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2002 NFL draft

2002 American football draft

Field	Value
name	2002 NFL draft
image	2002nfldraft.png
alt	2002 NFL draft logo
date	April 20–21, 2002
time	Noon EDT (April 20)
11:00 am EDT (April 21)
location	Theater at MSG
in New York City, NY
network	ESPN, ESPN2
league	NFL
mr_irrelevant	Ahmad Miller, DT
Houston Texans
first	David Carr, QB
[Houston Texans](2002-houston-texans-season)
fewnum	5
fewest	[Kansas City Chiefs](2002-kansas-city-chiefs-season)
[Miami Dolphins](2002-miami-dolphins-season)
[New York Jets](2002-new-york-jets-season)
mostnum	12
most	[Houston Texans](2002-houston-texans-season)
overall	261
rounds	7
hofnum	{{ Collapsible list
title	3
1	DE Julius Peppers
2	DE Dwight Freeney
3	S Ed Reed
prev	[2001](2001-nfl-draft)
next	[2003](2003-nfl-draft)

11:00 am EDT (April 21) in New York City, NY Houston Texans Houston Texans Miami Dolphins New York Jets The 2002 NFL draft was the 67th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible professional football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936. The draft took place from April 20–21, 2002, at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. The draft was broadcast on ESPN both days and eventually moved to ESPN2. The draft began with the Houston Texans selecting David Carr, and it ended with the Texans selecting Mr. Irrelevant, Ahmad Miller. There were thirty-two compensatory selections distributed among eighteen teams, with the Buffalo Bills receiving the most selections with four. The University of Miami was the college most represented in the draft, having five of its players selected in the first round. Although the Carolina Panthers finished with a 1–15 record which would normally have given them the first pick in each round, the Houston Texans were given the first pick because they were an expansion team. The league also held a supplemental draft after the regular draft and before the regular season.

Player selections

‡	Hall of Fame]]r

Hall of Fame defensive end Julius Peppers was drafted 2nd overall by the Carolina Panthers.

Hall of Fame defensive end Dwight Freeney was drafted 11th overall by the Indianapolis Colts.

:RaidersRedskinsSwap**#18: Washington → Oakland (D).** Oakland and Washington swapped first round picks, Oakland also traded their third-round pick to Washington. :#18: Oakland → Atlanta (D). see #17: Atlanta → Oakland |group="R1 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes }}

#21: Tampa Bay → Oakland (PD). Tampa Bay traded its first- and second-round selections (21st and 53rd) and first-round selection (31st) in 2003 and second-round selection (45th) in 2004 to Oakland as compensation for signing Raiders' head coach Jon Gruden.

#21: Oakland → Washington (D). see #18: Washington → Oakland

#21: Washington → New England (D) Washington traded this first-round selection to New England in exchange for New England's first-, third- and seventh-round selections (32nd, 96th and 234th).|group="R1 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes }}

              - Round 2      *************

              - Round 3      *************

**No. 79: Cleveland → Jacksonville (D).**see No. 76: Jacksonville → Cleveland.

No. 79: Jacksonville → Washington (D). Jacksonville traded this third-round selection (79th) to Washington in exchange for Washington's third- and fourth-round selections (89th and 118th).|group="R3 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes }}

**No. 84: Washington → Kansas City (PD). **Kansas City received Washington's third-round selection (84th) and third-round selection (77th) in 2001 as compensation for Washington hiring former Chiefs' head coach Marty Schottenheimer.

No. 84: Kansas City → St. Louis (D). St. Louis received this third-round selection and Kansas City's second-round selection (42nd) in 2001 as compensation for Kansas City hiring former Rams' head coach Dick Vermeil.|group="R3 -"}} |cfb page exists=yes }}

No. 89: Oakland → Washington (D). see #18: Washington → Oakland

No. 89: Washington → Jacksonville (D) see No. 79: Jacksonville → Washington.|group="R3 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes }}

No. 96: New England → Washington (D). see No. 32: New England → Washington.

