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2002 Carolina Panthers
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 4th in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 258 points (16.1/g), 30th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 302 points (18.9/g), 5th.
Differential of -44 points (-2.8/g), 23rd.
Expected W-L: 6.5-9.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 23rd.
Coached by John Fox (7-9-0)
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2002 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Rodney Peete | 36 | 13 | 14 | 223 for 381, 2,630 yards, 15 td, 14 int, & 22 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| RB | Lamar Smith | 32 | 8 | 11 | 209 rushes for 737 yards, 7 td, & 20 catches for 167 yards and 0 td | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1994 |
| FB | Brad Hoover | 26 | 2 | 10 | 31 rushes for 129 yards, 0 td, & 17 catches for 187 yards and 2 td | |
| WR | Muhsin Muhammad | 29 | 6 | 14 | 63 catches for 823 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 40 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| WR | Steve Smith | 23 | 1 | 13 | 54 catches for 872 yards, 3 td, & 1 rush for -4 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Wesley Walls | 36 | 13 | 14 | 19 catches for 241 yards, 4 td | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1989 |
| TE | Kris Mangum | 29 | 5 | 8 | 16 catches for 159 yards, 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 228th pick / 1997 |
| LT | Todd Steussie | 32 | 8 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1994 |
| LG | Jamar Nesbit | 26 | 3 | 13 | ||
| C | Jeff Mitchell | 28 | 4 | 16 | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 134th pick / 1997 |
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| RG | Kevin Donnalley | 34 | 11 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1991 |
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| RT | Chris Terry | 27 | 3 | 10 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1999 |
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| RT | Melvin Tuten | 31 | 7 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1995 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Julius Peppers | 22 | Rook | 12 | 12.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 2nd pick / 2002 |
| LDT | Brentson Buckner | 31 | 8 | 12 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| RDT | Kris Jenkins*+ | 23 | 1 | 16 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 44th pick / 2001 |
| RDE | Mike Rucker | 27 | 3 | 15 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1999 |
| LLB | Mark Fields | 30 | 7 | 15 | 7.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1995 |
| MLB | Dan Morgan | 24 | 1 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 11th pick / 2001 |
| MLB | Will Witherspoon | 22 | Rook | 8 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2002 |
| RLB | Hannibal Navies | 25 | 3 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 100th pick / 1999 |
| RLB | Brian L. Allen | 24 | 1 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2001 |
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| LCB | Terry Cousin | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| CB | Emmanuel McDaniel | 30 | 6 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 111th pick / 1996 |
| RCB | Reggie Howard | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| SS | Mike Minter | 28 | 5 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| FS | Deon Grant | 23 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 57th pick / 2000 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Shayne Graham | 25 | 1 | 0 | 13 of 18 field goals & 21 of 21 extra points | |
| P | Todd Sauerbrun*+ | 29 | 7 | 0 | 104 punts for a 45.5 average, 1 blocked | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 56th pick / 1995 |
| PR | Steve Smith | 23 | 1 | 13 | 55 punt returns for a 8.5 average and 2 td | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| KR | Steve Smith | 23 | 1 | 13 | 26 kick returns for a 22.0 average and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Brian L. Allen | 24 | LB | 16 | 5 | 232 | 6-0 | Florida State | 4/1/1978 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2001 |
