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<p>Big fan of New Orleans football? Then check out this list of New Orleans Saints wide receivers with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every starting wide receiver from throughout <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-new-orleans-saints-of-all-time/ranker-nfl?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">New Orleans Saints history</a>, including current wide receivers and past ones. Featuring 2018-2019 New Orleans Saints and some of the greatest NFL&nbsp;wide receivers of all time,&nbsp;the best Saints&nbsp;WRs include Joe Horn, Marques Colston, Devery Henderson, and Eric Martin.</p>

<p>Who are the <a class="edS-cl" href="https://www.ranker.com/list/best-current-nfl-wide-receiver/ranker-sports?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword">best wide receivers</a> in New Orleans Saints history? Here is every player who has ever held the position of New Orleans Saints&nbsp;starting wide receiver.</p>


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Marques Colston

Marques E. Colston ( MAR-kis KOHL-stən born June 5, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver. He played college football at Hofstra University, and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the 2006 NFL Draft. He helped the Saints achieve victory in Super Bowl XLIV with seven receptions for 83 yards against the Indianapolis Colts. He is the Saints' all-time franchise leader in receiving yards, yards from scrimmage, receiving touchdowns, total touchdowns, and total receptions.

Michael Thomas

Michael Thomas is an American football safety for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League. He played college football for Stanford. He was signed by the San Francisco 49ers as an undrafted free agent in 2012.
In Thomas' first career NFL game he recorded an interception off New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady with two seconds left in the game to seal the Dolphins victory. He also broke up a touchdown pass intended for Danny Amendola before sealing the victory with his interception.

Joe Horn

Joseph Horn (born January 16, 1972) is a former American football wide receiver and current assistant coach at Northeast Mississippi Community College. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and also played for the New Orleans Saints, the Atlanta Falcons, and the Memphis Mad Dogs of the Canadian Football League and the Iowa Central Tritons. He played college football at Itawamba Community College.

Lance Moore

Lance Andrew Moore (born August 31, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver who played over ten seasons professionally in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Toledo. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2005. Moore joined the New Orleans Saints in 2006 and played with them for eight seasons, and was a member of the 2009 Super Bowl championship team. He has also played for the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Detroit Lions.

Devery Henderson

Devery Vaughn Henderson Jr. (born March 26, 1982) is a former American football wide receiver who spent 9 seasons with the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League (NFL).  The Louisiana-born Henderson played for Louisiana State University (LSU) where he and the Tigers won the 2004 BCS National Championship Game for the 2003 NCAA Division I-A football season. A few months later, the New Orleans Saints selected Henderson in the second round of the 2004 NFL Draft.
Henderson was part of the Saints' 2009 team that won Super Bowl XLIV against the Indianapolis Colts.

Eric Martin

Eric Martin is the name of:

Eric Martin (racing driver) (1969–2002), ARCA driver who was killed at the Lowes Motor Speedway
Eric Martin (musician) (born 1960), American singer-songwriter and member of Mr. Big
Eric Martin (footballer) (born 1946), Scottish (soccer) goalkeeper and former Southampton F.C. player
Eric Martin (Essex cricketer) (1907–1978), cricketer
Eric Martin (Nottinghamshire cricketer) (1925–2015), cricketer
Eric Martin (Middlesex cricketer) (1894–1924), English cricketer
Eric Martin (wide receiver) (born 1961), former American football wide receiver
Eric Martin (linebacker) (born 1991), American football linebacker
Eric Martin (lacrosse) (born 1981), American lacrosse player for the San Jose Stealth
Eric Charles Fitzgerald Martin (1905–1973), politician in British Columbia, Canada
Me One (born 1970), pseudonym used by rapper (and label owner) Eric Martin, of Technotronic fame

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Robert Meachem

Robert Emery Meachem (born September 28, 1984) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent.  He played college football at Tennessee and was drafted by the New Orleans Saints 27th overall in the 2007 NFL draft. Meachem also played one season with the San Diego Chargers.

