2002 Tennessee Titans
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Record: 11-5-0, Finished 1st in AFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 367 points (22.9/g), 13th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 324 points (20.2/g), 11th.
Differential of 43 points (2.7/g), 11th.
Expected W-L: 9.2-6.8.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +4 (0.2/g), 11th.
Simple Rating System: Total 1.8, Offense: 1.6, Defense: 0.1, SoS: -0.9, versus averages of 0.0.
Coached by
Jeff Fisher (11-5-0)
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 | 29 | 7 | 16 | 301 for 492, 3,387 yards, 22 td, 15 int, & 82 rushes for 440 yards and 3 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1995 |
| RB | Eddie George | 29 | 6 | 16 | 343 rushes for 1,165 yards, 12 td, & 36 catches for 255 yards and 2 td | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1996 |
| FB | Greg Comella | 27 | 4 | 7 | 1 rush for 0 yards, 0 td, & 10 catches for 70 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Kevin Dyson | 27 | 4 | 11 | 41 catches for 460 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for -4 yards and 0 td | Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 16th pick / 1998 |
| WR | Derrick Mason | 28 | 5 | 14 | 79 catches for 1,012 yards, 5 td | Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1997 |
| WR | Drew Bennett | 24 | 1 | 7 | 33 catches for 478 yards, 2 td | |
| TE | Erron Kinney | 25 | 2 | 7 | 13 catches for 173 yards, 0 td | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 68th pick / 2000 |
| TE | Frank Wycheck | 31 | 9 | 15 | 40 catches for 346 yards, 2 td | Washington Redskins / 6th / 160th pick / 1993 |
| LT | Brad Hopkins | 32 | 9 | 14 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 13th pick / 1993 | |
| LG | Zach Piller | 26 | 3 | 13 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 81st pick / 1999 | |
| C | Gennaro DiNapoli | 27 | 3 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 109th pick / 1998 |
| RG | Benji Olson | 27 | 4 | 16 | Tennessee Oilers / 5th / 139th pick / 1998 | |
| RT | Fred Miller | 29 | 6 | 16 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 141st pick / 1996 | |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Kevin Carter* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 10.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| LDT | John Thornton | 26 | 3 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1999 |
| RDT | Henry Ford | 31 | 8 | 13 | 3.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Houston Oilers / 1st / 26th pick / 1994 |
| RDE | Carlos Hall | 23 | Rook | 13 | 8.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Titans / 7th / 240th pick / 2002 |
| LLB | Peter Sirmon | 25 | 2 | 11 | 2.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 128th pick / 2000 |
| MLB | Randall Godfrey | 29 | 6 | 5 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1996 |
| RLB | Keith Bulluck | 25 | 2 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Titans / 1st / 30th pick / 2000 |
| LCB | Andre Dyson | 23 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 60th pick / 2001 |
| CB | Donald Mitchell | 26 | 3 | 10 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 3 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 117th pick / 1999 |
| RCB | Samari Rolle | 26 | 4 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Tennessee Oilers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1998 |
| SS | Tank Williams | 22 | Rook | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 45th pick / 2002 |
| FS | Lance Schulters | 27 | 4 | 16 | 2.0 sacks, 6 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 119th pick / 1998 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Joe Nedney | 29 | 6 | 0 | 25 of 31 field goals & 36 of 36 extra points | |
| P | Craig Hentrich | 31 | 8 | 0 | 65 punts for a 41.9 average, 1 blocked | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1993 |
