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2002 Detroit Lions
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Record: 3-13-0, Finished 4th in NFC North Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 306 points (19.1/g), 26th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 451 points (28.2/g), 31st.
Differential of -145 points (-9.1/g), 30th.
Expected W-L: 4.6-11.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -7 (-0.4/g), 23rd.
Coached by Marty Mornhinweg (3-13-0)
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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 | Joey Harrington | 24 | Rook | 12 | 215 for 429, 2,294 yards, 12 td, 16 int, & 7 rushes for 4 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 2002 |
| RB | James Stewart | 31 | 7 | 9 | 231 rushes for 1,021 yards, 4 td, & 46 catches for 333 yards and 2 td | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 19th pick / 1995 |
| FB | Cory Schlesinger | 30 | 7 | 14 | 49 rushes for 139 yards, 2 td, & 35 catches for 263 yards and 0 td | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| WR | Az-Zahir Hakim | 25 | 4 | 10 | 37 catches for 541 yards, 3 td, & 4 rushes for 3 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 96th pick / 1998 |
| WR | Bill Schroeder | 31 | 5 | 13 | 36 catches for 595 yards, 5 td | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 181st pick / 1994 |
| WR | Germane Crowell | 26 | 4 | 5 | 22 catches for 201 yards, 1 td | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 1998 |
| TE | Mikhael Ricks | 28 | 4 | 12 | 27 catches for 339 yards, 3 td | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 59th pick / 1998 |
| TE | John Owens | 22 | Rook | 8 | 5 catches for 49 yards, 0 td | Detroit Lions / 5th / 138th pick / 2002 |
| LT | Jeff Backus | 25 | 1 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001 |
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| LG | Tony Semple | 32 | 7 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 154th pick / 1994 |
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| C | Dominic Raiola | 24 | 1 | 16 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001 |
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| RG | Ray Brown | 40 | 16 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1986 |
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| RT | Stockar McDougle | 25 | 2 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 2000 |
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| RT | Matt Joyce | 30 | 7 | 6 | ||
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Robert Porcher | 33 | 10 | 15 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| LDT | Shaun Rogers | 23 | 1 | 12 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001 |
| RDT | Luther Elliss | 29 | 7 | 14 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | James Hall | 25 | 2 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| LLB | Barrett Green | 25 | 2 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2000 |
| MLB | Chris Claiborne | 24 | 3 | 15 | 4.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 1999 |
| RLB | Donte Curry | 24 | 1 | 10 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LCB | Todd Lyght | 33 | 11 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1991 |
| RCB | Chris Cash | 22 | Rook | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Detroit Lions / 6th / 175th pick / 2002 |
| RCB | Andre' Goodman | 24 | Rook | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 2002 |
| SS | Corey Harris | 33 | 10 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1992 |
| FS | Brian Walker | 30 | 6 | 8 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Eric Davis | 34 | 12 | 8 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1990 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jason Hanson | 32 | 10 | 0 | 23 of 28 field goals & 31 of 31 extra points | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| P | John Jett | 34 | 9 | 0 | 91 punts for a 42.2 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Eddie Drummond | 22 | Rook | 0 | 18 punt returns for a 7.7 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Eddie Drummond | 22 | Rook | 0 | 40 kick returns for a 26.0 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 88 | Scotty Anderson | 23 | WR | 16 | 4 | 191 | 6-2 | Grambling State | 11/24/1979 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 148th pick / 2001 |