| 18 | Nathan Black | 24 | WR | 5 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Northwest State (LA) | 6/20/1978 | Rook | |
| 81 | Anthony Bright | 25 | WR | 1 | 0 | 170 | 6-1 | Valencia Community College (FL) | 3/28/1977 | Rook | |
| 22 | Dee Brown | 24 | RB | 14 | 3 | 209 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 5/12/1978 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 175th pick / 2001 |
| 99 | Brentson Buckner | 31 | DT-DE-NT | 12 | 12 | 305 | 6-2 | Clemson | 9/30/1971 | 8 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1994 |
| 98 | Shane Burton | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 4 | 305 | 6-6 | Tennessee | 1/18/1974 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 150th pick / 1996 |
| 82 | Isaac Byrd | 28 | WR | 13 | 3 | 188 | 6-1 | Kansas | 11/16/1974 | 5 | Kansas City Chiefs / 6th / 195th pick / 1997 |
| 35 | Deke Cooper | 25 | DB | 10 | 0 | 215 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 10/18/1977 | Rook | |
| 40 | Jarrod Cooper | 24 | DB | 6 | 0 | 210 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 3/31/1978 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 143rd pick / 2001 |
| 21 | Terry Cousin | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 181 | 5-9 | South Carolina | 4/11/1975 | 5 | |
| 65 | Kevin Donnalley | 34 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-5 | Davidson,North Carolina | 6/10/1968 | 11 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 79th pick / 1991 |
| 28 | Terry Fair | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Tennessee | 7/20/1976 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1998 |
| 12 | Randy Fasani | 24 | QB | 4 | 1 | 234 | 6-3 | Stanford | 9/18/1978 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 5th / 137th pick / 2002 |
| 92 | Mario Fatafehi | 23 | DT | 6 | 0 | 300 | 6-2 | Kansas State | 1/27/1979 | 1 | Arizona Cardinals / 5th / 133rd pick / 2001 |
| 58 | Mark Fields | 30 | LB | 15 | 15 | 244 | 6-2 | Washington State | 11/9/1972 | 7 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 1995 |
| 74 | Derrick Fletcher | 27 | T-G | 5 | 0 | 348 | 6-6 | Baylor | 9/9/1975 | 2 | New England Patriots / 5th / 154th pick / 1999 |
| 94 | Sean Gilbert | 32 | DT-DE | 8 | 0 | 318 | 6-5 | Pittsburgh | 4/10/1970 | 10 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 3rd pick / 1992 |
| 36 | Nick Goings | 24 | RB | 14 | 2 | 225 | 6-0 | Ohio State,Pittsburgh | 1/26/1978 | 1 | |
| 11 | Shayne Graham | 25 | K | 11 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | Virginia Tech | 12/9/1977 | 1 | |
| 27 | Deon Grant | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 207 | 6-2 | Tennessee | 3/14/1979 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 57th pick / 2000 |
| 88 | Karl Hankton | 32 | WR | 16 | 1 | 202 | 6-2 | LSU,Trinity (IL) | 7/24/1970 | 4 | |
| 80 | Keith Heinrich | 23 | TE | 4 | 0 | 255 | 6-5 | Sam Houston State | 3/19/1979 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 174th pick / 2002 |
| 5 | Jon Hilbert | 27 | K | 1 | 0 | 228 | 6-2 | Louisville | 7/15/1975 | 1 | |
| 45 | Brad Hoover | 26 | FB | 16 | 10 | 242 | 6-0 | Western Carolina | 11/11/1976 | 2 | |
| 23 | Reggie Howard | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Henderson State,Memphis | 5/17/1977 | 2 | |
| 50 | Brad Jackson | 27 | LB | 11 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | Cincinnati | 1/11/1975 | 3 | Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 79th pick / 1998 |
| 78 | Jeno James | 25 | G | 9 | 2 | 310 | 6-3 | Auburn | 1/12/1977 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2000 |
| 77 | Kris Jenkins*+ | 23 | DT | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-4 | Maryland | 8/3/1979 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 44th pick / 2001 |
| 4 | John Kasay | 33 | K | 2 | 0 | 198 | 5-10 | Georgia | 10/27/1969 | 11 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 98th pick / 1991 |
| 56 | Jason Kyle | 30 | LB | 16 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | Arizona State | 5/12/1972 | 7 | Seattle Seahawks / 4th / 126th pick / 1995 |
| 86 | Kris Mangum | 29 | TE | 16 | 8 | 249 | 6-4 | Alabama,Mississippi | 8/15/1973 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 228th pick / 1997 |
| 25 | Emmanuel McDaniel | 30 | DB | 16 | 5 | 180 | 5-9 | East Carolina | 7/27/1972 | 6 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 111th pick / 1996 |
