| Player | # | Pos | Ht | Wt | Age | College |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Remi Ayodele | #92 | DT | 6′ 2″ | 318 | 25 | Oklahoma |
| Darian Barnes | #36 | FB | 6′ 2″ | 240 | 28 | Hampton |
| Mike Bell | #40 | RB | 6′ 0″ | 225 | 25 | Arizona |
| Drew Brees+ | #9 | QB | 6′ 0″ | 209 | 29 | Purdue |
| Jammal Brown+ | #70 | LT | 6′ 6″ | 313 | 27 | Oklahoma |
| Mark Brunell | #11 | QB | 6′ 1″ | 217 | 38 | Washington |
| Josh Bullocks | #29 | FS | 6′ 0″ | 207 | 25 | Nebraska |
| Reggie Bush | #25 | RB | 6′ 0″ | 205 | 23 | USC |
| Jermon Bushrod | #74 | T | 6′ 5″ | 315 | 24 | Towson |
| Mark Campbell | #80 | TE | 6′ 6″ | 260 | 33 | Michigan |
| Jeff Charleston | #97 | DE | 6′ 4″ | 265 | 25 | Idaho St. |
| Kendrick Clancy | #71 | LDT | 6′ 1″ | 305 | 30 | Mississippi |
| Marques Colston | #12 | WR | 6′ 4″ | 225 | 25 | Hofstra |
| Terrance Copper | #18 | WR | 6′ 0″ | 204 | 26 | East Carolina |
| Jason Craft | #21 | DB | 5′ 10″ | 187 | 32 | Colorado St. |
| Jason David | #42 | RCB | 5′ 8″ | 165 | 26 | Washington St. |
| *Jo-Lon Dunbar | #56 | LB | 6′ 0″ | 233 | 23 | Boston College |
| *Sedrick Ellis | #98 | RDT | 6′ 1″ | 307 | 23 | USC |
| Jahri Evans | #73 | RG | 6′ 4″ | 318 | 25 | Bloomberg |
| Troy Evans | #54 | LB | 6′ 1″ | 238 | 30 | Cincinnati |
| Scott Fujita | #55 | OLB | 6′ 5″ | 250 | 29 | California |
| Randall Gay | #20 | LCB | 5′ 11″ | 190 | 26 | LSU |
| Aaron Glenn | #31 | CB | 5′ 9″ | 185 | 36 | Texas A&M |
| Johnathon Goodwin | #76 | C | 6′ 3″ | 318 | 30 | Michigan |
| Ben Graham | #7 | P | 6′ 5″ | 230 | 34 | Deakin (Austrilia) |
| Martin Gramatica | #1 | K | 5′ 8″ | 170 | 32 | Kansas St |
| Charles Grant | #94 | LDE | 6′ 3″ | 285 | 30 | Georgia |
| Skyler Green | #10 | WR | 5′ 9″ | 190 | 23 | LSU |
| *Lynell Hamilton | #30 | RB | 6′ 0 “ | 235 | 23 | San Deigo St. |
| Roman Harper | #41 | SS | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 26 | Alabama |
| *Garrett Hartley | #5 | K | 5′ 8″ | 196 | 22 | Oklahoma |
| Devery Henderson | #19 | WR | 5′ 11″ | 200 | 26 | LSU |
| Terrence Holt | #21 | S | 6′ 2″ | 208 | 28 | North Carolina St. |
| Kevin Houser | #47 | LS | 6′ 2″ | 252 | 31 | Ohio St. |
| Kevin Kaesviharn | #43 | FS | 6′ 1″ | 195 | 32 | Augustana (SD) |
| Mike Karney | #44 | FB | 5′ 11″ | 255 | 27 | Arizona St. |
| Antawn Lake | #96 | DT | 6′ 4″ | 308 | 29 | West Virginia |
| Micheal Lehan | #35 | CB | 6′ 0″ | 200 | 29 | Minnesota |
| Matt Lehr | #68 | C | 6′ 2″ | 300 | 28 | Virginia Tech |
| Deuce McAllister | #26 | RB | 6′ 1″ | 232 | 30 | Mississippi |
| Bobby McCray | #93 | LDE | 6′ 6″ | 260 | 27 | Florida |
| Mike McKenzie | #34 | LCB | 6′ 0″ | 195 | 32 | Memphis |
| *Robert Meachem | #17 | WR | 6′ 2″ | 210 | 23 | Tennessee |
| *Taylor Mehlhaff | #5 | K | 5′ 10″ | 185 | 23 | Wisconsin |
| Billy Miller | #83 | TE | 6′ 3″ | 252 | 31 | USC |
| Marvin Mitchell | #50 | LB | 6′ 3″ | 249 | 24 | Tennessee |
| Lance Moore | #16 | WR | 5′ 9″ | 180 | 25 | Toledo |
| Jamar Nesbit | #67 | G | 6′ 4″ | 328 | 32 | South Carolina |
| *Carl Nicks | #77 | LG | 6′ 5″ | 343 | 23 | Nebraska |
| *Buck Ortega | #86 | TE | 6′ 4″ | 230 | 27 | Miami (Fla) |
| *Glenn Pakulak | #4 | P | 6′ 3″ | 220 | 28 | Kentucky |
| David Patten | #81 | WR | 5′ 10″ | 190 | 34 | West Carolina |
| *Tracy Porter | #22 | RCB | 5′ 11″ | 186 | 22 | Indiana |
| Chris Reis | #39 | S | 6′ 1″ | 215 | 25 | Georgia Tech |
| Courtney Roby | #15 | WR | 6′ 0″ | 189 | 25 | Indiana |
| Sean Ryan | #89 | TE | 6′ 5″ | 255 | 28 | Boston College |
| Josh Savage | #95 | DE | 6′ 4″ | 276 | 28 | Utah |
| Scott Shanle | #58 | RLB | 6′ 2″ | 245 | 29 | Nebraska |
| Jeremy Shockey | #88 | TE | 6′ 5″ | 251 | 28 | Miami (Fla) |
| Will Smith | #91 | RDE | 6′ 3″ | 282 | 27 | Ohio St. |
| *Olaniyi Sobomehin | #33 | RB | 6′ 1″ | 230 | 24 | Portland |
| Montavious Stanley | #72 | DT | 6′ 2″ | 315 | 27 | Louisiville |
| Aaron Stecker | #27 | RB | 5′ 10″ | 213 | 33 | West Illinois |
| Jon Stinchcomb | #78 | RT | 6′ 5″ | 315 | 29 | Georgia |
| Zach Strief | #64 | LT | 6′ 7″ | 350 | 25 | Northwestern |
| Hollis Thomas | #99 | DT | 6′ 0″ | 305 | 34 | Northern Illinois |
| Pierre Thomas | #23 | RB | 5′ 11″ | 215 | 24 | Illinois |
| Leigh Torrence | #24 | CB | 5′ 11″ | 180 | 26 | Stanford |
| Johnathon Vilma | #51 | MLB | 6′ 1″ | 230 | 26 | Miami (Fla) |
| Steve Weatherford | #7 | P | 6′ 3″ | 215 | 26 | Illinois |
| Brian Young | #66 | DT | 6′ 2″ | 300 | 31 | Texas-El Paso |
| Osama Young | #28 | CB | 6′ 0 “ | 200 | 23 | Kent St. |
- * – Rookie
- + – Pro Bowl Selection
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