NFL CAREER – The Saints’ all-time leading rusher, McAllister aims to bounce back from the knee injury that derailed his 2007 season just three weeks into the campaign. It’s a challenge that McAllister has met in the past with impressive results. In 2006, he responded from a season-ending knee injury the year before to record his fourth 1,000-yard season, rushing for a team-high 1,057 yards and scoring 11 touchdowns. McAllister leads the Saints in almost every rushing category, including yards (5,678), attempts (1,322), touchdowns (44), 1,000-yard seasons (four) and 100-yard games (27). Entering his eighth season after being selected 23^rd overall in 2001, he also ranks third in team record books in overall touchdowns (49), fifth in scoring (294 points), eighth in receptions (216) and sixth in kickoff return average (24.2). The only running back in club history to be voted to the Pro Bowl in consecutive seasons (2002-03), McAllister had 1,057 yards in 2006 and one of his finest days of his career in the NFC Divisional Playoff vs. Philadelphia, rushing for 143 yards and a touchdown and hauling in four passes for 20 yards and another TD. The Mississippi native is also a leader in the community and one of the club’s most active players in charitable endeavors.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS – Placed on Injured Reserve, 9/26/07; Placed on Injured Reserve, 10/12/05; Re-signed to a seven-year contract extension, 7/28/05; Signed to a six-year contract, 8/4/01; Selected in first round (23rd overall) of 2001 NFL Draft.

HONORS – 2006: Ed Block Courage Award (Saints); 2004: NFL.com FedEx Ground Player of the Week (Week 17); 2003: Pro Bowl, Pro Football Weekly All-NFC, NFL.com FedEx Ground Player of the Week (Week 10), NFL.com FedEx Ground Player of the Week (Week 11), NFC Offensive Player of the Week (Week 13); 2002: NFC Pro Bowl (Starter), NFC Offensive Player of the Month (October), Pro Football Weekly All-NFC.

2007 – Started all three games he appeared in, recording 24 carries for 92 yards and four catches for 15 yards before being placed on Injured Reserve, Sept. 26…Had 10 carries for 38 yards at Indianapolis, Sept. 6…Sept. 16 at Tampa Bay, posted 10 carries for 49 yards, with a long of 15, and a seven-yard reception…Suffered left knee injury (torn ACL) in second quarter vs. Tennessee, Sept. 24. 2006 – Started 13 of 15 games, inactive for finale after the Saints had clinched a playoff berth and the NFC South title…Had 1,057 rushing yards (20th in the NFL) on 244 carries (4.3 avg.) and 11 TDs (10 rushing and one off a fumble return)…Recorded four 100-yard games and added another in the playoffs… Posted 19 carries of 10 yards or more, and six of over 20, including a 57-yard burst vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 8…Led team with 62 first downs (54 rushing), ranking 20th in the NFL…Recipient of Ed Block Award in vote by teammates, honoring a player on all 32 teams who best exemplifies principles of courage and sportsmanship…In NFC Championship at Chicago, 1/21/07, had three catches for 27 yards and six rushes for 18 yards…Had memorable performance in NFC Divisional Playoff vs. Philadelphia, rushing for 143 yards on 21 carries and a TD and hauling in four passes for 20 yards and an 11-yard touchdown. In the contest, he set club postseason records for rushing yards, attempts and longest scoring rush (five yards), longest non-scoring rush (28 yards). Both of his TDs came in the third quarter when New Orleans took the lead for good…Started at Cleveland, Sept. 10 and gave immediate indication he was all the way back from the 2005 knee injury, rushing for 90 yards on 22 carries…Scored a pair of touchdowns the following week at Green Bay, including a 23-yard scoring burst. The two TDs gave him 40 for his career…Turned in another solid performance vs. Atlanta, posting 81 yards on 19 attempts…Responded with first 100-yard day of season vs. Tampa Bay, with 123 yards on 15 carries, including season-long 57-yard run. He also had a 24-yard