NewOrleansSaints.com will look at each position group on the Saints roster over the summer. So far we have looked at six groups: Tight Ends, Safeties, Quarterbacks, Defensive Linemen, Specialists, Cornerbacks.
This week we look at the wide receivers:
Wide Receivers (8)
| # | NAME | HT | WT | AGE | YRs | SCHOOL |
| 87 | Adrian Arrington | 6-3 | 192 | 25 | 2 | Michigan |
| 89 | Montez Billings | 6-1 | 181 | 25 | 1 | Auburn |
| 12 | Marques Colston | 6-4 | 225 | 28 | 6 | Hofstra |
| 19 | Devery Henderson | 5-11 | 200 | 29 | 8 | LSU |
| 17 | Robert Meachem | 6-2 | 210 | 26 | 5 | Tennessee |
| 16 | Lance Moore | 5-9 | 190 | 27 | 6 | Toledo |
| 15 | Courtney Roby | 6-0 | 189 | 28 | 6 | Indiana |
| 14 | Andy Tanner | 6-0 | 183 | 23 | 1 | Midwestern State |
2010 Saints Wide Receiver Stats:
| NAME | RECs | YDs | AVG | LG | TDs |
| Marques Colston | 84 | 1023 | 12.2 | 43 | 7 |
| Lance Molore | 66 | 763 | 11.6 | 80 | 8 |
| Robert Meachem | 44 | 638 | 14.5 | 55 | 5 |
| Devery Henderson | 34 | 464 | 13.6 | 57 | 1 |
| Adrian Arrington | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 17 | - |
| TOTAL | 235 | 2967 | 12.6 | 80 | 21 |
87 Adrian Arrington
Did you know?
* He made his NFL playing debut against Tampa Bay in the Superdome on Jan. 2 and led the team with seven receptions for 79 yards.
*He had the longest reception by a Saints receiver in the preseason last year with a 51-yard reception against the Patriots on Aug. 12.
*He played in 35 games with 18 starts for the University of Michigan. He caught 109 passes for 1,438 yards, with 16 TDs.
*He was the recipient of the Desmond Howard Award, given to the team's top receiver as a redshirt junior in 2007.
| YEAR | RECs | YDs | AVG | LG | TDs |
| 2010 - NO | 7 | 79 | 11.3 | 17 | - |
#89 Montez Billings
Did you know?
*Last season, he spent a month on the Saints practice squad and also was a member of the Bills and Texans practice rosters.
*He played in 34 games over three seasons for Auburn, catching 55 passes for 645 yards with a TD.
Career Stats:None
#12 Marques Colston
Did you know?
*He ranks third in club history in receptions (369), receiving yards (5,097) and touchdowns (40).
*He's only the sixth NFL player to reach 1,000 receiving yards in four of his first five seasons.
*His 57 first down receptions last season tied for eigth in the NFL.
*His 107 receiving yards in the red zone last season ranked third in the league and his 13 red zone receptions tied for fifth.
*According to ProFootballFocus.com, he led the NFL in receiving yards in the slot position with 696 and third in receptions with 53.
*He came in at No. 53 on the NFL Network's "Top 100: Players of 2011" that was voted on by current NFL players.
Career Stats:
| YEAR | RECs | YDs | AVG | LG | TDs |
| 2010 - NO | 84 | 1,023 | 12.2 | 43 | 7 |
| 2009 - NO | 70 | 1,074 | 15.3 | 68 | 9 |
| 2008 - NO | 47 | 760 | 16.2 | 70T | 5 |
| 2007 - NO | 98 | 1,202 | 12.3 | 45 | 11 |
| 2006 - NO | 70 | 1,038 | 14.8 | 86T | 8 |
| TOTAL | 369 | 5,097 | 13.8 | 86T | 40 |
#19 Devery Henderson
Did you know?
*He has averaged an NFL-best 19.0 yards per reception over the last five seasons, and has 17 catches of more than 50 yards during his career.
*His career receiving average (18.6) is the highest in club record books and his receiving yardage total (3,558) is ranked seventh.
*He scored the first touchdown of the 2010 NFL regular season vs the Vikings in the Superdome on Sept. 9 with a 29-yard TD grab.
*He tied with Colston for team receiving lead with seven catches for 63 yards in Super Bowl XLIV.
*He was on the receiving end of one of the most memorable plays in NCAA football history, when he hauled in a 75-yard TD pass as time expired to defeat Kentucky on Nov. 9 2002. The play was named the Play of the Year by the AP and won the "Best Play" award at the 2003 ESPYs.
*He was a member of LSU's national champion indoor track and field team in 2001.
