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2002 New York Jets

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

Scored 359 points (22.4/g), 15th of 32 in the NFL.
 Allowed 336 points (21.0/g), 14th.
 Differential of 23 points (1.4/g), 16th.
 Expected W-L: 8.6-7.4.

 Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 11th.

Simple Rating System: Total 3.2, Offense: 0.9, Defense: 2.3, SoS: 1.7, versus averages of 0.0.

Coached by Herman Edwards (9-7-0)
 Offensive Coordinator: Paul Hackett

Training Camp: Hofstra University (Hempstead, New York)

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 Chad Pennington 26 2 12 275 for 399, 3,120 yards, 22 td, 6 int, & 29 rushes for 49 yards and 2 td New York Jets / 1st / 18th pick / 2000
RB Curtis Martin 29 7 16 261 rushes for 1,094 yards, 7 td, & 49 catches for 362 yards and 0 td New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1995
FB Richie Anderson 31 9 16 5 rushes for 27 yards, 0 td, & 45 catches for 257 yards and 1 td New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1993
WR Wayne Chrebet 29 7 15 51 catches for 691 yards, 9 td
WR Laveranues Coles 25 2 16 89 catches for 1,264 yards, 5 td, & 6 rushes for 39 yards and 0 td New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 2000
TE Anthony Becht 25 2 16 28 catches for 243 yards, 5 td New York Jets / 1st / 27th pick / 2000
LT Jason Fabini 28 4 16 New York Jets / 4th / 111th pick / 1998
LG J.P. Machado 26 3 12 New York Jets / 6th / 197th pick / 1999
C Kevin Mawae* 31 8 16 1 fumble recovered Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 36th pick / 1994
RG Randy Thomas 26 3 16 New York Jets / 2nd / 57th pick / 1999
RT Kareem McKenzie 23 1 16 New York Jets / 3rd / 79th pick / 2001
 Defensive Starters
LDE Shaun Ellis 25 2 16 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 2000
LDT Jason Ferguson 28 5 16 3.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997
RDT Josh Evans 30 7 16 6.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered
RDE John Abraham* 24 2 16 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 2000
LLB Mo Lewis 33 11 16 0.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered New York Jets / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1991
MLB Marvin Jones 30 9 16 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1993
RLB Sam Cowart 27 4 16 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998
LCB Donnie Abraham 29 6 16 0.0 sacks, 4 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1996
RCB Aaron Beasley 29 6 15 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1996
SS Sam Garnes 28 5 16 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 1997
FS Damien Robinson 29 4 15 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 119th pick / 1997
 Special Teams Starters
K John Hall 28 5 0 24 of 31 field goals & 35 of 37 extra points
P Matt Turk 34 7 0 63 punts for a 41.0 average, 0 blocked
PR Santana Moss 23 1 1 25 punt returns for a 16.5 average and 2 td New York Jets / 1st / 16th pick / 2001
KR Chad Morton 25 2 0 58 kick returns for a 26.0 average and 2 td New Orleans Saints / 5th / 166th pick / 2000

