67th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible players
The 2002 NFL draft was the 67th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible football players. The draft is known officially as the "NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting" and has been conducted annually since 1936.[1] The draft took place April 20–21, 2002 at the Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York.[2][3][4] 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.[5] 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.
The last remaining active player from the 2002 draft was third-round quarterback Josh McCown, who threw his last pass in 2019 for the Philadelphia Eagles.[source 1]
Trades
In the explanations below, (D) denotes trades that took place during the draft, while (PD) indicates trades completed pre-draft.
- Round one
- ^ #6: Dallas → Kansas City (D). Dallas traded this choice to Kansas City for Kansas City's first- (#8), third- (#75) and 2003 sixth-round (#186) draft choices.[source 2]
- ^ #8: Kansas City → Dallas (D). see #6: Dallas → Kansas City[source 2]
- ^ #14: Tennessee → New York Giants (D). Tennessee traded this selection to the New York Giants for New Yorks's first- (#15) and fourth-round (#110) draft choices.[source 3]
- ^ #15: New York Giants → Tennessee (D). see #14: Tennessee → New York Giants[source 3]
- ^ #17: Atlanta → Oakland (D). Atlanta traded this selection to the Oakland for Oakland's first- (#18) and fifth-round (#158) draft choices.[source 3]
- ^ #18: multiple trades:
- #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[source 3]
- ^ No. 20: Seattle → Green Bay (D). Seattle traded its first- and fifth- round selections (20th and 156th) to Green Bay in exchange for Green Bay's first- and second-round selections (28th and 60th)
- ^ #21: multiple trades:
#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[source 3]
#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).
- ^ No. 25: Miami → New Orleans (PD). Miami traded its first- and fourth- round selections (25th and 125th) and first-round selection (18th) in 2003 to New Orleans in exchange for RB Ricky Williams and New Orleans' fourth-round selection (114th).
- ^ No. 28: Green Bay → Seattle (D). see No. 20: Seattle → Green Bay.
- ^ No. 32: New England → Washington (D). see No. 21: Washington → New England.
Round two
- ^ No. 48: Atlanta → San Diego (PD). Atlanta traded its second-round selection (48th) and first- and third-round selections (5th and 67th) in 2001 to San Diego in exchange for San Diego's first-round selection (1st) in 2001
- ^ No. 52: Washington → Baltimore (D). Washington traded its second- and third-round selections (52nd and 96th) to Baltimore in exchange for Baltimore's second-, third- and fifth round selections (56th, 87th and 159th)
- ^ No. 53: Tampa Bay → Oakland (PD). see No. 21: Tampa Bay → Oakland.
- ^ No. 56: Baltimore → Washington (D). see No. 52: Washington → Baltimore.
- ^ No. 59: Miami → Philadelphia (D). Miami traded its second-round selection (59th) to Philadelphia in exchange for Philadelphia's third- and sixth round selections (88th and 187th)
- ^ No. 60: Green Bay → Seattle (D). see No. 20: Seattle → Green Bay.
- ^ No. 61: San Francisco → Buffalo (D). San Francisco traded its second-round selection (61st) to Buffalo in exchange for Buffalo's third- and fourth round selections (69th and 102nd)
- ^ No. 63: Chicago → Dallas (D). Chicago traded its second- and fourth-round selections (63rd and 129th) to Dallas in exchange for Dallas' third-, fourth- and fifth-round selections (72nd, 104th and 140th)
Round three
Round four
Round five
Round six
Round seven
- ^ No. 212: Houston → Pittsburgh (PD). Pittsburgh received Houston's seventh-round selection (212th) as compensation for Houston signing Steelers' restrictive free agent K Kris Brown
- ^ No. 217: Dallas → Atlanta (PD). Dallas traded its seventh-round selection (217th) to Atlanta in exchange for TE OJ Santiago.
- ^ No. 228: Atlanta → Denver (PD). Atlanta traded its seventh-round selection (228th) to Denver in exchange for LB Henri Crockett.
- ^ No. 234: multiple trades:
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.
- ^ No. 237: multiple trades:
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.
- ^ No. 241: Chicago → Miami (PD). see No. 199: Miami → Chicago.
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.
