2002 NFL Draft

261 picks · 7 rounds · Showing 120

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Round 1

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	All-Pros	Games
2	Julius Peppers★ DE · North Carolina · 9 Pro Bowls · 3 All-Pros · 266 games	DE	CAR	North Carolina	9	3	266
5	Quentin Jammer DB · Texas · 183 games	DB	SDG	Texas	0	0	183
6	Ryan Sims DT · North Carolina · 105 games	DT	KAN	North Carolina	0	0	105
8	Roy Williams DB · Oklahoma · 5 Pro Bowls · 1 All-Pro · 114 games	DB	DAL	Oklahoma	5	1	114
9	John Henderson DT · Tennessee · 2 Pro Bowls · 146 games	DT	JAX	Tennessee	2	0	146
11	Dwight Freeney★ DE · Syracuse · 7 Pro Bowls · 3 All-Pros · 218 games	DE	IND	Syracuse	7	3	218
12	Wendell Bryant DT · Wisconsin · 29 games	DT	ARI	Wisconsin	0	0	29
15	Albert Haynesworth DT · Tennessee · 2 Pro Bowls · 2 All-Pros · 123 games	DT	TEN	Tennessee	2	2	123
17	Phillip Buchanon DB · Miami (FL) · 122 games	DB	OAK	Miami (FL)	0	0	122
22	Bryan Thomas DE · Ala-Birmingham · 157 games	DE	NYJ	Ala-Birmingham	0	0	157
23	Napoleon Harris LB · Northwestern · 100 games	LB	OAK	Northwestern	0	0	100
24	Ed Reed★ DB · Miami (FL) · 9 Pro Bowls · 5 All-Pros · 174 games	DB	BAL	Miami (FL)	9	5	174
25	Charles Grant DE · Georgia · 118 games	DE	NOR	Georgia	0	0	118
26	Lito Sheppard DB · Florida · 2 Pro Bowls · 1 All-Pro · 126 games	DB	PHI	Florida	2	1	126
27	Mike Rumph DB · Miami (FL) · 43 games	DB	SFO	Miami (FL)	0	0	43
31	Robert Thomas LB · UCLA · 84 games	LB	STL	UCLA	0	0	84

Round 2

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	Games
35	Kalimba Edwards DE · South Carolina · 101 games	DE	DET	South Carolina	0	101
38	Raonall Smith LB · Washington St. · 50 games	LB	MIN	Washington St.	0	50
41	Lamont Thompson DB · Washington St. · 83 games	DB	CIN	Washington St.	0	83
42	Larry Tripplett DT · Washington · 92 games	DT	IND	Washington	0	92
43	Eddie Freeman DE · Ala-Birmingham · 20 games	DE	KAN	Ala-Birmingham	0	20
45	Tank Williams DB · Stanford · 70 games	DB	TEN	Stanford	0	70
49	Levar Fisher LB · North Carolina St. · 23 games	LB	ARI	North Carolina St.	0	23
52	Anthony Weaver DE · Notre Dame · 103 games	DE	BAL	Notre Dame	0	103
57	Jon McGraw DB · Kansas St. · 122 games	DB	NYJ	Kansas St.	0	122
58	Michael Lewis DB · Colorado · 1 Pro Bowl · 128 games	DB	PHI	Colorado	1	128
59	Sheldon Brown DB · South Carolina · 175 games	DB	PHI	South Carolina	0	175
60	Anton Palepoi DE · UNLV · 35 games	DE	SEA	UNLV	0	35
61	Ryan Denney DE · BYU · 113 games	DE	BUF	BYU	0	113
64	Travis Fisher DB · Central Florida · 90 games	DB	STL	Central Florida	0	90

