2002 Houston Texans Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Dom Capers (4-12)
Location: Houston, Texas
2002 Houston Texans StatisticsTeam Record: 4-12
Finishing 4th in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Dom Capers (4-12)
Location: Houston, Texas
2002 Houston Texans Results
The Houston Texans of the National Football League ended the 2002 season with a record of 4 wins and 12 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's South Division of the American Football Conference.
Houston managed just 213 points, worst in the league, while the defense yielded 356. David Carr passed for 2,592 yards. Billy Miller topped all receivers, hauling in 51 passes, while Corey Bradford added 697 receiving yards. Jabar Gaffney and James Allen were targeted regularly as well.
Jonathan Wells ran for a team-leading 529 yards for the Texans, and James Allen also aided the ground game.
Aaron Glenn picked off 5 errant tosses from the opposition. Jeff Posey dropped opposing passers 8 times.
Dom Capers coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | James Allen | RB | March 28, 1975 | 5'10" | 212 | Oklahoma | Wynnewood, OK USA | 16 | 5 |
| 47 | Jarrod Baxter | FB | March 9, 1979 | 6'1" | 245 | New Mexico | Dayton, OH USA | 16 | 10 |
| 33 | Jason Bell | CB | April 1, 1978 | 6'0" | 182 | UCLA | Long Beach, CA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 88 | Avion Black | WR | April 24, 1977 | 5'11" | 185 | Tennessee St. | Nashville, TN USA | 11 | 0 |
| 85 | Corey Bradford | WR | December 8, 1975 | 6'1" | 201 | Jackson St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 24 | Eric Brown | SS | March 20, 1975 | 6'1" | 210 | Mississippi St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 15 | 15 |
| 3 | Kris Brown | K | December 23, 1976 | 5'11" | 206 | Nebraska | Southlake, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | David Carr | QB | July 21, 1979 | 6'3" | 215 | Fresno St. | Bakersfield, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 36 | Chris Carter | SS-FS | September 27, 1974 | 6'1" | 201 | Texas | Tyler, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 42 | Marcus Coleman | RCB | May 24, 1974 | 6'2" | 210 | Texas Tech | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 87 | JaJuan Dawson | WR | November 5, 1977 | 6'1" | 197 | Tulane | Houston, TX USA | 14 | 2 |
| 95 | Jerry DeLoach | RDE | July 17, 1977 | 6'2" | 335 | California | Sacramento, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Pat Dennis | CB | June 30, 1978 | 6'0" | 207 | La-Monroe | Shreveport, LA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 66 | Char-ron Dorsey | T | November 5, 1978 | 6'6" | 367 | Florida St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 2 | 1 |
| 54 | Troy Evans | LB | December 3, 1977 | 6'1" | 238 | Cincinnati | Bay City, MI USA | 1 | 0 |
| 38 | Demarcus Faggins | CB | June 13, 1979 | 5'10" | 178 | Kansas St. | Irving, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 93 | Erik Flowers | LB-DE | March 1, 1978 | 6'4" | 273 | Arizona St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 56 | Jay Foreman | LILB | February 18, 1976 | 6'1" | 240 | Nebraska | Eden Prairie, MN USA | 16 | 16 |
| 86 | Jabar Gaffney | WR | December 1, 1980 | 6'1" | 205 | Florida | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 14 |
| 31 | Aaron Glenn | LCB | July 16, 1972 | 5'9" | 185 | Texas A&M | Humble, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 70 | DeMingo Graham | LG | September 10, 1973 | 6'3" | 310 | Hofstra | Newark, NJ USA | 14 | 11 |
| 81 | Atnaf Harris | WR | February 27, 1979 | 6'1" | 182 | Fresno St. | Fresno, CA USA | 1 | 1 |
