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New Orleans Saints final grades and team snap counts for 2015

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Nov 8, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) and head coach Sean Payton celebrate after a touchdown against the Tennessee Titans during the first quarter of a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 8, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (9) and head coach Sean Payton celebrate after a touchdown against the Tennessee Titans during the first quarter of a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints cornerback Delvin Breaux (40) and cornerback Keenan Lewis (21) celebrate after a defensive stop against the New York Giants during the first quarter of a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 1, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; New Orleans Saints cornerback Delvin Breaux (40) and cornerback Keenan Lewis (21) celebrate after a defensive stop against the New York Giants during the first quarter of a game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /

Things weren’t exactly pretty on the defensive side of the ball this season. However, some nice performances existed despite a major disappointing year. The defense fielded 1,079 total snaps in 2015, and here’s the breakdown by position along with grades.

Defensive Line

  • Cam Jordan, DE – 995 (92.2%)
  • Bobby Richardson, DE – 593 (54.9%)
  • Kevin Williams, DT – 564 (52.2%)
  • John Jenkins, DT – 538 (49.8%)
  • Tyeler Davison, DT – 534 (49.4%)
  • Kasim Edebali, DL – 365 (33.8%)
  • Tavaris Barnes, DL – 134 (12.4%)

Linebackers

  • Stephone Anthony – 1,004 (93.0%)
  • Hau’oli Kikaha – 626 (58.0%)
  • Ramon Humber – 277 (25.6%)
  • Dannell Ellerbe – 256 (23.7%)
  • David Hawthorne – 223 (20.6%)
  • Michael Mauti – 175 (16.2%)
  • James Anderson – 110 (10.1%)

Secondary

  • Kenny Vaccaro, S – 1,076 (99.7%)
  • Brandon Browner, CB – 1,039 (96.2%)
  • Delvin Breaux, CB – 958 (88.7%)
  • Jairus Byrd, S – 825 (76.4%)
  • Kyle Wilson, CB – 509 (47.1%)
  • Damian Swann, CB – 230 (21.3%)
  • Kenny Phillips, S – 156 (14.4%)
  • Brian Dixon, CB – 112 (10.3%)
  • Keenan Lewis, CB – 109 (10.1%)
  • Jamarca Sanford, S – 105 (9.7%)

Obum Gwacham (98), Akiem Hicks (98), Kaleb Eulls (65), Jo-Lonn Dunbar (47), Rafael Bush (21), Chris Owens (13), and Akeem Davis (1) also found participation on the New Orleans Saints defense in 2015.

Highest graded defensive players

  • Cam Jordan (+47.4)
  • Delvin Breaux (+11.8)
  • Kevin Williams (+8.6)
  • John Jenkins (+4.1)
  • Michael Mauti (+4.1)
  • Kenny Vaccaro (+3.7)

Lowest graded defensive players

  • Brandon Browner (-41.1)
  • Bobby Richardson (-16.2)
  • Stephone Anthony (-14.3)
  • Kasim Edebali (-11.8)
  • Ramon Humber (-10.6)
  • Hau’oli Kikaha (-8.0)
  • David Hawthorne (-7.1)
  • James Anderson (-6.8)
  • Dannell Ellerbe (-6.6)
  • Kaleb Eulls (-6.4)
  • Brian Dixon (-5.7)
  • Tyeler Davison (-5.6)
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