TD and became the club’s all-time rushing attempts leader…Became the club’s all-time rushing touchdown leader at Pittsburgh, Nov. 12, scoring the 40th of his career to surpass RB Dalton Hilliard (39, 1986-93). Also picked up a fumbled snap and bolted into the end zone for a second TD in fourth quarter…Notched 15th multi-TD game of career at Atlanta on 20 carries for 71 yards…Dec. 3 vs. San Francisco, rushed for a season-high 136 yards on 26 carries (5.2 avg.), the sixth-highest rushing day of his career…Put together back-to-back 100-yard days with a 21-carry, 111-yard (5.3 avg.) performance at Dallas, Dec. 10. Had 60 yards on eight carries in fourth quarter…In final appearance of regular season, had 27 attempts for 108 yards and a nine-yard TD, pushing him past 1,000-yard milestone for fourth time. He and Bush (126 yards) gave the Saints their first pair of 100-yard rushers since 11/4/90 (FB Craig Heyward 122, RB Reuben Mayes 115) vs. Cincinnati.) 2005 – Started first five games prior to being sidelined for final 11 with right knee injury that required surgery…Rushed for 335 yards and three TDs on 93 attempts…Also caught 17 passes for 117 yards...Opened season at Carolina, Sept. 11, with 26 rushers for 64 yards and two touchdowns to lead the Saints to victory…At the NY Giants, Sept. 19, led the club with 15 carries for 47 yards and hauled in a season-high six passes for 44 yards. Moved past former Saints RB George Rogers (4,267, 1981-84) to become the club’s all-time leading rusher…At Minnesota, Sept. 25, led Saints in rushing with 14 carries for 63 yards and a one-yard TD. Added four catches for 19 yards…In San Antonio vs. Buffalo, Oct. 2, topped the Saints’ rushing chart with 27 carries for 130 yards…At Green Bay, Oct 9, McAllister had 11 carries for 31 yards and three receptions for 33 yards, left game in the third quarter with a right knee injury…Missed remainder of season following surgery. 2004 – Started 14 games, missing two (at St. Louis, Sept. 26 and at Arizona, Oct. 3) with an ankle injury…Ranked seventh in NFC with 1,074 yards on 269 carries (4.0 avg.) and nine TDs…Added 34 receptions for 228 yards…Tied for 12th in the NFC in scoring among non-kickers (54 points) and tied for 15th with 58 first downs (53 rushing)…Suffered right ankle sprain vs. San Francisco, Sept. 19 and inactive for next two contests…Returned vs. Tampa Bay, Oct. 10, rushing for 102 yards on 21 carries with injured leg heavily wrapped…Had 42 yards on 24 carries at Oakland, Oct. 24 and rushed for a pair of touchdowns. Yardage total moved him past RB Chuck Muncie (3,386 yards, 1976-80) on the club’s all-time rushing chart…Moved into third all-time (past RB Reuben Mayes, 3,408, 1986-88, 1990) the following week at San Diego. Had 63 yards on 16 carries and a TD…Recorded 127 yards on 16 carries with a TD vs. Kansas City, Nov. 14, capping a career-best four-game stretch with a TD…Set a career-high in receptions and receiving yardage vs. Denver, Nov. 21, with 11 catches for 87 yards…Had 23 attempts for 100 yards at Atlanta, Nov. 28...At Dallas, Dec. 12, recorded 83 rushing yards and a pair of TDs along with four receptions for 37 yards…Had 98 yards from scrimmage (89 rushing) at Tampa Bay, Dec. 19…Had 28 carries and a TD for a season-high 140 yards – including a 71-yard burst that ranked as the NFL’s longest non-scoring run of the year – at Carolina, 1/2/05. 2003 – Turned in one of the top all-around seasons for an offensive player in club history and set a slew of records…Started 16 games for first time and set career highs in rushing yards (1,641, second in the NFC), attempts (351), receptions (69) and receiving yards (516)…Became first Saints player with over 2,000 yards from scrimmage with 2,157, ranking fourth in NFL…Also had eight TDs (all rushing) and ranked fourth in NFC with 91 first downs (69 rushing, 22 receiving)…Season rushing total second in club history (RB George Rogers, 1,674, 1981)…Tied for first in NFL with 16 rushes of 20 yards or more…Rushed for over 100 yards in a