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2002 New York Giants
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Record: 10-6-0, Finished 2nd in NFC East Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 320 points (20.0/g), 22nd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 279 points (17.4/g), 3rd.
Differential of 41 points (2.6/g), 12th.
Expected W-L: 9.3-6.7.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -2 (-0.1/g), 18th.
Simple Rating System: Total 0.8, Offense: -2.2, Defense: 3.0, SoS: -1.7, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jim Fassel (10-6-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Sean Payton
Other Notable Asst.: Eric Studesville (Running Backs)
Training Camp: SUNY Albany (Albany, New York)
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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 | Kerry Collins | 30 | 7 | 16 | 335 for 545, 4,073 yards, 19 td, 14 int, & 44 rushes for -3 yards and 0 td | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 5th pick / 1995 |
| RB | Tiki Barber | 27 | 5 | 15 | 304 rushes for 1,387 yards, 11 td, & 69 catches for 597 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1997 |
| WR | Ike Hilliard | 26 | 5 | 7 | 27 catches for 386 yards, 2 td, & 1 rush for 7 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1997 |
| WR | Amani Toomer | 28 | 6 | 16 | 82 catches for 1,343 yards, 8 td, & 1 rush for 2 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Daryl Jones | 23 | Rook | 6 | 8 catches for 90 yards, 0 td, & 1 rush for 4 yards and 0 td | New York Giants / 7th / 226th pick / 2002 |
| TE | Daniel Campbell | 26 | 3 | 16 | 22 catches for 175 yards, 1 td | New York Giants / 3rd / 79th pick / 1999 |
| TE | Jeremy Shockey*+ | 22 | Rook | 14 | 74 catches for 894 yards, 2 td | New York Giants / 1st / 14th pick / 2002 |
| LT | Luke Petitgout | 26 | 3 | 16 | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1999 | |
| LG | Rich Seubert | 23 | 1 | 16 | ||
| C | Chris Bober | 26 | 1 | 15 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Jason Whittle | 27 | 4 | 14 | ||
| RT | Mike Rosenthal | 25 | 3 | 16 | New York Giants / 5th / 149th pick / 1999 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Michael Strahan* | 31 | 9 | 16 | 11.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1993 |
| LDT | Cornelius Griffin | 26 | 2 | 14 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2000 |
| RDT | Lance LeGree | 25 | 1 | 10 | ||
| RDT | Keith Hamilton | 31 | 10 | 6 | New York Giants / 4th / 99th pick / 1992 | |
| RDE | Kenny Holmes | 29 | 5 | 15 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 18th pick / 1997 |
| LLB | Brandon Short | 25 | 2 | 15 | 3.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 2000 |
| MLB | Micheal Barrow | 32 | 9 | 14 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1993 |
| RLB | Dhani Jones | 24 | 1 | 14 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 6th / 177th pick / 2000 |
| LCB | Will Allen | 24 | 1 | 15 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 22nd pick / 2001 |
| RCB | Will James | 23 | 1 | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 3rd / 78th pick / 2001 |
| RCB | Jason Sehorn | 31 | 8 | 5 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Giants / 2nd / 59th pick / 1994 |
| SS | Shaun Williams | 26 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1998 |
| FS | Omar Stoutmire | 28 | 5 | 16 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 224th pick / 1997 | |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Matt Bryant | 27 | Rook | 0 | 26 of 32 field goals & 30 of 32 extra points | |
| P | Matt Allen | 25 | Rook | 0 | 63 punts for a 36.9 average, 0 blocked | |
| PR | Delvin Joyce | 24 | Rook | 0 | 25 punt returns for a 8.4 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Delvin Joyce | 24 | Rook | 0 | 33 kick returns for a 23.5 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Ian Allen | 24 | T | 3 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | Purdue | 7/22/1978 | Rook | |
