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Record: 7-9-0, Finished 2nd in NFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 316 points (19.8/g), 23rd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 369 points (23.1/g), 23rd.
Differential of -53 points (-3.3/g), 25th.
Expected W-L: 6.5-9.5.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -19 (-1.2/g), 32nd.
Coached by Mike Martz (7-9-0)
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2002 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | Marc Bulger | 25 | Rook | 7 | 138 for 214, 1,826 yards, 14 td, 6 int, & 12 rushes for -13 yards and 1 td | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 168th pick / 2000 |
| QB | Jamie Martin | 32 | 6 | 2 | 124 for 195, 1,216 yards, 7 td, 10 int, & 5 rushes for 6 yards and 0 td | |
| QB | Kurt Warner | 31 | 4 | 6 | 144 for 220, 1,431 yards, 3 td, 11 int, & 8 rushes for 33 yards and 0 td | |
| RB | Marshall Faulk* | 29 | 8 | 10 | 212 rushes for 953 yards, 8 td, & 80 catches for 537 yards and 2 td | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1994 |
| RB | Lamar Gordon | 22 | Rook | 5 | 65 rushes for 228 yards, 1 td, & 30 catches for 278 yards and 2 td | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 84th pick / 2002 |
| FB | James Hodgins | 25 | 3 | 8 | 3 rushes for 7 yards, 0 td, & 9 catches for 47 yards and 0 td | |
| WR | Isaac Bruce | 30 | 8 | 16 | 79 catches for 1,075 yards, 7 td, & 3 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1994 |
| WR | Torry Holt | 26 | 3 | 12 | 91 catches for 1,302 yards, 4 td, & 2 rushes for 18 yards and 0 td | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1999 |
| TE | Ernie Conwell | 30 | 6 | 10 | 34 catches for 419 yards, 2 td, & 6 rushes for 30 yards and 1 td | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996 |
| TE | Brandon Manumaleuna | 22 | 1 | 10 | 8 catches for 106 yards, 1 td | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 129th pick / 2001 |
| LT | Orlando Pace* | 27 | 5 | 10 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1997 |
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| LG | Tom Nutten | 31 | 7 | 11 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 221st pick / 1995 |
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| LG | Heath Irwin | 29 | 5 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1996 |
| C | Andy McCollum | 32 | 7 | 16 | 1 fumble recovered | |
| RG | Adam Timmerman | 31 | 7 | 16 | 2 fumbles recovered | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 230th pick / 1995 |
| RT | John St. Clair | 25 | Rook | 16 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 94th pick / 2000 |
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| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Leonard Little | 28 | 4 | 15 | 12.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 65th pick / 1998 |
| LDT | Ryan Pickett | 23 | 1 | 14 | 0.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 29th pick / 2001 |
| RDT | Jeff Zgonina | 32 | 9 | 16 | 4.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 185th pick / 1993 |
| RDE | Grant Wistrom | 26 | 4 | 14 | 4.5 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1998 |
| LLB | Robert W. Thomas | 22 | Rook | 10 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 31st pick / 2002 |
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| LLB | Don Davis | 30 | 6 | 7 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| MLB | Jamie Duncan | 27 | 4 | 12 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 1998 |
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| RLB | Tommy Polley | 24 | 1 | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2001 |
| LCB | Travis Fisher | 23 | Rook | 11 | 0.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 64th pick / 2002 |
| LCB | Aeneas Williams | 34 | 11 | 6 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1991 |
| RCB | Dre' Bly | 25 | 3 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 2 interceptions, 2 fumbles recovered | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 41st pick / 1999 |
