1971 New Orleans Saints Players And Stats

We know the 1,164 passing yards put up by Archie Manning in 1971 is not worth writing home about. The only bright spot is that he only played 12 games so maybe there is a faint glimmer of light at the end of this dark tunnel. He totaled 117.05 fantasy points but it is his 9.75 fantasy average per game that we should focus on. It isn't all that bad. With 1,191 passing yards and 6 td passes Edd Hargett put up 85.95 fantasy points.

The top New Orleans Saints fantasy Running Back of 1971 was Bob Gresham. He averaged 6.50 fantasy points per game for 13 games for a total of 84.45 points. He also had 383 rushing yards and 6 rushing touchdowns. Other New Orleans Saints rbs on the roster with fantasy points were James Ford with 379 rushing yards and 52.60 fantasy points and Jim Strong with 404 yards rushing and 62.30 fantasy points.Virgil Robinson with 96 yards rushing and 24.25 fantasy points.Hoyle Granger with 139 yards rushing and 22.50 fantasy points.

Danny Abramowicz was the top New Orleans Saints Fantasy Wide Receiver of 1971 with 37 receptions for 657 yards and 5 touchdowns. These numbers produced a total of 62.85 fantasy points for an average of 4.49 points per game. The other top New Orleans Saints wide receiver fantasy point producers were Dave Parks with 568 receiving yards on 35 receptions for 58.20 fantasy points and Bob Newland with 319 yards receiving on 21 catches.

Averaging 0.13 fantasy points per game for 14 games made Don Burchfield the top New Orleans Saints Fantasy Tight End of 1971. Statistically, he had 3 receptions for 0 touchdowns and 36 receiving yards.

The top fantasy kicker of 1971 for the New Orleans Saints with 16 field goals and 24 extra points was Charlie Durkee. These stats produced a 12 game total of 72.00 fantasy points for an average of 6.00 per game.