2002 Nfl Draft
The 2002 NFL draft was the 67th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible professional football players.
The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936. The draft took place April 20–21, 2002 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The draft was broadcast on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2. The draft began with the Houston Texans selecting David Carr, and it ended with the Texans selecting Mr. Irrelevant, Ahmad Miller. There were thirty-two compensatory selections distributed among eighteen teams, with the Buffalo Bills receiving the most selections with four. The University of Miami was the college most represented in the draft, having five of its players selected in the first round. Although the Carolina Panthers finished with a 1–15 record which would normally have given them the first pick in each round, the Houston Texans were given the first pick because they were an expansion team. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.
| 2002 NFL draft | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Date(s) | April 20–21, 2002 |
| Time | Noon EDT (April 20) 11:00 am EDT (April 21) |
| Location | Theater at MSG in New York City, NY |
| Network(s) | ESPN, ESPN2 |
| Overview | |
| 261 total selections in 7 rounds | |
| League | NFL |
| First selection | David Carr, QB Houston Texans |
| Mr. Irrelevant | Ahmad Miller, DT Houston Texans |
| Most selections (12) | Houston Texans |
| Fewest selections (5) | Kansas City Chiefs Miami Dolphins New York Jets |
| Hall of Famers | 3 |
Player selections
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Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
- Round one
Round two
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
Supplemental draft selections
For each player selected in the Supplemental Draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season.
| Rnd. | Pick No. | NFL team | Player | Pos. | College | Conf. | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | – | Houston Texans | Milford Brown | OG | Florida State | ACC |
Notable undrafted players
| † | = Pro Bowler |
Hall of Famers
- Ed Reed, free safety from Miami (FL), taken 1st round 24th overall by the Baltimore Ravens.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019.
- Julius Peppers, defensive end from North Carolina, taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Carolina Panthers.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
- Dwight Freeney, defensive end from Syracuse, taken 1st round 11th overall by the Indianapolis Colts.
- Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
Notes
References
- General references
- "2002 NFL Draft". NFL. Archived from the original on January 4, 2007. Retrieved January 8, 2007.
- "Draft-Weekend Trades". NFL. Archived from the original on March 11, 2005. Retrieved January 17, 2007.
- "FFToday.com Draft Tracker". FFToday.com. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
- "2002 NFL Draft Pick Transactions". ProSportsTransactions.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
- Trade references
External links
- "2002 NFL Draft: Six Years Later". Football Outsiders. April 15, 2008. Retrieved April 25, 2011.
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