| SS | Adam Archuleta | 25 | 1 | 16 | 2.5 sacks, 1 interception, 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 2001 |
| FS | Kim Herring | 27 | 5 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 3 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 58th pick / 1997 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Jeff Wilkins | 30 | 8 | 0 | 19 of 25 field goals & 37 of 37 extra points | |
| P | Mitch Berger | 30 | 8 | 0 | 72 punts for a 41.9 average, 0 blocked | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994 |
| PR | Terrence Wilkins | 27 | 3 | 0 | 25 punt returns for a 9.7 average and 0 td | |
| KR | Terrence Wilkins | 27 | 3 | 0 | 47 kick returns for a 22.9 average and 0 td |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hakim Akbar | 22 | LB | 4 | 0 | 222 | 6-0 | Washington | 8/11/1980 | 1 | New England Patriots / 5th / 163rd pick / 2001 |
| Adam Archuleta | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 223 | 6-0 | Arizona State | 11/27/1977 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 20th pick / 2001 |
| Kole Ayi | 24 | LB | 6 | 0 | 231 | 6-1 | Massachusetts | 9/27/1978 | 1 | |
| Mitch Berger | 30 | P | 16 | 0 | 220 | 6-4 | Colorado | 6/24/1972 | 8 | Philadelphia Eagles / 6th / 193rd pick / 1994 |
| Dre' Bly | 25 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-9 | North Carolina | 5/22/1977 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 41st pick / 1999 |
| O.J. Brigance | 33 | LB | 13 | 0 | 236 | 6-0 | Rice | 9/29/1969 | 6 | |
| James Broyles | 24 | G | 1 | 0 | 319 | 6-4 | Southwest Missouri State | 5/18/1978 | Rook | |
| Isaac Bruce | 30 | WR | 16 | 16 | 188 | 6-0 | Memphis | 11/10/1972 | 8 | Los Angeles Rams / 2nd / 33rd pick / 1994 |
| Marc Bulger | 25 | QB | 7 | 7 | 215 | 6-3 | West Virginia | 4/5/1977 | Rook | New Orleans Saints / 6th / 168th pick / 2000 |
| Courtland Bullard | 24 | LB | 11 | 1 | 240 | 6-3 | Ohio State | 9/2/1978 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 167th pick / 2002 |
| John Burrough | 30 | DE-DT | 1 | 0 | 275 | 6-5 | Washington State,Wyoming | 5/17/1972 | 7 | Atlanta Falcons / 7th / 245th pick / 1995 |
| Jerametrius Butler | 24 | DB | 9 | 0 | 181 | 5-10 | Kansas State | 11/28/1978 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 145th pick / 2001 |
| Trung Canidate | 25 | RB | 16 | 1 | 205 | 5-11 | Arizona | 3/3/1977 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 31st pick / 2000 |
| Ernie Conwell | 30 | TE | 16 | 10 | 255 | 6-2 | Washington | 8/17/1972 | 6 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 59th pick / 1996 |
| Chad Cota | 31 | DB | 14 | 1 | 198 | 6-1 | Oregon | 8/8/1971 | 7 | Carolina Panthers / 7th / 209th pick / 1995 |
| Scott Covington | 26 | QB | 1 | 1 | 217 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 1/17/1976 | 3 | Cincinnati Bengals / 7th / 245th pick / 1999 |
| Don Davis | 30 | LB | 16 | 7 | 235 | 6-1 | Kansas | 12/17/1972 | 6 | |
| Jamie Duncan | 27 | LB | 16 | 12 | 238 | 6-1 | Vanderbilt | 7/20/1975 | 4 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers / 3rd / 84th pick / 1998 |
| Troy Edwards | 25 | WR | 14 | 0 | 191 | 5-10 | Louisiana Tech | 4/7/1977 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 1st / 13th pick / 1999 |
| Marshall Faulk* | 29 | RB | 14 | 10 | 211 | 5-10 | San Diego State | 2/26/1973 | 8 | Indianapolis Colts / 1st / 2nd pick / 1994 |
| Bryce Fisher | 25 | DE | 4 | 0 | 272 | 6-3 | Air Force | 5/12/1977 | 1 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 248th pick / 1999 |
| Travis Fisher | 23 | DB | 14 | 11 | 189 | 5-10 | Central Florida | 9/12/1979 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 64th pick / 2002 |
| Frank Garcia | 30 | C-G | 14 | 3 | 302 | 6-2 | Washington | 1/28/1972 | 7 | Carolina Panthers / 4th / 132nd pick / 1995 |
| Lamar Gordon | 22 | RB | 13 | 5 | 228 | 6-1 | North Dakota State | 1/7/1980 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 84th pick / 2002 |