| 75 | Jimmy Herndon | RT | August 30, 1973 | 6'8" | 318 | Houston | Baytown, TX USA | 12 | 7 |
| 94 | Charles Hill | DT | November 1, 1980 | 6'2" | 293 | Maryland | Palmer Park, MD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 89 | Jabari Holloway | TE | December 18, 1978 | 6'2" | 260 | Notre Dame | Atlanta, GA USA | 11 | 8 |
| 58 | Jason Lamar | LB | November 10, 1978 | 6'0" | 228 | Toledo | Detroit, MI USA | 5 | 0 |
| 84 | Jermaine Lewis | KR | October 16, 1974 | 5'7" | 183 | Maryland | Lanham, MD USA | 12 | 1 |
| 51 | Jimmy McClain | LB | July 23, 1980 | 6'0" | 231 | Troy | Enterprise, AL USA | 15 | 0 |
| 80 | Sean McDermott | TE | December 5, 1976 | 6'4" | 250 | Kansas | Lufkin, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 76 | Steve McKinney | C | October 15, 1975 | 6'4" | 300 | Texas A&M | Galveston, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 82 | Billy Miller | TE | April 24, 1977 | 6'3" | 245 | USC | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 7 |
| 59 | Keith Mitchell | ROLB | July 24, 1974 | 6'2" | 236 | Texas A&M | Garland, TX USA | 11 | 7 |
| 83 | Frank Murphy | WR | February 11, 1977 | 6'0" | 206 | Kansas St. | Jacksonville, FL USA | 5 | 0 |
| 44 | Moran Norris | FB | June 16, 1978 | 6'1" | 250 | Kansas | Houston, TX USA | 13 | 0 |
| 79 | Chad Overhauser | OG | June 17, 1975 | 6'4" | 314 | UCLA | Sacramento, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 91 | Seth Payne | NT | February 12, 1975 | 6'4" | 303 | Cornell | Clifton Springs, NY USA | 16 | 16 |
| 69 | Chester Pitts | LT | June 26, 1979 | 6'4" | 323 | San Diego St. | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 98 | Jeff Posey | ROLB | August 14, 1975 | 6'4" | 241 | Southern Miss | Bassfield, MS USA | 16 | 9 |
| 83 | Rod Rutledge | TE | August 12, 1975 | 6'5" | 262 | Alabama | Birmingham, AL USA | 7 | 5 |
| 65 | Ryan Schau | T | December 30, 1975 | 6'6" | 300 | Illinois | Hammond, IN USA | 4 | 4 |
| 92 | Corey Sears | DE | April 15, 1973 | 6'3" | 314 | Mississippi St. | San Antonio, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 55 | Jamie Sharper | RILB | November 23, 1974 | 6'3" | 240 | Virginia | Richmond, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 30 | Jason Simmons | CB | March 30, 1976 | 5'9" | 198 | Arizona St. | Inglewood, CA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 78 | Cameron Spikes | LG | November 6, 1976 | 6'4" | 325 | Texas A&M | Madisonville, TX USA | 12 | 5 |
| 7 | Chad Stanley | P | January 29, 1976 | 6'3" | 210 | S.F. Austin | Ore City, TX USA | 16 | 0 |
| 40 | Ed Stansbury | FB | May 3, 1979 | 6'0" | 257 | UCLA | El Paso, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | Matt Stevens | FS | June 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 205 | Appalachian St. | Chapel Hill, NC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Gary Walker | LDE | February 28, 1973 | 6'3" | 324 | Auburn | Royston, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 41 | Ramon Walker | DB | November 8, 1979 | 6'0" | 197 | Pittsburgh | Akron, OH USA | 8 | 1 |
| 61 | Fred Weary | RG | September 30, 1977 | 6'4" | 308 | Tennessee | Montgomery, AL USA | 16 | 12 |
| 32 | Jonathan Wells | RB | July 21, 1979 | 6'1" | 252 | Ohio St. | River Ridge, LA USA | 16 | 11 |
| 23 | Kevin Williams | FS | August 4, 1975 | 6'0" | 190 | Oklahoma St. | Pine Bluff, AR USA | 13 | 0 |
| 52 | Kailee Wong | LOLB | May 23, 1976 | 6'2" | 250 | Stanford | Eugene, OR USA | 16 | 16 |
| 43 | Kenny Wright | CB | September 14, 1977 | 6'1" | 205 | Arkansas | Ruston, LA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Ryan Young | RT | June 28, 1976 | 6'5" | 320 | Kansas St. | St. Louis, MO USA | 10 | 8 |