Round 3

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	Games
68	Andre' Goodman DB · South Carolina · 127 games	DB	DET	South Carolina	0	127
69	Saleem Rasheed LB · Alabama · 45 games	LB	SFO	Alabama	0	45
70	Willie Offord DB · South Carolina · 47 games	DB	MIN	South Carolina	0	47
71	Ben Leber LB · Kansas St. · 143 games	LB	SDG	Kansas St.	0	143
72	Roosevelt Williams DB · Tuskegee · 20 games	DB	CHI	Tuskegee	0	20
73	Will Witherspoon LB · Georgia · 189 games	LB	CAR	Georgia	0	189
74	Joe Jefferson DB · Western Kentucky · 27 games	DB	IND	Western Kentucky	0	27
75	Derek Ross DB · Ohio St. · 33 games	DB	DAL	Ohio St.	0	33
77	Rocky Calmus LB · Oklahoma · 27 games	LB	TEN	Oklahoma	0	27
79	Rashad Bauman DB · Oregon · 43 games	DB	WAS	Oregon	0	43
80	Will Overstreet LB · Tennessee · 6 games	LB	ATL	Tennessee	0	6
82	James Allen LB · Oregon St. · 48 games	LB	NOR	Oregon St.	0	48
83	Charles Hill DT · Maryland · 16 games	DT	HOU	Maryland	0	16
85	Kris Richard DB · USC · 39 games	DB	SEA	USC	0	39
89	Akin Ayodele LB · Purdue · 143 games	LB	JAX	Purdue	0	143
92	Marques Anderson DB · UCLA · 54 games	DB	GNB	UCLA	0	54
94	Chris Hope DB · Florida St. · 1 Pro Bowl · 163 games	DB	PIT	Florida St.	1	163
96	Dorsett Davis DE · Mississippi St. · 14 games	DE	DEN	Mississippi St.	0	14
97	Coy Wire DB · Stanford · 127 games	DB	BUF	Stanford	0	127
98	Dennis Johnson DE · Kentucky · 29 games	DE	ARI	Kentucky	0	29

Round 4

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Games
100	Dante Wesley DB · Ark-Pine Bluff · 107 games	DB	CAR	Ark-Pine Bluff	107
101	Kevin Bentley LB · Northwestern · 136 games	LB	CLE	Northwestern	136
104	Alex Brown DE · Florida · 143 games	DE	CHI	Florida	143
105	Brian Williams DB · North Carolina St. · 132 games	DB	MIN	North Carolina St.	132
106	David Thornton LB · North Carolina · 121 games	LB	IND	North Carolina	121
110	Mike Echols DB · Wisconsin · 9 games	DB	TEN	Wisconsin	9
111	Ben Taylor LB · Virginia Tech · 49 games	LB	CLE	Virginia Tech	49
113	Nate Dwyer DT · Kansas	DT	ARI	Kansas	—
115	Tony Beckham DB · Wisconsin–Stout · 56 games	DB	TEN	Wisconsin–Stout	56
120	Terreal Bierria DB · Georgia · 29 games	DB	SEA	Georgia	29
121	Alan Harper DT · Fresno St. · 11 games	DT	NYJ	Fresno St.	11
125	Keyuo Craver DB · Nebraska · 22 games	DB	NOR	Nebraska	22
126	Jarvis Green DE · LSU · 121 games	DE	NWE	LSU	121
127	Kevin Curtis DB · Texas Tech	DB	SFO	Texas Tech	—
128	Larry Foote LB · Michigan · 187 games	LB	PIT	Michigan	187
131	Sam Brandon DB · UNLV · 63 games	DB	DEN	UNLV	63
133	Rocky Boiman LB · Notre Dame · 103 games	LB	TEN	Notre Dame	103
134	John Taylor LB · Montana St.	LB	DET	Montana St.	—

Round 5

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	Games
139	Justin Bannan DT · Colorado · 163 games	DT	BUF	Colorado	0	163
140	Bobby Gray DB · Louisiana Tech · 29 games	DB	CHI	Louisiana Tech	0	29
141	Andra Davis LB · Florida · 143 games	LB	CLE	Florida	0	143
143	Scott Fujita LB · California · 143 games	LB	KAN	California	0	143
146	Rocky Bernard DT · Texas A&M · 160 games	DT	SEA	Texas A&M	0	160
147	Kenyon Coleman DE · UCLA · 141 games	DE	OAK	UCLA	0	141
148	Kevin McCadam DB · Colorado St. · 71 games	DB	ATL	Colorado St.	0	71
150	Mel Mitchell DB · Western Kentucky · 54 games	DB	NOR	Western Kentucky	0	54
152	Nick Greisen LB · Wisconsin · 98 games	LB	NYG	Wisconsin	0	98
153	Ramon Walker DB · Pittsburgh · 36 games	DB	HOU	Pittsburgh	0	36
156	Aaron Kampman DE · Iowa · 2 Pro Bowls · 123 games	DE	GNB	Iowa	2	123
157	Jermaine Phillips DB · Georgia · 96 games	DB	TAM	Georgia	0	96
159	Andre Lott DB · Tennessee · 32 games	DB	WAS	Tennessee	0	32
161	Omare Lowe DB · Washington · 43 games	DB	MIA	Washington	0	43
165	Bryan Knight LB · Pittsburgh · 31 games	LB	CHI	Pittsburgh	0	31
167	Courtland Bullard LB · Ohio St. · 20 games	LB	STL	Ohio St.	0	20
168	Pete Hunter DB · Virginia Union · 34 games	DB	DAL	Virginia Union	0	34
172	Josh Shaw DT · Michigan St. · 14 games	DT	SFO	Michigan St.	0	14

