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2001 Tennessee Titans
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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 3rd in AFC Central Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 336 points (21.0/g), 12th of 31 in the NFL.
Allowed 388 points (24.2/g), 25th.
Differential of -52 points (-3.2/g), 22nd.
Expected W-L: 6.6-9.4.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -4 (-0.2/g), 20th.
Simple Rating System: Total -2.0, Offense: 2.4, Defense: -4.4, SoS: 1.2, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jeff Fisher (7-9-0)
Offensive Coordinator: Mike Heimerdinger
Defensive Coordinator: Jim Schwartz
Training Camp: Baptist Sports Park (MetroCenter) (Nashville, Tennessee)
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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 | Steve McNair | 28 | 6 | 15 | 264 for 431, 3,350 yards, 21 td, 12 int, & 75 rushes for 414 yards and 5 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1995 |
| RB | Eddie George | 28 | 5 | 16 | 315 rushes for 939 yards, 5 td, & 37 catches for 279 yards and 0 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1996 |
| WR | Kevin Dyson | 26 | 3 | 16 | 54 catches for 825 yards, 7 td | Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 16th pick / 1998 |
| WR | Derrick Mason | 27 | 4 | 15 | 73 catches for 1,128 yards, 9 td | Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1997 |
| TE | Erron Kinney | 24 | 1 | 12 | 25 catches for 263 yards, 1 td | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 68th pick / 2000 |
| TE | Frank Wycheck | 30 | 8 | 16 | 60 catches for 672 yards, 4 td, & 1 rush for 1 yards and 0 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 160th pick / 1993 |
| LT | Brad Hopkins | 31 | 8 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 13th pick / 1993 | |
| LG | Zach Piller | 25 | 2 | 9 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 81st pick / 1999 | |
| C | Bruce Matthews* | 40 | 18 | 16 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983 | |
| C | Kevin Long | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | Tennessee Oilers / 7th / 229th pick / 1998 |
| RG | Benji Olson | 26 | 3 | 16 | Tennessee Oilers / 5th / 139th pick / 1998 | |
| RT | Fred Miller | 28 | 5 | 16 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 141st pick / 1996 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kevin Carter | 28 | 6 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| LDT | Josh Evans | 29 | 6 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| RDT | Jason Fisk | 29 | 6 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 243rd pick / 1995 |
| RDE | Jevon Kearse* | 25 | 2 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Titans / 1st / 16th pick / 1999 |
| LLB | Greg Favors | 27 | 3 | 13 | 1.5 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 120th pick / 1998 |
| MLB | Randall Godfrey | 28 | 5 | 14 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1996 |
| RLB | Eddie Robinson | 31 | 9 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1992 |
| LCB | Andre Dyson | 22 | Rook | 12 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 60th pick / 2001 |
| LCB | DeRon Jenkins | 28 | 5 | 6 | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 55th pick / 1996 | |
| RCB | Samari Rolle | 25 | 3 | 14 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Oilers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1998 |
| SS | Aric Morris | 24 | 1 | 10 | 1.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Titans / 5th / 135th pick / 2000 |
| FS | Perry Phenix | 27 | 3 | 11 | ||
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Nedney | 28 | 5 | 0 | 20 of 28 field goals & 34 of 35 extra points | |
| P | Craig Hentrich | 30 | 7 | 0 | 85 punts for a 42.0 average, 0 blocked | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1993 |
| PR | Derrick Mason | 27 | 4 | 15 | 20 punt returns for a 6.4 average and 0 td | Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1997 |
| KR | Derrick Mason | 27 | 4 | 15 | 34 kick returns for a 22.0 average and 1 td | Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1997 |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Dan Alexander | 23 | RB | 7 | 0 | 257 | 6-0 | Nebraska | 3/17/1978 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 6th / 192nd pick / 2001 |