| 76 | Jeff Backus | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | Michigan | 9/21/1977 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 18th pick / 2001 |
| 89 | Bradford Banta | 32 | TE-C | 16 | 0 | 253 | 6-6 | USC | 12/14/1970 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 106th pick / 1994 |
| 79 | Eric Beverly | 28 | C-G | 15 | 3 | 300 | 6-3 | Miami (OH) | 3/28/1974 | 4 | |
| 65 | Kerlin Blaise | 28 | G | 2 | 2 | 315 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 12/25/1974 | 3 | |
| 61 | Ray Brown | 40 | G-T | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-5 | Arkansas State,Memphis | 12/12/1962 | 16 | St. Louis Cardinals / 8th / 201st pick / 1986 |
| 39 | Lamar Campbell | 26 | DB | 9 | 2 | 182 | 5-11 | Wisconsin | 8/29/1976 | 4 | |
| 29 | Chris Cash | 22 | DB | 16 | 12 | 185 | 5-10 | USC | 7/13/1980 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 6th / 175th pick / 2002 |
| 31 | Aveion Cason | 23 | RB | 10 | 3 | 204 | 5-10 | Illinois State | 7/12/1979 | 1 | |
| 50 | Chris Claiborne | 24 | LB | 16 | 15 | 259 | 6-3 | USC | 7/26/1978 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 9th pick / 1999 |
| 23 | Rafael Cooper | 27 | RB | 5 | 0 | 205 | 5-11 | Louisville,Minnesota | 1/8/1975 | Rook | |
| 82 | Germane Crowell | 26 | WR | 10 | 5 | 213 | 6-3 | Virginia | 9/13/1976 | 4 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 1998 |
| 55 | Donte Curry | 24 | LB | 16 | 10 | 233 | 6-1 | Morris Brown | 7/22/1978 | 1 | |
| 26 | Eric Davis | 34 | DB | 13 | 8 | 185 | 5-11 | Jacksonville State | 1/26/1968 | 12 | San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 53rd pick / 1990 |
| 95 | Jared DeVries | 26 | DE | 10 | 0 | 272 | 6-4 | Iowa | 6/11/1976 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1999 |
| 18 | Eddie Drummond | 22 | WR | 9 | 0 | 185 | 5-9 | Penn State | 4/12/1980 | Rook | |
| 98 | Kalimba Edwards | 23 | DE | 16 | 4 | 264 | 6-5 | South Carolina | 12/26/1979 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 35th pick / 2002 |
| 94 | Luther Elliss | 29 | DT-DE | 14 | 14 | 318 | 6-5 | Utah | 3/22/1973 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 1995 |
| 87 | Larry Foster | 26 | WR | 13 | 0 | 195 | 5-10 | LSU | 11/7/1976 | 2 | |
| 59 | Jeff Gooch | 28 | LB | 16 | 2 | 226 | 5-11 | Austin Peay State | 10/31/1974 | 6 | |
| 35 | Andre' Goodman | 24 | DB | 14 | 6 | 185 | 5-10 | South Carolina | 8/11/1978 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 2002 |
| 54 | Barrett Green | 25 | LB | 15 | 14 | 226 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 10/29/1977 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2000 |
| 12 | Jacquez Green | 26 | WR | 1 | 0 | 172 | 5-10 | Florida | 1/15/1976 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 2nd / 34th pick / 1998 |
| 41 | Donovan Greer | 28 | DB | 1 | 0 | 178 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 9/11/1974 | 5 | |
| 81 | Az-Zahir Hakim | 25 | WR | 10 | 10 | 189 | 5-10 | San Diego State | 6/3/1977 | 4 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 96th pick / 1998 |
| 96 | James Hall | 25 | DE | 16 | 14 | 280 | 6-2 | Michigan | 2/4/1977 | 2 | |
| 4 | Jason Hanson | 32 | K | 16 | 0 | 182 | 5-11 | Washington State | 6/17/1970 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 56th pick / 1992 |
| 3 | Joey Harrington | 24 | QB | 14 | 12 | 220 | 6-4 | Oregon | 10/21/1978 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 1st / 3rd pick / 2002 |
| 25 | Corey Harris | 33 | DB | 16 | 16 | 213 | 5-11 | Vanderbilt | 10/25/1969 | 10 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1992 |
| 64 | Tyrone Hopson | 26 | G | 8 | 0 | 305 | 6-2 | Eastern Kentucky | 5/28/1976 | 3 | San Francisco 49ers / 5th / 161st pick / 1999 |