| Kim Herring | 27 | DB | 16 | 16 | 212 | 6-0 | Penn State | 9/10/1975 | 5 | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 58th pick / 1997 |
| Chris Hetherington | 30 | FB | 6 | 4 | 245 | 6-3 | Yale | 11/27/1972 | 6 | |
| James Hodgins | 25 | FB | 9 | 8 | 274 | 6-1 | San Jose State | 4/30/1977 | 3 | |
| Torry Holt | 26 | WR | 16 | 12 | 190 | 6-0 | North Carolina State | 6/5/1976 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1999 |
| Heath Irwin | 29 | G | 14 | 5 | 300 | 6-4 | Colorado | 6/27/1973 | 5 | New England Patriots / 4th / 101st pick / 1996 |
| Tyoka Jackson | 31 | DE-DT | 16 | 0 | 280 | 6-2 | Penn State | 11/22/1971 | 8 | |
| Andy King | 24 | G | 5 | 0 | 310 | 6-4 | Illinois State | 11/9/1978 | Rook | |
| Damione Lewis | 24 | DT | 16 | 2 | 301 | 6-2 | Miami (FL) | 3/1/1978 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 12th pick / 2001 |
| Leonard Little | 28 | DE | 16 | 15 | 261 | 6-3 | Tennessee | 10/19/1974 | 4 | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 65th pick / 1998 |
| Dane Looker | 26 | WR | 3 | 0 | 194 | 6-0 | Washington | 5/5/1976 | Rook | |
| Brandon Manumaleuna | 22 | TE | 16 | 10 | 288 | 6-2 | Arizona | 1/4/1980 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 4th / 129th pick / 2001 |
| Jamie Martin | 32 | QB | 5 | 2 | 205 | 6-2 | Weber State | 2/8/1970 | 6 | |
| Chris Massey | 23 | RB | 16 | 1 | 245 | 6-0 | Marshall | 8/21/1979 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 7th / 243rd pick / 2002 |
| Dexter McCleon | 29 | DB | 13 | 4 | 195 | 5-10 | Clemson | 10/9/1973 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 40th pick / 1997 |
| Andy McCollum | 32 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Toledo | 6/2/1970 | 7 | |
| Yo Murphy | 29 | WR | 11 | 1 | 187 | 5-10 | Idaho | 5/11/1973 | 3 | |
| Tom Nutten | 31 | G-C | 11 | 11 | 280 | 6-5 | Western Michigan | 6/8/1971 | 7 | Buffalo Bills / 7th / 221st pick / 1995 |
| Orlando Pace* | 27 | T | 10 | 10 | 325 | 6-7 | Ohio State | 11/4/1975 | 5 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 1st pick / 1997 |
| Ryan Pickett | 23 | DT | 16 | 14 | 310 | 6-2 | Ohio State | 10/8/1979 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 29th pick / 2001 |
| Tommy Polley | 24 | LB | 12 | 11 | 240 | 6-3 | Florida State | 1/18/1978 | 1 | St. Louis Rams / 2nd / 42nd pick / 2001 |
| Ricky Proehl | 34 | WR | 16 | 2 | 190 | 6-0 | Wake Forest | 3/7/1968 | 12 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 58th pick / 1990 |
| Nick Sorensen | 24 | DB | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Virginia Tech | 7/31/1978 | 1 | |
| John St. Clair | 25 | T | 16 | 16 | 320 | 6-4 | Virginia | 7/15/1977 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 3rd / 94th pick / 2000 |
| Robert W. Thomas | 22 | LB | 16 | 10 | 237 | 6-1 | UCLA | 7/17/1980 | Rook | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 31st pick / 2002 |
| Adam Timmerman | 31 | G | 16 | 16 | 310 | 6-4 | South Dakota State | 8/14/1971 | 7 | Green Bay Packers / 7th / 230th pick / 1995 |
| Kurt Warner | 31 | QB | 7 | 6 | 220 | 6-2 | Northern Iowa | 6/22/1971 | 4 | |
| James Whitley | 23 | DB | 13 | 1 | 190 | 5-11 | Michigan | 5/13/1979 | Rook | |
| Jeff Wilkins | 30 | K | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-2 | Youngstown State | 4/19/1972 | 8 | |
| Terrence Wilkins | 27 | WR | 13 | 0 | 180 | 5-10 | Virginia | 7/29/1975 | 3 | |
| Aeneas Williams | 34 | DB | 6 | 6 | 200 | 5-11 | Southern | 1/29/1968 | 11 | Phoenix Cardinals / 3rd / 59th pick / 1991 |
| Grant Williams | 28 | T | 5 | 3 | 320 | 6-7 | Louisiana Tech | 5/10/1974 | 6 | |
| Grant Wistrom | 26 | DE | 15 | 14 | 272 | 6-4 | Nebraska | 7/3/1976 | 4 | St. Louis Rams / 1st / 6th pick / 1998 |
| Brian Young | 25 | DT | 16 | 3 | 298 | 6-2 | Texas-El Paso | 7/8/1977 | 2 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 139th pick / 2000 |
| Jeff Zgonina | 32 | DT | 16 | 16 | 285 | 6-2 | Purdue | 5/24/1970 | 9 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 185th pick / 1993 |
| Team Total | 27.1 | 16 | 242.3 | 6-1.5 | 3.8 |