| PR | John Simon | 24 | Rook | 0 | 13 punt returns for a 8.7 average and 0 td | |
| KR | John Simon | 24 | Rook | 0 | 20 kick returns for a 18.6 average and 0 td |
| No. | Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 67 | Tom Ackerman | 30 | G-C | 11 | 3 | 290 | 6-3 | East. Washington | 9/6/1972 | 6 | New Orleans Saints / 5th / 145th pick / 1996 |
| 79 | Kevin Aldridge | 22 | DE | 6 | 0 | 285 | 6-1 | SMU | 3/3/1980 | Rook | |
| 24 | Tony Beckham | 24 | DB | 14 | 0 | 187 | 6-1 | Wisc-Stout | 10/1/1978 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 115th pick / 2002 |
| 83 | Drew Bennett | 24 | WR | 16 | 7 | 206 | 6-5 | UCLA | 8/26/1978 | 1 | |
| 82 | Eddie Berlin | 24 | WR | 16 | 0 | 195 | 5-11 | Northern Iowa | 1/14/1978 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 5th / 159th pick / 2001 |
| 50 | Rocky Boiman | 22 | LB | 16 | 0 | 236 | 6-4 | Notre Dame | 1/24/1980 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 133rd pick / 2002 |
| 53 | Keith Bulluck | 25 | LB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-3 | Syracuse | 4/4/1977 | 2 | Tennessee Titans / 1st / 30th pick / 2000 |
| 54 | Rocky Calmus | 23 | LB | 13 | 1 | 238 | 6-3 | Oklahoma | 8/1/1979 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 77th pick / 2002 |
| 93 | Kevin Carter* | 29 | DE-DT | 16 | 16 | 290 | 6-5 | Florida | 9/21/1973 | 7 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1995 |
| 57 | Frank Chamberlin | 24 | LB | 15 | 3 | 235 | 6-1 | Boston Col. | 1/2/1978 | 2 | Tennessee Titans / 5th / 160th pick / 2000 |
| 29 | Rich Coady | 26 | DB | 14 | 2 | 210 | 6-1 | Texas A&M | 1/26/1976 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 68th pick / 1999 |
| 33 | Greg Comella | 27 | FB | 12 | 7 | 248 | 6-1 | Stanford | 7/29/1975 | 4 | |
| 64 | Gennaro DiNapoli | 27 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 287 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 5/25/1975 | 3 | Oakland Raiders / 4th / 109th pick / 1998 |
| 22 | Andre Dyson | 23 | DB | 16 | 16 | 183 | 5-10 | Utah | 5/25/1979 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 60th pick / 2001 |
| 87 | Kevin Dyson | 27 | WR | 11 | 11 | 208 | 6-1 | Utah | 6/23/1975 | 4 | Tennessee Oilers / 1st / 16th pick / 1998 |
| 36 | Mike Echols | 24 | DB | 4 | 0 | 190 | 5-10 | Wisconsin | 10/13/1978 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 110th pick / 2002 |
| 92 | Henry Ford | 31 | DT-DE | 16 | 13 | 295 | 6-3 | Arkansas | 10/30/1971 | 8 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 26th pick / 1994 |
| 27 | Eddie George | 29 | RB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-3 | Ohio St. | 9/24/1973 | 6 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 14th pick / 1996 |
| 56 | Randall Godfrey | 29 | LB | 8 | 5 | 245 | 6-2 | Georgia | 4/6/1973 | 6 | Dallas Cowboys / 2nd / 49th pick / 1996 |
| 60 | Aaron Graham | 29 | C | 16 | 0 | 301 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 5/22/1973 | 6 | Arizona Cardinals / 4th / 112th pick / 1996 |
| 20 | Mike Green | 26 | RB | 15 | 2 | 249 | 6-0 | Houston | 9/2/1976 | 2 | Tennessee Titans / 7th / 213th pick / 2000 |
| 97 | Carlos Hall | 23 | DE | 15 | 13 | 261 | 6-4 | Arkansas | 1/16/1979 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 7th / 240th pick / 2002 |
| 77 | Justin Hartwig | 24 | C-G | 3 | 0 | 305 | 6-4 | Kansas | 11/21/1978 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 6th / 187th pick / 2002 |
| 91 | Albert Haynesworth | 21 | DT | 16 | 3 | 320 | 6-6 | Tennessee | 6/17/1981 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 1st / 15th pick / 2002 |
| 15 | Craig Hentrich | 31 | P | 16 | 0 | 213 | 6-3 | Notre Dame | 5/18/1971 | 8 | New York Jets / 8th / 200th pick / 1993 |
| 80 | Darrell Hill | 23 | WR | 7 | 0 | 200 | 6-3 | Northern Illinois | 6/19/1979 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 7th / 225th pick / 2002 |