Round 6

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Games
173	Demarcus Faggins DB · Kansas St. · 84 games	DB	HOU	Kansas St.	84
175	Chris Cash DB · USC · 30 games	DB	DET	USC	30
176	Kevin Thomas DB · UNLV · 38 games	DB	BUF	UNLV	38
177	Nick Rogers LB · Georgia Tech · 46 games	LB	MIN	Georgia Tech	46
180	Clenton Ballard DT · Texas St.	DT	JAX	Texas St.	—
181	Marquand Manuel DB · Florida · 116 games	DB	CIN	Florida	116
182	David Pugh DT · Virginia Tech · 4 games	DT	IND	Virginia Tech	4
183	James Lewis DB · Miami (FL)	DB	IND	Miami (FL)	—
188	Wesly Mallard LB · Oregon · 59 games	LB	NYG	Oregon	59
189	Keyon Nash DB · Albany State (GA) · 2 games	DB	OAK	Albany State (GA)	2
190	Howard Green DT · LSU · 76 games	DT	HOU	LSU	76
193	John Stamper DE · South Carolina · 4 games	DE	TAM	South Carolina	4
195	Lamont Brightful DB · Eastern Washington · 30 games	DB	BAL	Eastern Washington	30
198	Tyreo Harrison LB · Notre Dame · 14 games	LB	PHI	Notre Dame	14
209	Chad Williams DB · Southern Miss · 79 games	DB	BAL	Southern Miss	79

Round 7

#	Player	Pos	Team	College	Pro Bowls	Games
212	LaVar Glover DB · Cincinnati · 2 games	DB	PIT	Cincinnati	0	2
219	Joey Evans DE · North Carolina	DE	CIN	North Carolina	0	—
220	Josh Mallard DE · Georgia · 40 games	DE	IND	Georgia	0	40
221	Maurice Rodriguez LB · Fresno St.	LB	KAN	Fresno St.	0	—
224	Derrius Monroe DE · Virginia Tech	DE	NOR	Virginia Tech	0	—
228	Chris Young DB · Georgia Tech · 21 games	DB	DEN	Georgia Tech	0	21
229	Stylez G. White DE · Minnesota · 63 games	DE	HOU	Minnesota	0	63
231	Monsanto Pope DT · Virginia · 48 games	DT	DEN	Virginia	0	48
233	Tim Wansley DB · Georgia · 13 games	DB	TAM	Georgia	0	13
234	Greg Scott DE · Hampton · 4 games	DE	WAS	Hampton	0	4
238	Raheem Brock DE · Temple · 152 games	DE	PHI	Temple	0	152
240	Carlos Hall DE · Arkansas · 59 games	DE	TEN	Arkansas	0	59
242	Brett Keisel DE · BYU · 1 Pro Bowl · 156 games	DE	PIT	BYU	1	156
245	Quincy Monk LB · North Carolina · 15 games	LB	NYG	North Carolina	0	15
246	Steve Smith DB · Oregon · 4 games	DB	JAX	Oregon	0	4
256	Teddy Gaines DB · Tennessee	DB	SFO	Tennessee	0	—
258	Brad Franklin DB · Louisiana · 4 games	DB	CAR	Louisiana	0	4
260	Dominique Stevenson LB · Tennessee · 21 games	LB	BUF	Tennessee	0	21
261	Ahmad Miller DT · UNLV	DT	HOU	UNLV	0	—

Source: nflverse draft_picks release. Pro Bowls / All-Pros / Games are career totals · ★ = Pro Football Hall of Fame.