| 59 | Kory Minor | 26 | LB | 4 | 0 | 247 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 12/14/1976 | 2 | San Francisco 49ers / 7th / 234th pick / 1999 |
| 30 | Mike Minter | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 195 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 1/15/1974 | 5 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1997 |
| 60 | Jeff Mitchell | 28 | C | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Florida | 1/29/1974 | 4 | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 134th pick / 1997 |
| 33 | Joe Montgomery | 26 | RB | 3 | 0 | 230 | 5-10 | Ohio State | 6/8/1976 | 3 | New York Giants / 2nd / 49th pick / 1999 |
| 55 | Dan Morgan | 24 | LB | 8 | 8 | 245 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 12/19/1978 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 11th pick / 2001 |
| 87 | Muhsin Muhammad | 29 | WR | 14 | 14 | 217 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 5/5/1973 | 6 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 43rd pick / 1996 |
| 53 | Hannibal Navies | 25 | LB | 12 | 9 | 247 | 6-3 | Colorado | 7/19/1977 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 100th pick / 1999 |
| 63 | Jamar Nesbit | 26 | G-C | 14 | 13 | 329 | 6-4 | South Carolina | 12/17/1976 | 3 | |
| 9 | Rodney Peete | 36 | QB | 14 | 14 | 230 | 6-0 | USC | 3/16/1966 | 13 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 141st pick / 1989 |
| 90 | Julius Peppers | 22 | DE | 12 | 12 | 283 | 6-6 | North Carolina | 1/18/1980 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 2nd pick / 2002 |
| 97 | Kemp Rasmussen | 23 | DE | 10 | 0 | 265 | 6-3 | Indiana | 5/25/1979 | Rook | |
| 39 | Damien Richardson | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Arizona State | 4/3/1976 | 4 | Carolina Panthers / 6th / 165th pick / 1998 |
| 93 | Mike Rucker | 27 | DE | 16 | 15 | 275 | 6-5 | Nebraska | 2/28/1975 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 38th pick / 1999 |
| 10 | Todd Sauerbrun*+ | 29 | P | 16 | 0 | 211 | 5-10 | West Virginia | 1/4/1973 | 7 | Chicago Bears / 2nd / 56th pick / 1995 |
| 59 | Terrance Simmons | 26 | DT | 2 | 0 | 310 | 6-8 | Alabama State | 5/3/1976 | Rook | |
| 32 | Rod Smart | 25 | RB | 16 | 0 | 201 | 5-11 | Western Kentucky | 1/9/1977 | 1 | |
| 26 | Lamar Smith | 32 | RB | 11 | 11 | 230 | 5-11 | Houston | 11/29/1970 | 8 | Seattle Seahawks / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1994 |
| 89 | Steve Smith | 23 | WR | 15 | 13 | 185 | 5-9 | Utah | 5/12/1979 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 74th pick / 2001 |
| 75 | Todd Steussie | 32 | T | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-6 | California | 12/1/1970 | 8 | Minnesota Vikings / 1st / 19th pick / 1994 |
| 91 | Josh Taves | 30 | DE | 5 | 0 | 280 | 6-7 | Northeastern | 5/13/1972 | 2 | |
| 70 | Chris Terry | 27 | T | 10 | 10 | 295 | 6-5 | Georgia | 8/8/1975 | 3 | Carolina Panthers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1999 |
| 57 | Lester Towns | 25 | LB | 8 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | Washington | 8/28/1977 | 2 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 221st pick / 2000 |
| 73 | Melvin Tuten | 31 | T | 14 | 7 | 320 | 6-7 | Syracuse | 11/11/1971 | 7 | Cincinnati Bengals / 3rd / 69th pick / 1995 |
| 96 | Al Wallace | 28 | DE | 16 | 4 | 275 | 6-5 | Maryland | 3/25/1974 | 5 | |
| 85 | Wesley Walls | 36 | TE | 15 | 14 | 240 | 6-5 | Mississippi | 2/26/1966 | 13 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 56th pick / 1989 |
| 16 | Chris Weinke | 30 | QB | 6 | 1 | 232 | 6-4 | Florida State | 7/31/1972 | 1 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 106th pick / 2001 |
| 29 | Dante Wesley | 23 | DB | 13 | 1 | 211 | 6-1 | Ark-Pine Bluff | 4/5/1979 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 100th pick / 2002 |
| 84 | Jermaine Wiggins | 27 | TE | 11 | 1 | 260 | 6-2 | Georgia,Marshall | 1/18/1975 | 2 | |
| 66 | Louis Williams | 23 | C | 2 | 0 | 291 | 6-4 | LSU | 4/11/1979 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 211th pick / 2001 |
| 54 | Will Witherspoon | 22 | LB | 15 | 8 | 234 | 6-1 | Georgia | 8/19/1980 | Rook | Carolina Panthers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2002 |
| Team Total | 27.0 | 16 | 246.0 | 6-2.0 | 3.5 |