Willie Snead

Willie Snead is an American Football Wide receiver for Ball State Cardinals.

Willie Jackson

Willie Bernard Jackson, Jr. (born August 16, 1971) is an American professional football coach and former wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL). He previously played for the Dallas Cowboys, Jacksonville Jaguars, Cincinnati Bengals, New Orleans Saints, Atlanta Falcons and Washington Redskins. He played college football at the University of Florida. As a coach, he was the wide receivers coach for the Orlando Apollos of the Alliance of American Football (AAF)

Kenny Stills

Kenneth Lee Stills Jr. (born April 22, 1992) is an American football wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Oklahoma. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft. Stills attended La Costa Canyon High School in Carlsbad, California, where he was a three-sport star in football, basketball, and track. In his sophomore year, he had 30 catches for 627 yards and six touchdowns. As a junior, he snatched 62 passes for 1,500 yards and 17 touchdowns. As a senior in 2009, he was named CIF first-team at wide receiver after hauling in 45 receptions for 914 yards and 10 touchdowns. His career totals of 3,041 yards receiving established a San Diego area career-record.

Wes Chandler

Wesley Sandy Chandler (born August 22, 1956) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons during the 1970s and 1980s.  He was selected to the Pro Bowl four times, and ranked twelfth in NFL history in receiving yards and thirteenth in receptions when he retired. Chandler is a member of the San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame. He played college football for the Florida Gators and was also inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 2015.
Playing as a receiver in a run-oriented wishbone offense at Florida, Chandler set a school record with 28 touchdowns. He was named both an All-American and an Academic All-American in 1977. He was picked third overall by the New Orleans Saints in the 1978 NFL Draft. Over an 11-year NFL career, Chandler played for the Saints, the San Diego Chargers and the San Francisco 49ers.  He holds the NFL record for most receiving yards per game in a season, set in 1982 with the Chargers.  After retiring as a player, he became a football coach, and served as the wide receivers coach for various teams at the professional and college level.

Keith Poole

Keith Robert Strohmaier Poole (born June 18, 1974 in San Jose, California) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and Denver Broncos from 1997 to 2001.  Poole was a stand out receiver at Clovis High School in Clovis, California and played collegiately at Arizona State alongside quarterback Jake Plummer. In 1996, he and Plummer helped lead the Sun Devils to the Rose Bowl only to lose to Ohio State 20-17.
Poole was selected by the Saints in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL Draft. In his five-year NFL career, Poole caught 96 receptions for 1,734 yards and 11 touchdowns.
In November 1998, he was sentenced to two months of probation for attacking a man with a golf club. He was fined $8,500, team and league officials said.

Guido Merkens

Guido Albert Merkens, Jr. (born August 14, 1955 in San Antonio, Texas) is a former professional American football player who played quarterback, running back, wide receiver, punter and defensive back for ten seasons for the Houston Oilers, New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL.
Merkens was a 1973 graduate of Edison High School in San Antonio, then played both quarterback and defensive back for Sam Houston State University.  His versatility became a hallmark of his professional career.  In his first two seasons in the NFL, he was primarily a punt return specialist. During his tenure with the Saints, he served as the third-string quarterback, holder for field goals and special teams player; with occasional time as a wide receiver, punter or safety.  His penchant for being the emergency backup for all of the aforementioned positions earned him the reputation of a "jack of all trades".Merkens' father, Guido Sr., served as founding pastor of Concordia Lutheran Church in San Antonio and was a vice-president of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod.In 2007, the Houston Chronicle reported that Merkens was working as the general manager of a CarMax dealership in the city.

Michael Haynes

Michael David Haynes (born December 24, 1965) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons in the seventh round of the 1988 NFL Draft. He played college football at Northern Arizona. Haynes also played for the New Orleans Saints.