| 80 | Desmond Howard | 32 | WR | 7 | 0 | 185 | 5-10 | Michigan | 5/15/1970 | 10 | Washington Redskins / 1st / 4th pick / 1992 |
| 32 | Richard Huntley | 30 | RB | 3 | 1 | 224 | 5-11 | Winston-Salem State | 9/18/1972 | 6 | Atlanta Falcons / 4th / 117th pick / 1996 |
| 19 | John Jett | 34 | P | 16 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | East Carolina | 11/11/1968 | 9 | |
| 99 | Richard Jordan | 28 | LB | 1 | 0 | 252 | 6-1 | Missouri Southern | 12/1/1974 | 5 | Detroit Lions / 7th / 239th pick / 1997 |
| 75 | Matt Joyce | 30 | G-T | 15 | 6 | 300 | 6-7 | Richmond | 3/30/1972 | 7 | |
| 67 | Travis Kirschke | 28 | DT-DE | 15 | 1 | 298 | 6-3 | UCLA | 9/6/1974 | 5 | |
| 58 | Clint Kriewaldt | 26 | LB | 10 | 0 | 242 | 6-1 | Wisconsin-Stevens Point | 3/16/1976 | 3 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 177th pick / 1999 |
| 68 | Antwan Lake | 23 | DE | 9 | 0 | 308 | 6-4 | West Virginia | 7/10/1979 | Rook | |
| 70 | Josh Lovelady | 24 | G | 3 | 0 | 330 | 6-3 | Houston | 1/28/1978 | Rook | |
| 24 | Todd Lyght | 33 | DB | 16 | 14 | 190 | 6-0 | Notre Dame | 2/9/1969 | 11 | Los Angeles Rams / 1st / 5th pick / 1991 |
| 73 | Stockar McDougle | 25 | T | 12 | 11 | 335 | 6-6 | Oklahoma | 1/11/1977 | 2 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 20th pick / 2000 |
| 8 | Mike McMahon | 23 | QB | 8 | 4 | 215 | 6-2 | Rutgers | 2/8/1979 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 149th pick / 2001 |
| 49 | Matt Murphy | 22 | TE | 3 | 0 | 260 | 6-5 | Maryland | 2/23/1980 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 7th / 252nd pick / 2002 |
| 83 | John Owens | 22 | TE | 15 | 8 | 266 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 1/10/1980 | Rook | Detroit Lions / 5th / 138th pick / 2002 |
| 91 | Robert Porcher | 33 | DE-DT | 15 | 15 | 266 | 6-3 | South Carolina State | 7/30/1969 | 10 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 26th pick / 1992 |
| 93 | Kelvin Pritchett | 33 | DT-DE | 16 | 4 | 322 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 10/24/1969 | 11 | Dallas Cowboys / 1st / 20th pick / 1991 |
| 51 | Dominic Raiola | 24 | C | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 12/30/1978 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 50th pick / 2001 |
| 86 | Mikhael Ricks | 28 | TE-WR | 14 | 12 | 260 | 6-5 | Stephen F. Austin | 11/14/1974 | 4 | San Diego Chargers / 2nd / 59th pick / 1998 |
| 92 | Shaun Rogers | 23 | DT | 14 | 12 | 340 | 6-4 | Texas | 3/12/1979 | 1 | Detroit Lions / 2nd / 61st pick / 2001 |
| 30 | Cory Schlesinger | 30 | FB | 16 | 14 | 247 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 6/23/1972 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 6th / 192nd pick / 1995 |
| 84 | Bill Schroeder | 31 | WR | 14 | 13 | 200 | 6-3 | Wisconsin-LaCrosse | 1/9/1971 | 5 | Green Bay Packers / 6th / 181st pick / 1994 |
| 62 | Tony Semple | 32 | G | 10 | 10 | 286 | 6-5 | Memphis | 12/20/1970 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 5th / 154th pick / 1994 |
| 34 | James Stewart | 31 | RB | 14 | 9 | 224 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 12/27/1971 | 7 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 1st / 19th pick / 1995 |
| 57 | Josh Thornhill | 22 | LB | 7 | 0 | 243 | 6-2 | Michigan State | 1/19/1980 | Rook | |
| 36 | Stephen Trejo | 25 | FB | 16 | 0 | 254 | 6-2 | Arizona State | 11/20/1977 | 1 | |
| 28 | Bracy Walker | 32 | DB | 14 | 1 | 202 | 6-0 | North Carolina | 10/28/1970 | 8 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 127th pick / 1994 |
| 45 | Brian Walker | 30 | DB | 10 | 8 | 205 | 6-1 | Washington State | 5/31/1972 | 6 | |
| 21 | Lamont Warren | 29 | RB | 3 | 1 | 202 | 5-11 | Colorado | 1/4/1973 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 6th / 164th pick / 1994 |
| 99 | Brian M. Williams | 30 | LB | 3 | 3 | 240 | 6-1 | USC | 12/17/1972 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1995 |
| 27 | Jimmy Wyrick | 26 | DB | 15 | 1 | 176 | 5-9 | Minnesota | 12/31/1976 | 2 | |
| Team Total | 27.4 | 16 | 242.0 | 6-1.5 | 4.3 |