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2002 New England Patriots

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Record: 9-7-0, Finished 1st in AFC East Division
NFL Season Summary

Scored 381 points (23.8/g), 10th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 346 points (21.6/g), 17th.
 Differential of 35 points (2.2/g), 14th.
 Expected W-L: 8.9-7.1.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +5 (0.3/g), 10th.

Coached by Bill Belichick (9-7-0)

2002 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees

Starters

Pos Age Yrs GS Summary of Player Stats Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
 Offensive Starters Complete Team Stats
QB Tom Brady 25 2 16 373 for 601, 3,764 yards, 28 td, 14 int, & 42 rushes for 110 yards and 1 td

New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000

RB Antowain Smith 30 5 15 252 rushes for 982 yards, 6 td, & 31 catches for 243 yards and 2 td

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997

FB Marc Edwards 28 5 10 31 rushes for 96 yards, 0 td, & 23 catches for 196 yards and 0 td

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1997

WR Troy Brown 31 9 13 97 catches for 890 yards, 3 td, & 3 rushes for 14 yards and 0 td

New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993

WR David Patten 28 5 14 61 catches for 824 yards, 5 td, & 2 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td
WR Deion Branch 23 Rook 7 43 catches for 489 yards, 2 td, & 2 rushes for 0 yards and 0 td

New England Patriots / 2nd / 65th pick / 2002

TE Christian Fauria 31 7 13 27 catches for 253 yards, 7 td

Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 39th pick / 1995

TE Daniel Graham 24 Rook 6 15 catches for 150 yards, 1 td

New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2002

LT Matt Light 24 1 16 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001

LG Mike Compton 32 9 16

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993

C Damien Woody* 25 3 15

New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999

RG Joe Andruzzi 27 4 13
RT Kenyatta Jones 23 1 11

New England Patriots / 4th / 96th pick / 2001

 Defensive Starters
LDE Willie McGinest 31 8 9 5.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994

LDE Bobby Hamilton 31 6 15 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
LDT Bobby Hamilton 31 6 15 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered
LDT Steve Martin 28 6 6

Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 151st pick / 1996

RDT Anthony Pleasant 34 12 11 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1990

RDE Richard Seymour* 23 1 16 5.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 2001

LLB Mike Vrabel 27 5 13 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997

MLB Ted Johnson 30 7 11 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995

MLB Tedy Bruschi 29 6 9 4.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996

RLB Roman Phifer 34 11 14 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991

LCB Ty Law* 28 7 16 1.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995

RCB Otis Smith 37 11 13 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered
SS Lawyer Milloy* 29 6 16

New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996

FS Tebucky Jones 28 4 12 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered

New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998

FS Victor Green 33 9 6 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered
 Special Teams Starters
K Adam Vinatieri*+ 30 6 0 27 of 30 field goals & 36 of 36 extra points
P Ken Walter 30 5 0 70 punts for a 38.9 average, 1 blocked
PR Troy Brown 31 9 13 24 punt returns for a 7.3 average and 0 td

New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993

KR Deion Branch 23 Rook 7 36 kick returns for a 24.0 average and 0 td

New England Patriots / 2nd / 65th pick / 2002

Roster

No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
63 Joe Andruzzi 27 G 13 13 312 6-3 Southern Connecticut State 8/23/1975 4
68 Tom Ashworth 25 T 1 0 305 6-6 Colorado 10/10/1977 Rook
49 Fred Baxter 31 TE 1 0 268 6-3 Auburn 6/14/1971 9

New York Jets / 5th / 115th pick / 1993

12 Tom Brady 25 QB 16 16 225 6-4 Michigan 8/3/1977 2

New England Patriots / 6th / 199th pick / 2000

83 Deion Branch 23 WR 13 7 193 5-9 Louisville 7/18/1979 Rook

New England Patriots / 2nd / 65th pick / 2002

59 O.J. Brigance 33 LB 1 0 236 6-0 Rice 9/29/1969 6
80 Troy Brown 31 WR 14 13 196 5-10 Marshall 7/2/1971 9

New England Patriots / 8th / 198th pick / 1993

54 Tedy Bruschi 29 LB 11 9 247 6-1 Arizona 6/9/1973 6

New England Patriots / 3rd / 86th pick / 1996

22 Terrell Buckley 31 DB 16 2 180 5-10 Florida State 6/7/1971 10

Green Bay Packers / 1st / 5th pick / 1992

58 Matt Chatham 25 LB 13 0 250 6-4 South Dakota 6/28/1977 2
30 Je'Rod Cherry 29 DB 16 0 210 6-1 California 5/30/1973 6

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1996

85 Cam Cleeland 27 TE 12 1 272 6-5 Washington 8/15/1975 4

New Orleans Saints / 2nd / 40th pick / 1998

84 Fred Coleman 27 WR 1 0 190 6-0 Washington 1/31/1975 1

Buffalo Bills / 6th / 160th pick / 1998

77 Mike Compton 32 G-C 16 16 310 6-6 West Virginia 9/18/1970 9

Detroit Lions / 3rd / 68th pick / 1993

6 Rohan Davey 24 QB 2 0 245 6-2 LSU 4/14/1978 Rook

New England Patriots / 4th / 117th pick / 2002

44 Marc Edwards 28 FB 16 10 249 6-0 Notre Dame 11/17/1974 5

San Francisco 49ers / 2nd / 55th pick / 1997

33 Kevin Faulk 26 RB 15 0 202 5-8 LSU 6/5/1976 3

New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 1999

88 Christian Fauria 31 TE 16 13 250 6-4 Colorado 9/22/1971 7

Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 39th pick / 1995

87 David Givens 22 WR 12 0 212 6-0 Notre Dame 8/16/1980 Rook

New England Patriots / 7th / 253rd pick / 2002

82 Daniel Graham 24 TE 12 6 257 6-3 Colorado 11/16/1978 Rook

New England Patriots / 1st / 21st pick / 2002

97 Jarvis Green 23 DE 15 4 290 6-3 LSU 1/12/1979 Rook

New England Patriots / 4th / 126th pick / 2002

27 Victor Green 33 DB 16 6 210 5-11 Akron 12/8/1969 9
91 Bobby Hamilton 31 DE-DT 16 15 280 6-5 Southern Miss 7/1/1971 6
23 Antwan Harris 25 DB 14 0 194 5-9 Virginia 5/29/1977 2