| 12 | Matt Allen | 25 | P | 14 | 0 | 246 | 6-2 | Troy | 10/23/1977 | Rook | |
| 25 | Will Allen | 24 | DB | 15 | 15 | 196 | 5-10 | Syracuse | 8/5/1978 | 1 | New York Giants / 1st / 22nd pick / 2001 |
| 21 | Tiki Barber | 27 | RB | 16 | 15 | 200 | 5-10 | Virginia | 4/7/1975 | 5 | New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1997 |
| 58 | Micheal Barrow | 32 | LB | 15 | 14 | 245 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 4/19/1970 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 47th pick / 1993 |
| 20 | Sean Bennett | 27 | RB | 7 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Illinois,Evansville,Northwestern | 11/9/1975 | 3 | New York Giants / 4th / 112th pick / 1999 |
| 67 | Chris Bober | 26 | C | 15 | 15 | 310 | 6-5 | Nebraska-Omaha | 12/24/1976 | 1 | |
| 22 | Ralph Brown | 24 | DB | 16 | 2 | 185 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 9/16/1978 | 2 | New York Giants / 5th / 140th pick / 2000 |
| 8 | Matt Bryant | 27 | K | 16 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Baylor | 5/29/1975 | Rook | |
| 89 | Daniel Campbell | 26 | TE | 16 | 16 | 263 | 6-5 | Texas A&M | 4/13/1976 | 3 | New York Giants / 3rd / 79th pick / 1999 |
| 85 | Jonathan Carter | 23 | WR | 1 | 0 | 180 | 6-0 | Troy | 3/20/1979 | 1 | New York Giants / 5th / 162nd pick / 2001 |
| 84 | Tim Carter | 23 | WR | 5 | 0 | 200 | 6-0 | Auburn | 9/21/1979 | Rook | New York Giants / 2nd / 46th pick / 2002 |
| 39 | Ryan Clark | 23 | DB | 6 | 0 | 200 | 5-11 | LSU | 10/12/1979 | Rook | |
| 5 | Kerry Collins | 30 | QB | 16 | 16 | 248 | 6-5 | Penn St. | 12/30/1972 | 7 | Carolina Panthers / 1st / 5th pick / 1995 |
| 27 | Ron Dayne | 24 | RB | 16 | 1 | 250 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 3/14/1978 | 2 | New York Giants / 1st / 11th pick / 2000 |
| 41 | Darnell Dinkins | 25 | TE | 2 | 0 | 255 | 6-3 | Pittsburgh | 1/20/1977 | Rook | |
| 86 | Ron Dixon | 26 | WR | 10 | 3 | 190 | 6-0 | West Georgia,Lambuth | 5/28/1976 | 2 | New York Giants / 3rd / 73rd pick / 2000 |
| 85 | Derek Dorris | 24 | WR | 6 | 0 | 206 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 12/1/1978 | Rook | |
| 95 | Frank Ferrara | 27 | DE | 16 | 1 | 280 | 6-3 | Rhode Island | 12/7/1975 | 1 | |
| 99 | Byron Frisch | 26 | DE | 10 | 0 | 267 | 6-5 | BYU | 12/17/1976 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 93rd pick / 2000 |
| 54 | Nick Greisen | 23 | LB | 8 | 1 | 245 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 8/10/1979 | Rook | New York Giants / 5th / 152nd pick / 2002 |
| 97 | Cornelius Griffin | 26 | DT | 14 | 14 | 300 | 6-3 | Alabama | 12/3/1976 | 2 | New York Giants / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2000 |
| 75 | Keith Hamilton | 31 | DT-DE | 6 | 6 | 295 | 6-6 | Pittsburgh | 5/25/1971 | 10 | New York Giants / 4th / 99th pick / 1992 |
| 37 | Johnnie Harris | 30 | DB | 9 | 0 | 215 | 6-0 | Mississippi St. | 8/21/1972 | 3 | |
| 88 | Ike Hilliard | 26 | WR | 7 | 7 | 210 | 5-11 | Florida | 4/5/1976 | 5 | New York Giants / 1st / 7th pick / 1997 |
| 90 | Kenny Holmes | 29 | DE | 15 | 15 | 265 | 6-4 | Miami (FL) | 10/24/1973 | 5 | Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 18th pick / 1997 |
| 65 | Tam Hopkins | 24 | G | 16 | 1 | 315 | 6-4 | Ohio St. | 3/22/1978 | Rook | |
| 24 | Will James | 23 | DB | 12 | 12 | 200 | 6-0 | Michigan,West. Illinois | 6/15/1979 | 1 | New York Giants / 3rd / 78th pick / 2001 |
| 94 | Dwight Johnson | 25 | DE | 10 | 2 | 285 | 6-4 | Baylor | 1/30/1977 | 2 | |
| 79 | Bob Jones | 24 | DE | 11 | 0 | 270 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 9/3/1978 | Rook | |
| 87 | Daryl Jones | 23 | WR | 13 | 6 | 190 | 5-9 | Miami (FL) | 2/2/1979 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 226th pick / 2002 |
| 55 | Dhani Jones | 24 | LB | 15 | 14 | 240 | 6-1 | Michigan | 2/22/1978 | 1 | New York Giants / 6th / 177th pick / 2000 |
