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2002 New Orleans Saints
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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 3rd in NFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 432 points (27.0/g), 3rd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 388 points (24.2/g), 26th.
Differential of 44 points (2.8/g), 10th.
Expected W-L: 9.0-7.0.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +8 (0.5/g), 9th.
Simple Rating System: Total 2.4, Offense: 5.8, Defense: -3.3, SoS: -0.3, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Haslett (9-7-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike McCarthy
Defensive Coordinator: Rick Venturi
Training Camp: Nicholls State (Thibodaux, Louisiana)
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Starters
ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),Hide Non-primary Starters
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offensive Starters | ||||||
| QB | Aaron Brooks | 26 | 2 | 16 | 283 for 528, 3,572 yards, 27 td, 15 int, & 62 rushes for 253 yards and 2 td | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 131st pick / 1999 |
| RB | Deuce McAllister* | 24 | 1 | 15 | 325 rushes for 1,388 yards, 13 td, & 47 catches for 352 yards and 3 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 23rd pick / 2001 |
| FB | Terrelle Smith | 24 | 2 | 8 | 5 rushes for 11 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 30 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 2000 |
| WR | Joe Horn* | 30 | 6 | 16 | 88 catches for 1,312 yards, 7 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Jerome Pathon | 27 | 4 | 13 | 43 catches for 523 yards, 4 td | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1998 |
| WR | Donte Stallworth | 22 | Rook | 7 | 42 catches for 594 yards, 8 td, & 2 rushes for 2 yards and 0 td | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2002 |
| TE | David Sloan | 30 | 7 | 14 | 12 catches for 127 yards, 0 td | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1995 |
| LT | Kyle Turley | 27 | 4 | 16 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1998 | |
| LG | Kendyl Jacox | 27 | 4 | 16 | ||
| C | Jerry Fontenot | 36 | 13 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
| RG | LeCharles Bentley | 23 | Rook | 14 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 2002 | |
| RT | Spencer Folau | 29 | 5 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Willie Whitehead | 29 | 3 | 10 | 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| LDE | Charles Grant | 24 | Rook | 6 | 7.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 25th pick / 2002 |
| LDT | Grady Jackson | 29 | 5 | 14 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 193rd pick / 1997 |
| RDT | Norman Hand | 30 | 6 | 13 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 158th pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Darren Howard | 26 | 2 | 16 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2000 |
| LLB | Darrin Smith | 32 | 9 | 15 | 3.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| MLB | Charlie Clemons | 30 | 5 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | |
| RLB | Sedrick Hodge | 24 | 1 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 2001 |
| LCB | Ken Irvin | 30 | 7 | 9 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995 |
| LCB | Dale Carter | 33 | 10 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 20th pick / 1992 |
| RCB | Fred Thomas | 29 | 6 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1996 |
| SS | Jay Bellamy | 30 | 8 | 16 | 1.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | |
| FS | Sammy Knight | 27 | 5 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | John Carney | 38 | 14 | 0 | 31 of 35 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | |
| P | Toby Gowin | 27 | 5 | 0 | 61 punts for a 41.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Michael Lewis*+ | 31 | 1 | 0 | 44 punt returns for a 14.2 average and 1 td | |
| KR | Michael Lewis*+ | 31 | 1 | 0 | 70 kick returns for a 25.8 average and 2 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 | James Allen | 23 | LB | 14 | 1 | 240 | 6-2 | Oregon St. | 11/11/1979 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 82nd pick / 2002 |
| 20 | Jay Bellamy | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 200 | 5-11 | Rutgers | 7/8/1972 | 8 | |
| 65 | LeCharles Bentley | 23 | G-C | 14 | 14 | 313 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 11/7/1979 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 44th pick / 2002 |
| 2 | Aaron Brooks | 26 | QB | 16 | 16 | 220 | 6-4 | Virginia | 3/24/1976 | 2 | Green Bay Packers / 4th / 131st pick / 1999 |
| 35 | Fakhir Brown | 25 | DB | 12 | 0 | 192 | 5-11 | Grambling St. | 9/21/1977 | 3 | |
| 3 | John Carney | 38 | K | 16 | 0 | 180 | 5-11 | Notre Dame | 4/20/1964 | 14 | |
| 55 | Travis Carroll | 24 | LB | 6 | 0 | 240 | 6-4 | Alabama,Florida | 10/26/1978 | Rook | |
| 21 | Dale Carter | 33 | DB | 7 | 7 | 194 | 6-1 | Tennessee | 11/28/1969 | 10 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 20th pick / 1992 |
| 92 | Martin Chase | 28 | DT | 13 | 2 | 310 | 6-2 | Oklahoma | 12/19/1974 | 3 | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 124th pick / 1998 |
| 56 | Charlie Clemons | 30 | LB | 16 | 15 | 250 | 6-2 | Georgia | 7/4/1972 | 5 | |
| 51 | Bryan Cox | 34 | LB | 9 | 1 | 250 | 6-4 | West. Illinois | 2/17/1968 | 11 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 113th pick / 1991 |
| 43 | Keyuo Craver | 22 | DB | 10 | 1 | 195 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 8/22/1980 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 125th pick / 2002 |
| 12 | Jake Delhomme | 27 | QB | 4 | 0 | 215 | 6-2 | La-Lafayette | 1/10/1975 | 3 | |
| 48 | James Fenderson | 26 | RB | 16 | 1 | 200 | 5-9 | Hawaii | 10/24/1976 | 1 | |
| 71 | Spencer Folau | 29 | T | 16 | 16 | 315 | 6-5 | Idaho | 4/5/1973 | 5 | |
| 62 | Jerry Fontenot | 36 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-3 | Texas A&M | 11/21/1966 | 13 | Chicago Bears / 3rd / 65th pick / 1989 |
| 37 | Steve Gleason | 25 | DB | 14 | 0 | 215 | 5-11 | Washington St. | 3/19/1977 | 2 | |
| 4 | Toby Gowin | 27 | P | 15 | 0 | 167 | 5-10 | North Texas | 3/30/1975 | 5 | |
| 94 | Charles Grant | 24 | DE | 16 | 6 | 282 | 6-3 | Georgia | 9/3/1978 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 25th pick / 2002 |
| 81 | Lamont Hall | 28 | TE | 16 | 1 | 260 | 6-4 | Clemson | 11/16/1974 | 3 | |
| 99 | Norman Hand | 30 | DT | 16 | 13 | 310 | 6-3 | Mississippi | 9/4/1972 | 6 | Miami Dolphins / 5th / 158th pick / 1995 |
| 36 | Michael Hawthorne | 25 | DB | 6 | 4 | 200 | 6-3 | Purdue | 1/26/1977 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 195th pick / 2000 |
| 52 | Sedrick Hodge | 24 | LB | 16 | 16 | 244 | 6-4 | North Carolina | 9/13/1978 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 70th pick / 2001 |
| 87 | Joe Horn* | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 206 | 6-1 | Itawamba JC | 1/16/1972 | 6 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 135th pick / 1996 |
| 47 | Kevin Houser | 25 | C | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Ohio St. | 8/23/1977 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 7th / 228th pick / 2000 |
| 93 | Darren Howard | 26 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-3 | Kansas St. | 11/19/1976 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2000 |
| 27 | Ken Irvin | 30 | DB | 16 | 9 | 182 | 5-11 | Memphis | 7/11/1972 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 109th pick / 1995 |