New England Patriots / 6th / 187th pick / 2000

29 Chris Hayes 30 DB 4 0 206 6-0 Washington State 5/7/1972 6

New York Jets / 7th / 210th pick / 1996

81 Donald Hayes 27 WR 12 1 220 6-4 Wisconsin 7/13/1975 4

Carolina Panthers / 4th / 106th pick / 1998

37 Jimmy Hitchcock 32 DB 1 0 190 5-10 North Carolina 11/9/1970 7

New England Patriots / 3rd / 88th pick / 1995

71 Russ Hochstein 25 C-G 1 0 305 6-4 Nebraska 10/7/1977 Rook

Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 5th / 151st pick / 2001

99 Bernard Holsey 29 DT-DE 8 0 286 6-2 Duke 12/10/1973 6
19 Damon Huard 29 QB 2 0 215 6-3 Washington 7/9/1973 4
53 Larry Izzo* 28 LB 15 0 228 5-10 Rice 9/26/1974 6
52 Ted Johnson 30 LB 14 11 253 6-4 Colorado 12/4/1972 7

New England Patriots / 2nd / 57th pick / 1995

74 Kenyatta Jones 23 T 13 11 307 6-3 South Florida 1/18/1979 1

New England Patriots / 4th / 96th pick / 2001

34 Tebucky Jones 28 DB 14 12 218 6-2 Syracuse 10/6/1974 4

New England Patriots / 1st / 22nd pick / 1998

31 Ben Kelly 24 DB 7 0 185 5-9 Colorado 9/15/1978 2

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 84th pick / 2000

70 Adrian Klemm 25 G-T 16 3 310 6-3 Hawaii 5/21/1977 2

New England Patriots / 2nd / 46th pick / 2000

24 Ty Law* 28 DB 16 16 200 5-11 Michigan 2/10/1974 7

New England Patriots / 1st / 23rd pick / 1995

72 Matt Light 24 T 16 16 305 6-4 Purdue 6/23/1978 1

New England Patriots / 2nd / 48th pick / 2001

96 Rick Lyle 31 DE 13 2 285 6-5 Missouri 2/26/1971 8
90 Steve Martin 28 DT-NT 14 6 320 6-4 Missouri 5/31/1974 6

Indianapolis Colts / 5th / 151st pick / 1996

55 Willie McGinest 31 DE-LB 16 9 270 6-5 USC 12/11/1971 8

New England Patriots / 1st / 4th pick / 1994

36 Lawyer Milloy* 29 DB 16 16 210 6-0 Washington 11/14/1973 6

New England Patriots / 2nd / 36th pick / 1996

25 Leonard Myers 24 DB 8 1 196 5-10 Miami (FL) 12/18/1978 1

New England Patriots / 6th / 200th pick / 2001

61 Steve Neal 26 G-T 2 1 305 6-4 Cal State-Bakersfield 10/9/1976 Rook
35 Patrick Pass 25 FB 15 0 217 5-10 Georgia 12/31/1977 2

New England Patriots / 7th / 239th pick / 2000

86 David Patten 28 WR 16 14 190 5-10 Western Carolina 8/19/1974 5
66 Lonie Paxton 24 C 16 0 260 6-2 Sacramento State 3/13/1978 2
95 Roman Phifer 34 LB 14 14 248 6-2 UCLA 3/5/1968 11

Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 31st pick / 1991

98 Anthony Pleasant 34 DE-DT 14 11 280 6-5 Tennessee State 1/27/1968 12

Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 73rd pick / 1990

64 Greg Randall 24 T 7 3 322 6-5 Michigan State 6/23/1978 2

New England Patriots / 4th / 127th pick / 2000

21 J.R. Redmond 25 RB 9 0 215 5-11 Arizona State 9/28/1977 2

New England Patriots / 3rd / 76th pick / 2000

67 Grey Ruegamer 26 C-G 13 2 310 6-4 Arizona State 6/11/1976 2

Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 72nd pick / 1999

93 Richard Seymour* 23 DE-DT 16 16 310 6-6 Georgia 10/6/1979 1

New England Patriots / 1st / 6th pick / 2001

32 Antowain Smith 30 RB 16 15 232 6-2 Houston 3/14/1972 5

Buffalo Bills / 1st / 23rd pick / 1997

45 Otis Smith 37 DB 14 13 198 5-11 Missouri,Southern 10/22/1965 11
59 Maugaula Tuitele 24 LB 3 0 255 6-2 Colorado State 5/26/1978 2
4 Adam Vinatieri*+ 30 K 16 0 202 6-0 South Dakota State 12/28/1972 6
50 Mike Vrabel 27 LB 16 13 261 6-4 Ohio State 8/14/1975 5

Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 91st pick / 1997

13 Ken Walter 30 P 16 0 207 6-1 Kent State 8/15/1972 5
65 Damien Woody* 25 C-G 16 15 320 6-3 Boston College 11/3/1977 3

New England Patriots / 1st / 17th pick / 1999

Team Total 27.7 16 247.1 6-1.7 4.4