| 35 | Robert Holcombe | 27 | RB | 8 | 0 | 208 | 5-11 | Illinois | 12/11/1975 | 4 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 37th pick / 1998 |
| 72 | Brad Hopkins | 32 | T | 14 | 14 | 305 | 6-3 | Illinois | 9/5/1970 | 9 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 13th pick / 1993 |
| 55 | Brad Kassell | 22 | LB | 9 | 0 | 242 | 6-3 | North Texas | 1/7/1980 | Rook | |
| 90 | Jevon Kearse | 26 | DE | 4 | 1 | 265 | 6-4 | Florida | 9/3/1976 | 3 | Tennessee Titans / 1st / 16th pick / 1999 |
| 88 | Erron Kinney | 25 | TE | 15 | 7 | 275 | 6-5 | Florida | 7/28/1977 | 2 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 68th pick / 2000 |
| 68 | Matt Martin | 23 | G | 1 | 0 | 272 | 6-6 | Kansas St. | 10/12/1979 | Rook | |
| 85 | Derrick Mason | 28 | WR | 14 | 14 | 190 | 5-10 | Michigan St. | 1/17/1974 | 5 | Tennessee Oilers / 4th / 98th pick / 1997 |
| 76 | Jason Mathews | 31 | T | 16 | 2 | 285 | 6-5 | BYU,Texas A&M | 2/9/1971 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 3rd / 67th pick / 1994 |
| 86 | Justin McCareins | 24 | WR | 16 | 1 | 215 | 6-2 | Northern Illinois | 12/11/1978 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 124th pick / 2001 |
| 9 | Steve McNair | 29 | QB | 16 | 16 | 235 | 6-2 | Alcorn St. | 2/14/1973 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 1st / 3rd pick / 1995 |
| 84 | Shad Meier | 24 | TE | 12 | 0 | 255 | 6-4 | Kansas St. | 6/7/1978 | 1 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 90th pick / 2001 |
| 71 | Fred Miller | 29 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-7 | Baylor | 2/6/1973 | 6 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 141st pick / 1996 |
| 30 | Donald Mitchell | 26 | DB | 16 | 10 | 182 | 5-10 | SMU | 12/14/1976 | 3 | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 117th pick / 1999 |
| 28 | Aric Morris | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 5-10 | Michigan St. | 7/22/1977 | 2 | Tennessee Titans / 5th / 135th pick / 2000 |
| 6 | Joe Nedney | 29 | K | 16 | 0 | 225 | 6-5 | San Jose St. | 3/22/1973 | 6 | |
| 14 | Neil O'Donnell | 36 | QB | 4 | 0 | 228 | 6-3 | Maryland | 7/3/1966 | 11 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 3rd / 70th pick / 1990 |
| 75 | Benji Olson | 27 | G | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-4 | Washington | 6/5/1975 | 4 | Tennessee Oilers / 5th / 139th pick / 1998 |
| 94 | Juqua Parker | 24 | DE | 9 | 0 | 250 | 6-2 | Oklahoma St. | 5/15/1978 | 1 | |
| 69 | Zach Piller | 26 | G | 13 | 13 | 321 | 6-5 | Georgia Tech,Florida | 5/2/1976 | 3 | Tennessee Titans / 3rd / 81st pick / 1999 |
| 21 | Samari Rolle | 26 | DB | 16 | 16 | 175 | 6-0 | Florida St. | 8/10/1976 | 4 | Tennessee Oilers / 2nd / 46th pick / 1998 |
| 31 | Lance Schulters | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 202 | 6-2 | Hofstra | 5/27/1975 | 4 | San Francisco 49ers / 4th / 119th pick / 1998 |
| 37 | Dainon Sidney | 27 | DB | 4 | 0 | 197 | 6-0 | East Tennessee St.,Ala-Birmingham | 5/30/1975 | 4 | Tennessee Oilers / 3rd / 77th pick / 1998 |
| 45 | John Simon | 24 | RB | 12 | 0 | 202 | 5-11 | Louisiana Tech | 12/11/1978 | Rook | |
| 59 | Peter Sirmon | 25 | LB | 16 | 11 | 237 | 6-2 | Oregon | 2/18/1977 | 2 | Tennessee Titans / 4th / 128th pick / 2000 |
| 98 | Robaire Smith | 25 | DE-DT | 16 | 2 | 315 | 6-4 | Michigan St. | 11/15/1977 | 2 | Tennessee Titans / 6th / 197th pick / 2000 |
| 78 | John Thornton | 26 | DT | 16 | 16 | 297 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 10/2/1976 | 3 | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 52nd pick / 1999 |
| 25 | Tank Williams | 22 | DB | 16 | 16 | 223 | 6-3 | Stanford | 6/30/1980 | Rook | Tennessee Titans / 2nd / 45th pick / 2002 |
| 89 | Frank Wycheck | 31 | TE | 15 | 15 | 253 | 6-3 | Maryland | 10/14/1971 | 9 | Washington Redskins / 6th / 160th pick / 1993 |
| Team Total | 26.2 | 16 | 245.4 | 6-2.4 | 3.2 |