nine-game stretch (from Sept. 28 vs. Indianapolis until Nov. 30 at Washington), tied for third in league history with former Chicago RB Walter Payton (1985) and Jacksonville RB Fred Taylor (2000) for consecutive 100-yard days. Former Detroit RB Barry Sanders reached milestone in 14-straight games in 1997, and RB Marcus Allen had 11-consecutive 100-yard games from 1986-86 with Oakland. With 1,190 yards in those nine games, McAllister’s rushing total only trailed Taylor’s 1,212 yards over the same span among five record holders…With 237 combined rushing and receiving yards vs. Atlanta, Nov. 16, 232 at Philadelphia (Nov. 23) and 196 at Washington on Nov. 30, became one of only three players in NFL history to have had over 190 yards from scrimmage in three-straight games, including Cleveland RB Jim Brown, who had 191, 262 and 232 in three consecutive contests from 1962-63, and Payton, who had 221, 281 and 244 total yards in a three-game stretch in 1977…Opened with 99 yards on 22 carries vs. Seattle, Sept. 7. Added eight catches for 35 yards…Rushed for 96 yards on 20 carries with a TD vs. Houston, Sept. 14…Started nine-game 100-yard streak vs. Indianapolis, Sept. 28, with 101 on 17 carries…Recorded 23 carries for 124 yards at Carolina, Oct. 5 to notch 10th career 100-yard game. Added four receptions for 59 yards, including a career-long 39-yard catch…Workhorse vs. Chicago, Oct. 12, rushing for 116 yards on 29 carries…Scored two TDs on 21 attempts for 116 yards at Atlanta, Oct. 19…Following week vs. Carolina, posted 101 yards on 26 carries…At Tampa Bay, Nov. 2, had 26 rushes for 110 yards. Set a new club record by reaching the 100-yard milestone for sixth-straight contest…In three-game stretch (Nov. 16-Nov. 30), recorded three of top nine single-game rushing totals in club history…Set career-high vs. Atlanta, Nov. 16, recording 173 yards on 28 carries with two TDs. It was the fifth-highest single-game rushing total in team history. Shook loose for a 58-yard run on the second play of OT, but fumbled at the Atlanta 2. His 23-yard burst on the second possession of the extra period helped set up the game-winning field goal. Rushed for 153 yards in the second half, including 124 in the fourth quarter and OT. Also had nine catches for 64 yards, and his 237 yards from scrimmage set a club record…Continued torrid stretch with a career-best 184 rushing yards on 19 carries at Philadelphia, Nov. 23. Added two rushing TDs, including 76-yarder in third quarter. Averaged a season-high 9.7 yards per carry in third-highest rushing day in club history. Also hauled in four passes for 48 yards, giving him 232 yards from scrimmage, second in club history to output the week before vs. Atlanta…Rushed for 165 yards on 30 carries at Washington, Nov. 30. Added four receptions for 31 yards, giving him three-straight games with 190 yards from scrimmage. Named NFC Offensive Player of the Week, and became only fifth player in league history to post nine-straight 100-yard games…Streak ended vs. Tampa Bay, Dec. 7, with 69 yards on 22 rushes. 2002 – In first full year as a starter led NFC and ranked third in the league in rushing with 325 carries for 1,388 yards and 13 TDs…Also ranked second on team with 47 receptions for 352 yards and three TDs…Tied team record for rushing TDs (13, George Rogers, 1981, Dalton Hilliard, 1989)…Ranked fifth in the NFL in scoring among non-kickers (96), second in the NFC in total yards from scrimmage and tied for second in first downs (80)…In opener at Tampa Bay, Sept. 8, had 31 carries for 109 yards, marking first time he reached century mark…Had 21 carries for 123 yards with two TDs vs. Green Bay, Sept. 15… Rushed for 123 yards on 23 carries, including one- and 52-yard TDs, vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 6…Rushed for 121 yards on 29 carries at Washington, Oct. 13…Had 21 carries for 139 yards and added five receptions for 35 yards and a TD, vs. San Francisco, Oct. 20…Capped stellar October, in which he won NFC Offensive Player of the Month, with his fourth-straight 100-yard day, rushing 17 times for 115 yards with two TDs vs. Atlanta, Oct. 27. Added five receptions for 56 yards and a 19-yard touchdown…Departed at Atlanta, Nov. 17, in fourth quarter with right ankle sprain and inactive vs. Cleveland, Nov. 24…Returned vs. Tampa Bay, Dec. 1, and had 27 rushes for 99 yards with a TD…Had 32 carries for 127 yards with a career-high three TDs at Baltimore, Dec. 8…Posted 28 carries for 117 yards vs. Carolina, Dec. 29. 