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2002 Denver Broncos
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 2nd in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 392 points (24.5/g), 7th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 344 points (21.5/g), 15th.
Differential of 48 points (3.0/g), 8th.
Expected W-L: 9.2-6.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -5 (-0.3/g), 21st.
Coached by Mike Shanahan (9-7-0)
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2002 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Brian Griese | 27 | 4 | 13 | 291 for 436, 3,214 yards, 15 td, 15 int, & 37 rushes for 107 yards and 1 td | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998 |
| RB | Clinton Portis | 21 | Rook | 12 | 273 rushes for 1,508 yards, 15 td, & 33 catches for 364 yards and 2 td | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 2002 |
| FB | Mike Anderson | 29 | 2 | 12 | 84 rushes for 386 yards, 2 td, & 18 catches for 167 yards and 2 td | Denver Broncos / 6th / 189th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Ed McCaffrey | 34 | 11 | 16 | 69 catches for 903 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 22 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1991 |
| WR | Rod Smith | 32 | 7 | 16 | 89 catches for 1,027 yards, 5 td, & 6 rushes for 9 yards and 0 td | |
| TE | Shannon Sharpe | 34 | 12 | 13 | 61 catches for 686 yards, 3 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| TE | Dwayne Carswell | 30 | 8 | 7 | 21 catches for 189 yards, 1 td | |
| LT | Ephraim Salaam | 26 | 4 | 16 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 199th pick / 1998 |
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| LG | Steve Herndon | 25 | 1 | 9 | ||
| LG | Ben Hamilton | 25 | Rook | 16 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 113th pick / 2001 |
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| C | Ben Hamilton | 25 | Rook | 16 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 113th pick / 2001 |
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| C | Tom Nalen | 31 | 8 | 7 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
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| RG | Dan Neil | 29 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1997 |
| RT | Matt Lepsis | 28 | 4 | 15 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Trevor Pryce* | 27 | 5 | 16 | 9.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997 |
| LDT | Lional Dalton | 27 | 4 | 13 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Chester McGlockton | 33 | 10 | 15 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 16th pick / 1992 |
| RDE | Kavika Pittman | 28 | 6 | 15 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996 |
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| LLB | John Mobley | 29 | 6 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1996 |
| MLB | Al Wilson* | 25 | 3 | 15 | 5.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999 |
| RLB | Ian Gold | 24 | 2 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 40th pick / 2000 |
| LCB | Deltha O'Neal | 25 | 2 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| RCB | Denard Walker | 29 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1997 |
| SS | Kenoy Kennedy | 25 | 2 | 15 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000 |
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| FS | Izell Reese | 28 | 4 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 188th pick / 1998 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Elam | 32 | 9 | 0 | 26 of 36 field goals & 42 of 43 extra points | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| P | Tom Rouen | 34 | 9 | 0 | 29 punts for a 42.7 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Deltha O'Neal | 25 | 2 | 14 | 30 punt returns for a 8.4 average and 0 td | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| KR | Reuben Droughns | 24 | 1 | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 25.8 average and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 81st pick / 2000 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Mike Anderson | 29 | RB | 15 | 12 | 230 | 6-0 | Utah | 9/21/1973 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 189th pick / 2000 |
| Bertrand Berry | 27 | DE | 16 | 1 | 275 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 8/15/1975 | 5 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 86th pick / 1997 |
| Steve Beuerlein | 37 | QB | 8 | 3 | 220 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 3/7/1965 | 14 | Los Angeles Raiders / 4th / 110th pick / 1987 |
| Sam Brandon | 23 | DB | 16 | 2 | 200 | 6-2 | UNLV | 7/5/1979 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 131st pick / 2002 |
| Blake Brockermeyer | 29 | T | 16 | 1 | 295 | 6-4 | Texas | 4/11/1973 | 7 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 29th pick / 1995 |
| Keith Burns | 30 | LB | 16 | 1 | 235 | 6-2 | Oklahoma State | 5/16/1972 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 210th pick / 1994 |
| Cooper Carlisle | 25 | G-T | 1 | 0 | 295 | 6-5 | Florida | 8/11/1977 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 112th pick / 2000 |
| Dwayne Carswell | 30 | TE | 16 | 7 | 290 | 6-3 | Liberty | 1/18/1972 | 8 | |
| KaRon Coleman | 24 | RB | 2 | 0 | 198 | 5-7 | Stephen F. Austin | 5/22/1978 | 2 | |
| Lional Dalton | 27 | DT | 16 | 13 | 315 | 6-1 | Eastern Michigan | 2/21/1975 | 4 | |
| Reuben Droughns | 24 | RB | 16 | 0 | 207 | 5-11 | Oregon | 8/21/1978 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 81st pick / 2000 |
| Jason Elam | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | Hawaii | 3/8/1970 | 9 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 70th pick / 1993 |
| Lennie Friedman | 26 | G | 2 | 0 | 283 | 6-3 | Duke | 10/13/1976 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1999 |