| 91 | Grady Jackson | 29 | DT | 15 | 14 | 345 | 6-2 | Knoxville | 1/21/1973 | 5 | Oakland Raiders / 6th / 193rd pick / 1997 |
| 64 | Kendyl Jacox | 27 | G-C | 16 | 16 | 330 | 6-2 | Kansas St. | 6/10/1975 | 4 | |
| 6 | Dirk Johnson | 27 | P | 1 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Northern Colorado | 6/1/1975 | Rook | |
| 58 | J.R. Johnson | 23 | LB | 1 | 0 | 240 | 6-0 | Toledo,Syracuse | 6/20/1979 | Rook | |
| 59 | J.J. Jones | 24 | LB | 13 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Arkansas | 6/7/1978 | Rook | |
| 28 | Curtis Keaton | 26 | RB | 6 | 0 | 220 | 5-10 | West Virginia,James Madison | 10/18/1976 | 2 | Cincinnati Bengals / 4th / 97th pick / 2000 |
| 53 | Roger Knight | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 245 | 6-0 | Wisconsin | 10/11/1978 | 1 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 182nd pick / 2001 |
| 29 | Sammy Knight | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-0 | USC | 9/10/1975 | 5 | |
| 89 | Derrick Lewis | 27 | WR | 2 | 0 | 185 | 6-2 | San Diego St. | 10/30/1975 | Rook | |
| 84 | Michael Lewis*+ | 31 | WR | 16 | 0 | 165 | 5-8 | none | 11/14/1971 | 1 | |
| 25 | Fred McAfee* | 34 | RB | 11 | 0 | 193 | 5-10 | Mississippi Col. | 6/20/1968 | 11 | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 154th pick / 1991 |
| 26 | Deuce McAllister* | 24 | RB | 15 | 15 | 232 | 6-1 | Mississippi | 12/27/1978 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 23rd pick / 2001 |
| 40 | Mel Mitchell | 23 | DB | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-1 | West. Kentucky | 2/10/1979 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 150th pick / 2002 |
| 80 | Jerome Pathon | 27 | WR | 14 | 13 | 195 | 6-0 | Acadia (Canada),Washington | 12/16/1975 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 2nd / 32nd pick / 1998 |
| 86 | Jake Reed | 35 | WR | 14 | 1 | 216 | 6-3 | Grambling St. | 9/28/1967 | 11 | Minnesota Vikings / 3rd / 68th pick / 1991 |
| 66 | Victor Riley | 28 | T-G | 14 | 2 | 328 | 6-5 | Auburn | 11/4/1974 | 4 | Kansas City Chiefs / 1st / 27th pick / 1998 |
| 74 | Scott Sanderson | 28 | T | 6 | 0 | 295 | 6-6 | Washington St. | 7/25/1974 | 5 | Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 81st pick / 1997 |
| 88 | David Sloan | 30 | TE | 16 | 14 | 260 | 6-6 | New Mexico | 6/8/1972 | 7 | Detroit Lions / 3rd / 70th pick / 1995 |
| 54 | Darrin Smith | 32 | LB | 15 | 15 | 236 | 6-1 | Miami (FL) | 4/15/1970 | 9 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 54th pick / 1993 |
| 90 | Kenny Smith | 25 | DT-DE | 9 | 1 | 295 | 6-4 | Alabama | 9/8/1977 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 3rd / 81st pick / 2001 |
| 44 | Terrelle Smith | 24 | FB | 16 | 8 | 246 | 6-0 | Arizona St. | 3/12/1978 | 2 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 96th pick / 2000 |
| 83 | Donte Stallworth | 22 | WR | 13 | 7 | 197 | 6-0 | Tennessee | 11/10/1980 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 13th pick / 2002 |
| 22 | Fred Thomas | 29 | DB | 15 | 14 | 184 | 5-9 | Miss. Valley St.,Mississippi,Tenn-Martin | 9/11/1973 | 6 | Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 47th pick / 1996 |
| 68 | Kyle Turley | 27 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 309 | 6-5 | San Diego St. | 9/24/1975 | 4 | New Orleans Saints / 1st / 7th pick / 1998 |
| 98 | Willie Whitehead | 29 | DE-DT | 12 | 10 | 300 | 6-3 | Auburn | 1/26/1973 | 3 | |
| 82 | Boo Williams | 23 | TE | 16 | 3 | 270 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 6/22/1979 | 1 | |
| 63 | Wally Williams | 31 | G-C | 4 | 0 | 305 | 6-2 | Florida A&M | 2/19/1971 | 9 | |
| 24 | Jerry Wilson | 29 | DB | 7 | 0 | 190 | 5-11 | Southern | 7/17/1973 | 6 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 4th / 105th pick / 1995 |
| Team Total | 27.5 | 16 | 241.0 | 6-1.4 | 3.9 |