2001 – Started four of 16 games and served as team’s primary kick returner…Recorded 16 rushes for 91 yards with a TD, 14 receptions for 166 yards with a TD and completed one of two passes for 12 yards and a touchdown…Had 45 kickoff returns for 1,091 yards and four punt returns for 24 yards…His 24.2-yard kickoff return average ranked fifth in the NFC…In first game as the lead kick returner (vs. Atlanta, Oct. 21), McAllister had five for 111 yards…Had six kickoff returns for 131 yards and a special teams tackle vs. N.Y. Jets, Nov. 4…First career start came alongside RB Ricky Williams vs. Indianapolis, Nov. 18, and recorded four rushes for five yards, two receptions for 15 yards and four kickoff returns for 124 yards, including a career-long 63-yarder…Made biggest impact in 28-10 win at Atlanta, Dec. 9, starting at running back and recording a 54-yard TD run, a 12-yard TD pass and three kick returns for 69 yards. The 12-yard touchdown pass was to WR Willie Jackson. With 8:16 remaining in the fourth quarter, shook loose for the 54-yard TD run. The last time a Saints non-QB threw and ran for a TD in a game was vs. Detroit, 9/21/97, when RB Mario Bates threw a 21-yard TD pass and had scoring runs of two and 74 yards. The 54-yard burst was also the longest by a Saint since Bates’ 74-yard TD…Started at wide receiver vs. Washington, Dec. 30 and had four catches for 62 yards, including a 22-yard TD.

COLLEGE – The most decorated player at Ole Miss since the days of former Saints QB Archie Manning, McAllister is the only player in school history to record three seasons with at least 1,000 all-purpose yards…Departed with school records for carries (616), yards (3,060), rushing TDs (36), total touchdowns (41) points (246) and 100-yard games (13)…As a senior in 2000, McAllister was an All-SEC first-team as an all-purpose back by the Associated Press…Played in every game (eight starts) in 2000 and led the Rebels with 159 carries for 767 yards (4.8 avg.) and 14 TDs. Ranked fourth on squad with 18 receptions for 190 yards (10.6 avg.) and a pair of TDs…Led team with 102 points, returned 17 punts for 191 yards (11.2 avg.) and a TD and added 340 yards on 20 kickoff returns (17.0 avg.)…As a junior, was an All-SEC pick by the league coaches and the Associated Press…In 10 games with eight starts, McAllister was second on the team with 151 carries for 809 yards (5.4 avg.) and 12 TDs…As a sophomore in 1998 was selected second-team All-SEC after leading the team with 1,082 yards and seven TDs on 212 carries (5.1 avg.)

PERSONAL – Extremely dedicated to community service with “Catch-22” Foundation, which features his college number…Has been a strong supporter of Hurricane Katrina-related support programs throughout Gulf South region, among other charity work…Has expanded business portfolio in recent years to include the renovation of the 82-year-old King Edward Hotel in downtown Jackson, Miss., turning the building into office space, condos and apartments…Also involved with car dealerships in Gulfport, Miss. and Jackson, Miss, and a trucking company…During prep career was an All-State pick by the Mississippi Sports Writers Association and The Jackson Clarion-Ledger as a defensive back at Morton (Lena, Miss.) HS…Four-time All-Division 5-3A choice and twice Division MVP…Criminal justice major at Mississippi...Full name: Dulymus Jenod McAllister…Nickname “Deuce” was given to him to by a high school coach who was a fan of former University of Alabama and NFL wide receiver David “Deuce” Palmer…Born Dec. 27, 1978 in Lena, Miss.