| 19 | Drew Bennett | 23 | WR | 14 | 1 | 206 | 6-5 | UCLA | 8/26/1978 | Rook | |
| 82 | Eddie Berlin | 23 | WR | 11 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Northern Iowa | 1/14/1978 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 5th / 159th pick / 2001 |
| 23 | Blaine Bishop | 31 | DB | 5 | 4 | 197 | 5-9 | St. Joseph's (IN),Ball St. | 7/24/1970 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 8th / 214th pick / 1993 |
| 33 | Michael Booker | 26 | DB | 16 | 0 | 203 | 6-2 | Nebraska | 4/27/1975 | 4 | Atlanta Falcons / 1st / 11th pick / 1997 |
| 53 | Keith Bulluck | 24 | LB | 15 | 2 | 235 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 4/4/1977 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 1st / 30th pick / 2000 |
| 93 | Kevin Carter | 28 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Florida | 9/21/1973 | 6 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| 57 | Frank Chamberlin | 23 | LB | 16 | 0 | 235 | 6-1 | Boston Col. | 1/2/1978 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 5th / 160th pick / 2000 |
| 80 | Chris Coleman | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 202 | 6-0 | North Carolina St. | 5/8/1977 | 1 | |
| 66 | Gennaro DiNapoli | 26 | C-G | 5 | 2 | 287 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 5/25/1975 | 2 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 109th pick / 1998 |
| 22 | Andre Dyson | 22 | DB | 14 | 12 | 183 | 5-10 | Utah | 5/25/1979 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 60th pick / 2001 |
| 87 | Kevin Dyson | 26 | WR | 16 | 16 | 208 | 6-1 | Utah | 6/23/1975 | 3 | Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 16th pick / 1998 |
| 91 | Josh Evans | 29 | DT | 16 | 16 | 280 | 6-3 | Ala-Birmingham | 9/6/1972 | 6 | |
| 51 | Greg Favors | 27 | LB-DE | 16 | 13 | 242 | 6-1 | Mississippi St. | 9/30/1974 | 3 | Kansas City Chiefs / 4th / 120th pick / 1998 |
| 97 | Jason Fisk | 29 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 295 | 6-3 | Stanford | 9/4/1972 | 6 | Minnesota Vikings / 7th / 243rd pick / 1995 |
| 92 | Henry Ford | 30 | DT-DE | 16 | 0 | 295 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/30/1971 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 26th pick / 1994 |
| 27 | Eddie George | 28 | RB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 9/24/1973 | 5 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1996 |
| 56 | Randall Godfrey | 28 | LB | 14 | 14 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia | 4/6/1973 | 5 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1996 |
| 20 | Mike Green | 25 | RB | 16 | 1 | 249 | 6-0 | Houston | 9/2/1976 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 7th / 213th pick / 2000 |
| 15 | Craig Hentrich | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 213 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 5/18/1971 | 7 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1993 |
| 42 | Skip Hicks | 27 | RB | 9 | 0 | 230 | 6-0 | UCLA | 10/13/1974 | 3 | Washington Redskins / 3rd / 69th pick / 1998 |
| 72 | Brad Hopkins | 31 | T | 14 | 14 | 305 | 6-3 | Illinois | 9/5/1970 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 13th pick / 1993 |
| 25 | DeRon Jenkins | 28 | DB | 15 | 6 | 190 | 5-11 | Tennessee | 11/14/1973 | 5 | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 55th pick / 1996 |
| 90 | Jevon Kearse* | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 265 | 6-4 | Florida | 9/3/1976 | 2 | Tennessee Titans / 1st / 16th pick / 1999 |
| 88 | Erron Kinney | 24 | TE | 13 | 12 | 275 | 6-5 | Florida | 7/28/1977 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 68th pick / 2000 |
| 99 | Kris Kocurek | 23 | DT | 1 | 0 | 293 | 6-4 | Texas Tech | 11/15/1978 | Rook | Seattle Seahawks / 7th / 237th pick / 2001 |
| 83 | Mike Leach | 25 | TE | 4 | 0 | 245 | 6-2 | Boston Univ.,William & Mary | 10/18/1976 | 1 | |
| 60 | Kevin Long | 26 | C | 15 | 5 | 296 | 6-5 | Florida St. | 5/2/1975 | 3 | Tennessee Oilers / 7th / 229th pick / 1998 |
| 85 | Derrick Mason | 27 | WR | 15 | 15 | 190 | 5-10 | Michigan St. | 1/17/1974 | 4 | Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1997 |