Roster

ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+),
No. Age Pos G GS Wt Ht College/Univ BirthDate Yrs Drafted (tm/rnd/yr)
29 Donnie Abraham 29 DB 16 16 190 5-10 East Tennessee St. 10/8/1973 6 Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 71st pick / 1996
94 John Abraham* 24 DE 16 16 256 6-4 South Carolina 5/6/1978 2 New York Jets / 1st / 13th pick / 2000
20 Richie Anderson 31 FB 16 16 230 6-2 Penn St. 9/13/1971 9 New York Jets / 6th / 144th pick / 1993
81 Chris Baker 23 TE 12 0 258 6-3 Michigan St. 11/18/1979 Rook New York Jets / 3rd / 88th pick / 2002
21 Aaron Beasley 29 DB 15 15 205 6-0 West Virginia 7/7/1973 6 Jacksonville Jaguars / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1996
88 Anthony Becht 25 TE 16 16 272 6-5 West Virginia 8/8/1977 2 New York Jets / 1st / 27th pick / 2000
53 Khary Campbell 23 LB 9 0 230 6-3 Bowling Green 4/4/1979 Rook
80 Wayne Chrebet 29 WR 15 15 188 5-10 Hofstra 8/14/1973 7
87 Laveranues Coles 25 WR 16 16 193 5-11 Florida St. 12/29/1977 2 New York Jets / 3rd / 78th pick / 2000
56 Sam Cowart 27 LB 16 16 245 6-2 Florida St. 2/26/1975 4 Buffalo Bills / 2nd / 39th pick / 1998
51 James Darling 28 LB 16 0 247 6-1 Washington St. 12/29/1974 5 Philadelphia Eagles / 2nd / 57th pick / 1997
39 Andrew Davison 23 DB 6 0 185 5-11 Kansas 12/9/1979 Rook
85 James Dearth 26 TE-C 16 0 270 6-4 Tulsa,Tarleton St. 1/22/1976 3 Cleveland Browns / 6th / 191st pick / 1999
76 Jumbo Elliott 37 T 16 0 308 6-7 Michigan 4/1/1965 14 New York Giants / 2nd / 36th pick / 1988
92 Shaun Ellis 25 DE 16 16 285 6-5 Tennessee 6/24/1977 2 New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 2000
91 Josh Evans 30 DT 16 16 280 6-3 Ala-Birmingham 9/6/1972 7
69 Jason Fabini 28 T 16 16 304 6-7 Cincinnati 8/25/1974 4 New York Jets / 4th / 111th pick / 1998
72 Jason Ferguson 28 DT-NT 16 16 305 6-3 Georgia 11/28/1974 5 New York Jets / 7th / 229th pick / 1997
25 Nick Ferguson 28 DB 16 0 201 5-11 Morris Brown,Georgia Tech 11/27/1974 2
31 Marcus Floyd 24 DB 2 0 180 5-9 Indiana 10/12/1978 Rook
42 Sam Garnes 28 DB 16 16 225 6-3 Cincinnati 7/12/1974 5 New York Giants / 5th / 136th pick / 1997
58 Jason Glenn 23 LB 1 0 231 6-0 Texas A&M 8/20/1979 1 Detroit Lions / 6th / 173rd pick / 2001
78 Jonathan Goodwin 24 G 12 0 318 6-3 Ohio,Michigan 12/2/1978 Rook New York Jets / 5th / 154th pick / 2002
9 John Hall 28 K 16 0 240 6-3 Wisconsin 3/17/1974 5
23 Jamie Henderson 23 DB 2 0 202 6-2 Georgia 1/1/1979 1 New York Jets / 4th / 101st pick / 2001
55 Marvin Jones 30 LB 16 16 244 6-2 Florida St. 6/28/1972 9 New York Jets / 1st / 4th pick / 1993
34 LaMont Jordan 24 RB 14 0 230 5-10 Maryland 11/11/1978 1 New York Jets / 2nd / 49th pick / 2001
57 Mo Lewis 33 LB 16 16 258 6-3 Georgia 10/21/1969 11 New York Jets / 3rd / 63rd pick / 1991
63 J.P. Machado 26 G-C 16 12 300 6-4 Illinois 1/6/1976 3 New York Jets / 6th / 197th pick / 1999
28 Curtis Martin 29 RB 16 16 210 5-11 Pittsburgh 5/1/1973 7 New England Patriots / 3rd / 74th pick / 1995
68 Kevin Mawae* 31 C-G 16 16 289 6-4 LSU 1/23/1971 8 Seattle Seahawks / 2nd / 36th pick / 1994
38 Jon McGraw 23 DB 15 1 206 6-3 Kansas St. 4/2/1979 Rook New York Jets / 2nd / 57th pick / 2002
67 Kareem McKenzie 23 T 16 16 327 6-6 Penn St. 5/24/1979 1 New York Jets / 3rd / 79th pick / 2001
97 Giradie Mercer 26 DT 2 0 285 6-2 Marshall 3/19/1976 Rook
24 Ray Mickens 29 DB 16 1 180 5-8 Texas A&M 1/4/1973 6 New York Jets / 3rd / 62nd pick / 1996
26 Chad Morton 25 RB 16 0 203 5-8 USC 4/4/1977 2 New Orleans Saints / 5th / 166th pick / 2000
50 Kelvin Moses 26 LB 16 0 239 6-0 Wake Forest 9/3/1976 1
83 Santana Moss 23 WR 15 1 185 5-10 Miami (FL) 6/1/1979 1 New York Jets / 1st / 16th pick / 2001
60 Dennis O'Sullivan 26 C 3 0 300 6-3 Tulane 1/28/1976 Rook
10 Chad Pennington 26 QB 15 12 225 6-3 Marshall 6/26/1976 2 New York Jets / 1st / 18th pick / 2000
93 James Reed 25 DT 16 0 286 6-0 Iowa St. 2/3/1977 1 New York Jets / 7th / 206th pick / 2001
22 Damien Robinson 29 DB 15 15 223 6-2 Iowa 12/23/1973 4 Philadelphia Eagles / 4th / 119th pick / 1997
33 Jerald Sowell 28 FB 16 0 237 6-0 Tulane 1/21/1974 5 Green Bay Packers / 7th / 231st pick / 1997
82 Kevin Swayne 27 WR 15 0 191 6-1 Wayne State (NE) 1/17/1975 1
79 Dave Szott 35 G 4 4 289 6-4 Penn St. 12/12/1967 12 Kansas City Chiefs / 7th / 180th pick / 1990
16 Vinny Testaverde 39 QB 5 4 235 6-5 Miami (FL) 11/13/1963 15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 1st / 1st pick / 1987
99 Bryan Thomas 23 DE 15 0 266 6-4 Ala-Birmingham 6/7/1979 Rook New York Jets / 1st / 22nd pick / 2002
77 Randy Thomas 26 G 16 16 306 6-5 Mississippi St. 1/19/1976 3 New York Jets / 2nd / 57th pick / 1999
1 Matt Turk 34 P 16 0 243 6-5 Wisc-Whitewater 6/16/1968 7
75 Larry Webster 33 DT-DE 15 0 310 6-5 Maryland 1/18/1969 10 Miami Dolphins / 3rd / 70th pick / 1992
95 Steve White 29 DE 15 0 270 6-2 Tennessee 10/25/1973 6 Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 194th pick / 1996
89 Tory Woodbury 24 QB 2 0 208 6-2 Winston-Salem St. 7/12/1978 1
Team Total 27.3 16 246.0 6-2.0 4.0