2002 NFL College Draft

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

First and second round selections at the 67th annual NFL College Draft held April 20-21, 2002, in New York City. Nineteen underclassmen were among the first 65 players chosen and are listed in capital LETTERS. (*) indicates supplemental pick.

First Round

NoTeam Pos
1HoustonDavid Carr, Fresno St.QB
2CarolinaJULIUS PEPPERS, North CarolinaDE
3DetroitJoey Harrington, OregonQB
4BuffaloMike Williams, TexasOT
5San DiegoQuentin Jammer, TexasCB
6a-Kansas CityRyan Sims, North CarolinaDT
7MinnesotaBryant McKinnie, Miami-FLOT
8b-DallasROY WILLIAMS, OklahomaSS
9JacksonvilleJohn Henderson, TennesseeDT
10CincinnatiLevi Jones, Arizona St.OT
11IndianapolisDwight Freeney, SyracuseDE
12ArizonaWendell Bryant, WisconsinDT
13New OrleansDONTE' STALLWORTH,
Tennessee
WR
14c-NY GiantsJEREMY SHOCKEY, Miami-FLTE
15d-TennesseeALBERT HAYNESWORTH, TennesseeDT
16ClevelandWILLIAM GREEN, Boston CollegeRB
17e-OaklandPHILLIP BUCHANON, Miami-FLCB
18f-AtlantaT.J. DUCKETT, Michigan St.RB
19DenverASHLEY LELIE, HawaiiWR
20g-Green BayJavon Walker, Florida St.WR
21h-New EnglandDaniel Graham, ColoradoTE
22NY JetsBryan Thomas, UABDE
23OaklandNapoleon Harris, NorthwesternLB
24BaltimoreEdward Reed, Miami-FLFS
25i-New OrleansCHARLES GRANT, GeorgiaDE
26PhiladelphiaLITO SHEPPARD, FloridaCB
27San FranciscoMike Rumph, Miami-FLCB
28j-SeattleJERRAMY STEVENS, WashingtonTE
29ChicagoMarc Colombo, Boston CollegeOT
30PittsburghKendall Simmons, AuburnOT
31St. LouisRobert Thomas, UCLALB
32k-WashingtonPatrick Ramsey, TulaneQB

Second Round

NoTeam Pos
33HoustonJABAR GAFFNEY, FloridaWR
34CarolinaDeShaun Foster, UCLARB
35DetroitKalimba Edwards, South CarolinaDE
36BuffaloJOSH REED, LSUWR
37DallasAndre Gurode, ColoradoC
38MinnesotaRaonall Smith, Washington St.LB
39San DiegoTONIU FONOTI, NebraskaOT
40JacksonvilleMIKE PEARSON, FloridaOT
41CincinnatiLamont Thompson, Washington St.FS
42IndianapolisLarry Tripplett, WashingtonDT
43Kansas CityEddie Freeman, UABDT
44New OrleansLeCharles Bentley, Ohio St.C
45TennesseeClevan Williams, StanfordFS
46NY GiantsTim Carter, AuburnWR
47ClevelandAndre Davis, Virginia TechWR
48l-San DiegoRECHE CALDWELL, FloridaWR
49ArizonaLevar Fisher, N.C. StateLB
50Houston*Chester Pitts, San Diego St.OT
51DenverCLINTON PORTIS, Miami-FLRB
52m-BaltimoreAnthony Weaver, Notre DameDT
53n-OaklandLangston Walker, CaliforniaOT
54SeattleMaurice Morris, OregonRB
55OaklandDoug Jolley, BYUTE
56o-WashingtonLadell Betts, IowaRB
57NY JetsJon McGraw, Kansas St.FS
58PhiladelphiaMichael Lewis, ColoradoSS
59p-PhiladelphiaSheldon Brown, South CarolinaCB
60q-San DiegoAnton Palepoi, UNLVDE
61r-BuffaloRyan Denney, BYUDE
62PittsburghAntwaan Randle El, IndianaWR
63s-DallasANTONIO BRYANT, PittsburghWR
64St. LouisTravis Fisher, Central FloridaCB
65New EnglandDeion Branch, LouisvilleWR
Acquired picks: a–from Dallas; b–from Kansas City; c–from Tennessee; d–from NY Giants; e–from Atlanta; f–from Washington through Oakland; g–from Seattle; h–from Tampa Bay through Oakland and Washington; i–from Miami; j–from Green Bay; k–from New England; l–from Atlanta; m–from Washington; n–from Tampa Bay; o–from Baltimore; p–from Miami; q–from Green Bay; r–from San Francisco; s–from Chicago.

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