| 76 | Jason Mathews | 30 | T | 16 | 2 | 285 | 6-5 | BYU,Texas A&M | 2/9/1971 | 7 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1994 |
| 74 | Bruce Matthews* | 40 | G-C-T | 16 | 16 | 305 | 6-5 | USC | 8/8/1961 | 18 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 9th pick / 1983 |
| 86 | Justin McCareins | 23 | WR | 4 | 1 | 215 | 6-2 | Northern Illinois | 12/11/1978 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 124th pick / 2001 |
| 9 | Steve McNair | 28 | QB | 15 | 15 | 235 | 6-2 | Alcorn St. | 2/14/1973 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1995 |
| 84 | Shad Meier | 23 | TE | 11 | 1 | 255 | 6-4 | Kansas St. | 6/7/1978 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 90th pick / 2001 |
| 71 | Fred Miller | 28 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-7 | Baylor | 2/6/1973 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 141st pick / 1996 |
| 30 | Donald Mitchell | 25 | DB | 12 | 3 | 182 | 5-10 | SMU | 12/14/1976 | 2 | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 117th pick / 1999 |
| 28 | Aric Morris | 24 | DB | 16 | 10 | 210 | 5-10 | Michigan St. | 7/22/1977 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 5th / 135th pick / 2000 |
| 32 | Bobby Myers | 25 | DB | 1 | 1 | 189 | 6-1 | Wisconsin | 11/10/1976 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 124th pick / 2000 |
| 48 | Brian Natkin | 23 | TE | 3 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 1/3/1978 | Rook | |
| 6 | Joe Nedney | 28 | K | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | San Jose St. | 3/22/1973 | 5 | |
| 14 | Neil O'Donnell | 35 | QB | 5 | 1 | 228 | 6-3 | Maryland | 7/3/1966 | 10 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990 |
| 75 | Benji Olson | 26 | G | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-4 | Washington | 6/5/1975 | 3 | Tennessee Oilers / 5th / 139th pick / 1998 |
| 40 | Wes Ours | 24 | RB | 3 | 1 | 284 | 6-0 | West Virginia | 12/30/1977 | Rook | |
| 94 | Juqua Parker | 23 | DE | 7 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 5/15/1978 | Rook | |
| 35 | Perry Phenix | 27 | DB | 12 | 11 | 210 | 5-11 | Southern Miss | 11/14/1974 | 3 | |
| 69 | Zach Piller | 25 | G | 14 | 9 | 321 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech,Florida | 5/2/1976 | 2 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 81st pick / 1999 |
| 44 | Daryl Porter | 27 | DB | 14 | 3 | 188 | 5-9 | Boston Col. | 1/16/1974 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 6th / 186th pick / 1997 |
| 55 | Eddie Robinson | 31 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-1 | Alabama St. | 4/13/1970 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 2nd / 50th pick / 1992 |
| 21 | Samari Rolle | 25 | DB | 14 | 14 | 175 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 8/10/1976 | 3 | Tennessee Oilers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1998 |
| 95 | Joe Salave'a | 26 | DT | 11 | 0 | 317 | 6-3 | Arizona | 3/23/1975 | 3 | Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 107th pick / 1998 |
| 81 | Chris Sanders | 29 | WR | 4 | 0 | 188 | 6-1 | Ohio St. | 5/8/1972 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 3rd / 67th pick / 1995 |
| 37 | Dainon Sidney | 26 | DB | 1 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | East Tennessee St.,Ala-Birmingham | 5/30/1975 | 3 | Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1998 |
| 59 | Peter Sirmon | 24 | LB | 16 | 0 | 237 | 6-2 | Oregon | 2/18/1977 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 128th pick / 2000 |
| 98 | Robaire Smith | 24 | DE-DT | 10 | 0 | 315 | 6-4 | Michigan St. | 11/15/1977 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 6th / 197th pick / 2000 |
| 78 | John Thornton | 25 | DT | 3 | 0 | 297 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 10/2/1976 | 2 | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1999 |
| 58 | Byron Thweatt | 24 | LB | 5 | 0 | 233 | 6-2 | Virginia | 3/21/1977 | Rook | |
| 12 | Billy Volek | 25 | QB | 1 | 0 | 214 | 6-2 | Fresno St. | 4/28/1976 | Rook | |
| 29 | Joe Walker | 24 | DB | 16 | 3 | 204 | 5-10 | Nebraska | 3/19/1977 | Rook | |
| 89 | Frank Wycheck | 30 | TE | 16 | 16 | 253 | 6-3 | Maryland | 10/14/1971 | 8 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 160th pick / 1993 |
| Team Total | 26.4 | 16 | 243.8 | 6-1.9 | 3.3 |