John Stallworth

Johnny Lee Stallworth (born July 15, 1952) is a former American football wide receiver who played fourteen seasons in the National Football League for the Pittsburgh Steelers. He is considered to be one of the best wide receivers in NFL history. He played college football at Alabama A&M, and was the Steelers' fourth-round draft pick in 1974. Stallworth played in six AFC championships, and went to four Super Bowls. His career statistics included 537 receptions for 8,723 yards and 63 TDs. Stallworth's reception total was a franchise record until being surpassed by Hines Ward in 2005. Stallworth played in three Pro Bowls and was the Steelers' two-time MVP. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2002.

Jeff Groth

Jeffrey Eugene Groth (born July 2, 1957 in Mankato, Minnesota), is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Miami Dolphins, Houston Oilers, and the New Orleans Saints. Groth was also a 4th round selection of the Texas Rangers as an outfielder in the 1980 MLB Draft.

Ike Harris

Isaiah "Ike" Harris (born November 27, 1952 in West Memphis, Arkansas) is a former American football wide receiver in the NFL for the St. Louis Cardinals (1975–77) and the New Orleans Saints (1978–81).
Harris played college football at Iowa State University. In 1974, he played for the Southern California Sun of the World Football League.  He next joined the NFL, where he caught 211 passes in his career for 16 touchdowns.Harris was President of BellSouth Enterprises and was named one of the 75 Most Powerful African-Americans in Corporate America by Black Enterprise Magazine.Harris has been a member of the Board of Directors of CIGNA Corporation since 2005, and has been named to take over as non-executive Chairman of the Board on January 1, 2010.

Tinker Owens

Charles Wayne "Tinker" Owens is a former professional American football player who played wide receiver for four seasons for the New Orleans Saints (1976, 1978–1980) in the National Football League.  The younger brother of Heisman Trophy winner Steve Owens, Tinker was a two-time All-American (1974, 1975) during his college career at Oklahoma.

John Gilliam

John Rally Gilliam (born August 7, 1945) is a former American football wide receiver. He has owned a number of businesses, and for two years he worked for a radio station in Atlanta.  He has made his home in Atlanta since 1968.  His wife Fannie is an attorney, and they have four children

Andre Hastings

Andre Orlando Hastings (born November 7, 1971) is a former professional American football player who was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the third round of the 1993 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 190 lb (86 kg). wide receiver from the University of Georgia, Hastings played in 8 NFL seasons from 1993 to 2000 for the Pittsburgh Steelers, New Orleans Saints, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Hastings's biggest highlight of his career came during Super Bowl XXX when he caught 10 passes for 98 yards and returned 2 punts for 18 yards for the Steelers versus the Dallas Cowboys. He attended Morrow High School in Georgia.

Lindsay Scott

Lindsay Eugene Scott (born December 6, 1960, in Jesup, Georgia) is a retired American football wide receiver, who played for the University of Georgia and the New Orleans Saints. He was the 13th overall pick in the 1982 NFL Draft and played four seasons for the Saints.  He was inducted into the Florida–Georgia Hall of Fame in 1997.

Joel Parker

Joseph Lee Parker, nicknamed Joel Parker, is an American former college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for three seasons in the 1970s. He played college football for the University of Florida, and thereafter he was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the fifth round of the 1974 NFL Draft.

Bob Newland

Robert Vaughn Newland (born October 27, 1948 in Medford, Oregon) is a former American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the 1971 NFL Draft. He played college football at the University of Oregon with the Oregon Ducks.

Sean Dawkins

Sean Russell Dawkins (born February 3, 1971) is a former American college and professional football player who was a wide receiver in National Football League (NFL) for nine seasons.  He played college football for the University of California, Berkeley, and was recognized as an All-American.  A first-round draft pick in the 1993 NFL Draft, he played professionally for the Indianapolis Colts, New Orleans Saints, Seattle Seahawks and Jacksonville Jaguars of the NFL.

Big fan of New Orleans football? Then check out this list of New Orleans Saints wide receivers with photos and seasons as starters.&nbsp;It includes every ...