Career Stats:
| YEAR | RECs | YDs | AVG | LG | TDs |
| 2010 - NO | 34 | 464 | 13.6 | 57 | 1 |
| 2009 - NO | 51 | 804 | 15.8 | 75T | 2 |
| 2008 - NO | 32 | 793 | 24.8 | 84T | 3 |
| 2007 - NO | 20 | 409 | 20.5 | 54 | 3 |
| 2006 - NO | 32 | 745 | 23.3 | 76T | 5 |
| 2005 - NO | 22 | 343 | 15.6 | 66 | 3 |
| 2004 - NO | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 191 | 3,558 | 18.6 | 8 | 17 |
#17 Robert Meachem
Did you know?
*He was the club's top deep threat last season, averaging a team-leading 14.5 yards per catch, including receptions of 55, 52 and 50 yards.
*He is ranked third all-time on the club's list for yards per catch (16.3) and tied for tenth with Henderson in touchdown grabs (17).
*He started 15 of 37 games in his three-year career at the University of Tennessee and totaled 125 catches for 2,140 yards (17.1 avg.) with 17 touchdowns.
*He was just the sixth player in UT history to gain more than 2,000 receiving yards and left ranked fifth in TD catches.
| YEAR | RECs | YDs | AVG | LG | TDs |
| 2010 - NO | 44 | 638 | 14.5 | 55 | 5 |
| 2009 - NO | 45 | 722 | 16.0 | 54T | 9 |
| 2008 - NO | 12 | 289 | 24.1 | 74 | 3 |
| 2007 - NO | - | - | - | - | - |
| TOTAL | 101 | 1,649 | 16.3 | 74 | 17 |
#16 Lance Moore
Did you know?
*His 112 red zone receiving yards last season ranked second in the NFL and his 14 receptions ranked third.
*According to ProFootballFocus.com, he had the sixth-lowest drop percentage in the league last season at 4.11%.
*His 22 career touchdowns rank eighth in the Saints record books.
*His team-high 21 third down grabs last season tied for eighth in the conference and 13th in the league.
*He set school records at Toledo with 222 receptions for 2,776 yards and 25 touchdowns in 50 games from 2001-04.
*He was inducted into the University of Toledo's Athletic Hall of Fame.
*His brother, Nick, is a receiver on the B.C. Lions of the CFL.
Career Stats:
| YEAR | RECs | YDs | AVG | LG | TDs |
| 2010 - NO | 66 | 763 | 11.6 | 80T | 8 |
| 2009 - NO | 14 | 153 | 10.9 | 22 | 2 |
| 2008 - NO | 79 | 928 | 10.9 | 70T | 10 |
| 2007 - NO | 32 | 302 | 11.7 | 22 | 2 |
| 2006 - NO | 1 | 10 | 9.4 | 10 | - |
| 2005 - NO | - | - | 10.0 | - | - |
| TOTAL | 192 | 2,156 | 11.2 | 80 | 22 |
#15 Courtney Roby
Did you know?
*He has averaged 25.6 yards on 94 kickoff returns as a Saint to rank fourth on the club all-time list in return average.
He was originally a third-round draft choice of the Tennessee Titans in 2005 and also had stints with Cincinnati and Indianapolis before joining the Saints.
*He was named the NFC's Special Teams Player of the Month in September 2010.
*In his first career game against Oakland on Oct. 30 2005, he had seven receptions for 83 yards and a TD.
*He closed his career at Indiana as the school's all-time receiving leader with 170 catches for 2,524 yards.
*He is a cousin of the late Reggie Roby who played a total of 16 years (1983-98) as a punter in the NFL.
Career Receiving Stats:
| YEAR | RECs | YDs | AVG | LG | TDs |
| 2010 - NO | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2009 - NO | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | - |
| 2008 - NO | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2008 - IND | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2007 - CIN | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 - TEN | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 21 | - |
| 2005 - TEN | 21 | 289 | 13.8 | 32 | 1 |
| TOTAL | 24 | 323 | 13.5 | 32 | 1 |
Career Kick Return Stats:
| YEAR | RETs | YDs | AVG | LG | TDs |
| 2010 - NO | 33 | 785 | 23.8 | 39 | - |
| 2009 - NO | 42 | 1154 | 27.5 | 97T | 1 |
| 2008 - NO | 19 | 472 | 24.8 | 62 | - |
| 2008 - IND | 5 | 101 | 20.2 | 25 | - |
| 2007 - CIN | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2006 - TEN | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2005 - TEN | 22 | 495 | 22.5 | 59 | - |
| TOTAL | 121 | 3,007 | 24.9 | 97 | 1 |
#14 Andy Tanner
Did you know?
*He signed a reserve/futures contract with the Saints on Jan. 13, 2011.
*He played in 38 games at Division II Midwestern State, catching 120 passes for 1,716 yards and 20 touchdowns.
Career Stats:None
