rickey Whittle | #23 | HB | 5′ 9′ | 200 | 25 | Oregon |
| *Donald Willis | #63 | G | 6′ 3″ | 330 | 23 | N Carolina A&T |
| Klaus Wilmsmeyer | #4 | P | 6′ 2″ | 210 | 29 | Louisville |
| Ray Zellars | #34 | FB | 5′ 11″ | 233 | 23 | Notre Dame |
- * – Rookie
- + – Pro Bowl Selection
Some of My Cards from the 1996 New Orleans Saints