| Olandis Gary | 27 | RB | 13 | 2 | 218 | 5-11 | Georgia,Marshall | 5/18/1975 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 4th / 127th pick / 1999 |
| Ian Gold | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 223 | 6-0 | Michigan | 8/23/1978 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 40th pick / 2000 |
| Brian Griese | 27 | QB | 13 | 13 | 215 | 6-3 | Michigan | 3/18/1975 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 91st pick / 1998 |
| Ben Hamilton | 25 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 283 | 6-4 | Minnesota | 8/18/1977 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 4th / 113th pick / 2001 |
| Patrick Hape | 28 | TE-FB | 16 | 0 | 262 | 6-4 | Alabama | 6/6/1974 | 5 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 137th pick / 1997 |
| Herb Haygood | 25 | WR | 4 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Michigan State | 12/30/1977 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 5th / 144th pick / 2002 |
| Reggie Hayward | 23 | DE | 9 | 0 | 270 | 6-5 | Iowa State | 3/14/1979 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 87th pick / 2001 |
| Kelly Herndon | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Toledo | 11/3/1976 | Rook | |
| Steve Herndon | 25 | G | 15 | 9 | 292 | 6-4 | Georgia | 5/25/1977 | 1 | |
| Jarious Jackson | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 5/3/1977 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 214th pick / 2000 |
| Kevin Kasper | 25 | WR | 4 | 0 | 197 | 6-1 | Iowa | 12/23/1977 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 6th / 190th pick / 2001 |
| Kenoy Kennedy | 25 | DB | 15 | 15 | 215 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 11/15/1977 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 45th pick / 2000 |
| Micah Knorr | 27 | P | 8 | 0 | 199 | 6-2 | Utah State | 1/9/1975 | 2 | |
| Mike Leach | 26 | TE | 8 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Boston University,William & Mary | 10/18/1976 | 2 | |
| Ashley Lelie | 22 | WR | 16 | 1 | 200 | 6-3 | Hawaii | 2/16/1980 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 1st / 19th pick / 2002 |
| Matt Lepsis | 28 | T | 16 | 15 | 290 | 6-4 | Colorado | 1/13/1974 | 4 | |
| Ed McCaffrey | 34 | WR | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-5 | Stanford | 8/17/1968 | 11 | New York Giants / 3rd / 83rd pick / 1991 |
| Chester McGlockton | 33 | DT-DE | 16 | 15 | 334 | 6-3 | Clemson | 9/16/1969 | 10 | Los Angeles Raiders / 1st / 16th pick / 1992 |
| Willie Middlebrooks | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 200 | 6-1 | Minnesota | 2/12/1979 | 1 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 24th pick / 2001 |
| John Mobley | 29 | LB | 16 | 16 | 236 | 6-1 | Kutztown Pennsylvania | 10/10/1973 | 6 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 1996 |
| Scottie Montgomery | 24 | WR | 15 | 0 | 195 | 6-1 | Duke | 5/26/1978 | 2 | |
| Tom Nalen | 31 | C | 7 | 7 | 286 | 6-3 | Boston College | 5/13/1971 | 8 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1994 |
| Dan Neil | 29 | G | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-2 | Texas | 10/21/1973 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 3rd / 67th pick / 1997 |
| Deltha O'Neal | 25 | DB | 16 | 14 | 194 | 5-11 | California | 1/30/1977 | 2 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 15th pick / 2000 |
| Kavika Pittman | 28 | DE | 16 | 15 | 273 | 6-6 | McNeese State | 10/9/1974 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 37th pick / 1996 |
| Tyrone Poole | 30 | DB | 16 | 4 | 188 | 5-8 | Fort Valley State (GA) | 2/3/1972 | 7 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 22nd pick / 1995 |
| Monsanto Pope | 24 | DT | 14 | 1 | 300 | 6-3 | Virginia | 1/27/1978 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 7th / 231st pick / 2002 |
| Clinton Portis | 21 | RB | 16 | 12 | 205 | 5-11 | Miami (FL) | 9/1/1981 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 51st pick / 2002 |
| Trevor Pryce* | 27 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-5 | Clemson,Michigan | 8/3/1975 | 5 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 28th pick / 1997 |
| Jeb Putzier | 23 | TE | 3 | 1 | 256 | 6-4 | Boise State | 1/20/1979 | Rook | Denver Broncos / 6th / 191st pick / 2002 |
| Montae Reagor | 25 | DT | 15 | 1 | 285 | 6-3 | Texas Tech | 6/29/1977 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 58th pick / 1999 |
| Izell Reese | 28 | DB | 15 | 15 | 195 | 6-2 | Alabama-Birmingham | 5/7/1974 | 4 | Dallas Cowboys / 6th / 188th pick / 1998 |
| Tom Rouen | 34 | P | 8 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Colorado,Colorado State | 6/9/1968 | 9 | |
| Ephraim Salaam | 26 | T | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-7 | San Diego State | 6/19/1976 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 199th pick / 1998 |
| Shannon Sharpe | 34 | TE | 13 | 13 | 228 | 6-2 | Savannah State | 6/26/1968 | 12 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 192nd pick / 1990 |
| Rod Smith | 32 | WR | 16 | 16 | 200 | 6-0 | Missouri Southern | 5/15/1970 | 7 | |
| Jimmy Spencer | 33 | DB | 5 | 0 | 188 | 5-9 | Florida | 3/29/1969 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 8th / 215th pick / 1991 |
| Donnie Spragan | 26 | LB | 16 | 0 | 239 | 6-3 | Pacific,Stanford | 7/12/1976 | Rook | |
| Denard Walker | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 190 | 6-1 | LSU | 8/9/1973 | 5 | Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 75th pick / 1997 |
| Lenny Walls | 23 | DB | 13 | 0 | 192 | 6-4 | Boston College,St. Mary's (CA) | 9/26/1979 | Rook | |
| Keith Washington | 30 | DE | 10 | 0 | 285 | 6-4 | UNLV | 12/18/1972 | 6 | |
| Al Wilson* | 25 | LB | 16 | 15 | 240 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 6/21/1977 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 1st / 31st pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 27.2 | 16 | 239.6 | 6-1.9 | 4.0 |