No. 96: Washington → Baltimore (D) see No. 52: Washington → Baltimore.

No. 96: Baltimore → Denver (D) Baltimore traded this third-round selection to Denver in exchange for Denver's fourth- and fifth-round selections (112th and 155th).|group="R3 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes }}

              - Round 4      *************

No. 112: Atlanta → Denver (PD). Atlanta traded its fourth-round selection (112th) to Denver in exchange for Denver's three seventh-round selections (215th, 219th and 226th) in 2001.

No. 112: Denver → Baltimore (D) see No. 96: Baltimore → Denver.|group="R4 -"}}|cfb page exists=yes }}

              - Round 5      *************

No. 144: Jacksonville → New England (PD). Jacksonville traded its fifth-round selection (144th) to New England in exchange for New England's sixth-round selection (170th) in 2001.

No. 144: New England → Denver (D) see No. 117: Denver → New England.|group="R5 -"}}||cfb page exists=yes }}

              - Round 6      *************

No. 183: Kansas City → St. Louis (PD). Kansas City traded its sixth-round selection (183rd) to St. Louis in exchange for RB James Lewis.

No. 183: St. Louis → Indianapolis (PD) St. Louis traded this sixth-round selection (183rd) to Indianapolis in exchange for WR Terrence Wilkins.|group="R6 -"}}|| | playerpageexists=yes |cfb page exists=yes }}

              - Round 7      *************

No. 234: N.Y. Jets → New England (PD). New England traded its first-round selection (16th) in 2000 and fourth- and seventh-round selections (101st and 206th) in 2001 but received back from the Jets their fifth-round selection (149th) in 2001 and this seventh-round selection (234th).

No. 234: New England → Washington (PD) see No. 32: New England → Washington.|group="R7 -"}}| cfb page exists=yes }}

No. 237: Miami → Dallas (PD). Miami traded its seventh-round selection (237th) to Dallas in exchange for WR Jeff Ogden.

No. 237: Dallas → New England (PD) see No. 140: New England → Dallas.|group="R7 -"}}| cfb page exists=yes }}

Trades

In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.

;Round one

Round two

Round three

Round four

Round five

Round six

Round seven

Supplemental draft selections

For each player selected in the supplemental draft, the team forfeits its pick in that round in the draft of the following season.

Notable undrafted players

†	= Pro Bowler

Hall of Famers

Ed Reed, free safety from Miami (FL), taken 1st round 24th overall by the Baltimore Ravens. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2019.
Julius Peppers, defensive end from North Carolina, taken 1st round 2nd overall by the Carolina Panthers. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.
Dwight Freeney, defensive end from Syracuse, taken 1st round 11th overall by the Indianapolis Colts. :Inducted: Professional Football Hall of Fame Class of 2024.

Notes

References

;General references

{{cite web |access-date=January 8, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070104081219/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/years/2002 |archive-date=January 4, 2007 |url-status=dead
{{cite web | access-date =January 17, 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050311132555/http://www.nfl.com/draft/2002/trades.html | archive-date=March 11, 2005}}
{{cite web | access-date =April 25, 2011
{{cite web | access-date =April 25, 2011 | archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20110521151514/http://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/2002.htm| archive-date=May 21, 2011 | url-status= live}}

;Trade references ;Specific references

References

(April 11, 2011). "NFL Draft: Overview". [[ESPN]].
"Facts and figures on 2002 NFL Draft".
. (October 2, 2014). ["NFL Draft Locations"](http://www.footballgeography.com/nfl-draft-sites/).
(October 2, 2014). "NFL Draft headed to Chicago in 2015". [[New York Giants]].
"Compensatory draft choices announced".
Players are identified as a Pro Bowler if they were selected for the Pro Bowl at any time in their career.
Players are identified as a Hall of Famer if they have been inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
"2001 Heisman Trophy winner".

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