| 33 | Delvin Joyce | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 195 | 5-7 | James Madison | 9/21/1978 | Rook | |
| 96 | Ross Kolodziej | 24 | DT | 1 | 0 | 295 | 6-3 | Wisconsin | 5/11/1978 | 1 | New York Giants / 7th / 230th pick / 2001 |
| 70 | Lance LeGree | 25 | DT-DE | 15 | 10 | 300 | 6-1 | Notre Dame | 12/22/1977 | 1 | |
| 59 | Kevin Lewis | 24 | LB | 15 | 2 | 235 | 6-1 | Duke | 10/6/1978 | 2 | |
| 51 | Wesly Mallard | 24 | LB | 15 | 0 | 230 | 6-1 | Oregon | 11/21/1978 | Rook | New York Giants / 6th / 188th pick / 2002 |
| 98 | Matt Mitrione | 24 | DT | 9 | 0 | 295 | 6-2 | Purdue | 7/15/1978 | Rook | |
| 93 | Quincy Monk | 23 | LB | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-3 | North Carolina | 1/30/1979 | Rook | New York Giants / 7th / 245th pick / 2002 |
| 82 | Herman Moore | 33 | WR | 1 | 0 | 210 | 6-4 | Virginia | 10/20/1969 | 11 | Detroit Lions / 1st / 10th pick / 1991 |
| 44 | Dan O'Leary | 25 | TE | 5 | 0 | 248 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 9/1/1977 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 195th pick / 2001 |
| 3 | Jesse Palmer | 24 | QB | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-2 | Florida | 10/5/1978 | Rook | New York Giants / 4th / 125th pick / 2001 |
| 28 | DeWayne Patmon | 23 | DB | 15 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | Michigan | 4/25/1979 | 1 | |
| 77 | Luke Petitgout | 26 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-6 | Notre Dame | 6/16/1976 | 3 | New York Giants / 1st / 19th pick / 1999 |
| 83 | Marcellus Rivers | 24 | TE | 15 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Oklahoma St. | 10/26/1978 | 1 | |
| 78 | Mike Rosenthal | 25 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 318 | 6-7 | Notre Dame | 6/10/1977 | 3 | New York Giants / 5th / 149th pick / 1999 |
| 10 | Tom Rouen | 34 | P | 2 | 0 | 225 | 6-3 | Colorado St.,Colorado | 6/9/1968 | 9 | |
| 31 | Jason Sehorn | 31 | DB | 16 | 5 | 213 | 6-2 | USC | 4/15/1971 | 8 | New York Giants / 2nd / 59th pick / 1994 |
| 26 | Kato Serwanga | 26 | DB | 3 | 0 | 205 | 6-0 | Sacramento St.,Pacific,California | 7/23/1976 | 3 | |
| 69 | Rich Seubert | 23 | G | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | West. Illinois | 3/30/1979 | 1 | |
| 80 | Jeremy Shockey*+ | 22 | TE | 15 | 14 | 253 | 6-5 | Miami (FL) | 8/18/1980 | Rook | New York Giants / 1st / 14th pick / 2002 |
| 53 | Brandon Short | 25 | LB | 16 | 15 | 253 | 6-3 | Penn St. | 7/11/1977 | 2 | New York Giants / 4th / 105th pick / 2000 |
| 15 | Tony Simmons | 28 | WR | 3 | 0 | 210 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 12/8/1974 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1998 |
| 68 | Omar Smith | 25 | C | 7 | 0 | 295 | 6-2 | Kentucky | 9/8/1977 | Rook | |
| 45 | Charles Stackhouse | 22 | FB | 16 | 2 | 250 | 6-2 | Mississippi | 4/11/1980 | Rook | |
| 34 | Reggie Stephens | 27 | DB | 8 | 0 | 200 | 5-9 | Rutgers | 2/21/1975 | 3 | |
| 23 | Omar Stoutmire | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 5-11 | Fresno St. | 7/9/1974 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 224th pick / 1997 |
| 92 | Michael Strahan* | 31 | DE | 16 | 16 | 275 | 6-5 | Texas Southern | 11/21/1971 | 9 | New York Giants / 2nd / 40th pick / 1993 |
| 81 | Amani Toomer | 28 | WR | 16 | 16 | 208 | 6-3 | Michigan | 9/8/1974 | 6 | New York Giants / 2nd / 34th pick / 1996 |
| 29 | Damon Washington | 25 | RB | 12 | 0 | 193 | 5-11 | Colorado St. | 2/20/1977 | 2 | |
| 66 | Jason Whittle | 27 | G | 14 | 14 | 305 | 6-4 | SW Missouri St. | 3/7/1975 | 4 | |
| 36 | Shaun Williams | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 218 | 6-2 | UCLA | 10/10/1976 | 4 | New York Giants / 1st / 24th pick / 1998 |
| 52 | Dusty Zeigler | 29 | C-G | 2 | 2 | 298 | 6-5 | Notre Dame | 9/27/1973 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 6th / 202nd pick / 1996 |
| Team Total | 26.0 | 16 | 243.8 | 6-1.8 | 2.8 |