2002 New England Patriots Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bill Belichick (9-7)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
2002 New England Patriots StatisticsTeam Record: 9-7
Finishing 1st in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference
Coach: Bill Belichick (9-7)
Location: Foxborough, Massachusetts
2002 New England Patriots Results
The New England Patriots of the National Football League ended the 2002 season with a record of 9 wins and 7 losses, finishing first in the NFL's East Division of the American Football Conference.
The Patriots scored 381 points, and the defensive squad yielded 346. Tom Brady triggered the aerial attack, throwing for 3,764 yards. Troy Brown paced all receivers, catching 97 passes for 890 yards, while David Patten contributed to the receiving game, too.
Antowain Smith rushed for a team-best 982 yards for New England.
Terrell Buckley and Ty Law each snatched 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Richard Seymour and Willie McGinest each topped pass rushers with 5.5 sacks.
Bill Belichick coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Joe Andruzzi | RG | August 23, 1975 | 6'3" | 312 | Southern Connecticut St. | Staten Island, NY USA | 13 | 13 |
| 68 | Tom Ashworth | T | October 10, 1977 | 6'6" | 305 | Colorado | Denver, CO USA | 1 | 0 |
| 49 | Fred Baxter | TE | June 14, 1971 | 6'3" | 268 | Auburn | Brundidge, AL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Tom Brady | QB | August 3, 1977 | 6'4" | 225 | Michigan | San Mateo, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Deion Branch | KR | July 18, 1979 | 5'9" | 193 | Louisville | Albany, GA USA | 13 | 7 |
| 59 | O.J. Brigance | LB | September 29, 1969 | 6'0" | 236 | Rice | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 80 | Troy Brown | PR | July 2, 1971 | 5'10" | 196 | Marshall | Barnwell, SC USA | 14 | 13 |
| 54 | Tedy Bruschi | MLB | June 9, 1973 | 6'1" | 247 | Arizona | San Francisco, CA USA | 11 | 9 |
| 22 | Terrell Buckley | DB | June 7, 1971 | 5'10" | 180 | Florida St. | Pascagoula, MS USA | 16 | 2 |
| 58 | Matt Chatham | LB | June 28, 1977 | 6'4" | 250 | South Dakota | Newton, IA USA | 13 | 0 |
| 30 | Je'Rod Cherry | DB | May 30, 1973 | 6'1" | 210 | California | Charlotte, NC USA | 16 | 0 |
| 85 | Cam Cleeland | TE | August 15, 1975 | 6'5" | 272 | Washington | Sedro-Woolley, WA USA | 12 | 1 |
| 84 | Fred Coleman | WR | January 31, 1975 | 6'0" | 190 | Washington | Tyler, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 77 | Mike Compton | LG | September 18, 1970 | 6'6" | 310 | West Virginia | Richlands, VA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 6 | Rohan Davey | QB | April 14, 1978 | 6'2" | 245 | LSU | Clarendon, Jamaica | 2 | 0 |
| 44 | Marc Edwards | FB | November 17, 1974 | 6'0" | 249 | Notre Dame | Cincinnati, OH USA | 16 | 10 |
| 33 | Kevin Faulk | RB | June 5, 1976 | 5'8" | 202 | LSU | Lafayette, LA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 88 | Christian Fauria | TE | September 22, 1971 | 6'4" | 250 | Colorado | Northridge, CA USA | 16 | 13 |
| 87 | David Givens | WR | August 16, 1980 | 6'0" | 212 | Notre Dame | Youngstown, OH USA | 12 | 0 |
| 82 | Daniel Graham | TE | November 16, 1978 | 6'3" | 257 | Colorado | Torrance, CA USA | 12 | 6 |
| 97 | Jarvis Green | DE | January 12, 1979 | 6'3" | 290 | LSU | Thibodeaux, LA USA | 15 | 4 |
| 27 | Victor Green | FS | December 8, 1969 | 5'11" | 210 | Akron | Americus, GA USA | 16 | 6 |
| 91 | Bobby Hamilton | LDE | July 1, 1971 | 6'5" | 280 | Southern Miss | Denver, CO USA | 16 | 15 |
| 23 | Antwan Harris | DB | May 29, 1977 | 5'9" | 194 | Virginia | Raleigh, NC USA | 14 | 0 |
| 29 | Chris Hayes | DB | May 7, 1972 | 6'0" | 206 | Washington St. | San Bernardino, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 81 | Donald Hayes | WR | July 13, 1975 | 6'4" | 220 | Wisconsin | Madison, WI USA | 12 | 1 |
| 37 | Jimmy Hitchcock | DB | November 9, 1970 | 5'10" | 190 | North Carolina | Concord, NC USA | 1 | 0 |
| 71 | Russ Hochstein | C-G | October 7, 1977 | 6'4" | 305 | Nebraska | Hartington, NE USA | 1 | 0 |
| 99 | Bernard Holsey | DT-DE | December 10, 1973 | 6'2" | 286 | Duke | Rome, GA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 19 | Damon Huard | QB | July 9, 1973 | 6'3" | 215 | Washington | Yakima, WA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 53 | Larry Izzo | LB | September 26, 1974 | 5'10" | 228 | Rice | Fort Belvoir, VA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 52 | Ted Johnson | MLB | December 4, 1972 | 6'4" | 253 | Colorado | Alameda, CA USA | 14 | 11 |
| 74 | Kenyatta Jones | RT | January 18, 1979 | 6'3" | 307 | South Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 13 | 11 |
| 34 | Tebucky Jones | FS | October 6, 1974 | 6'2" | 218 | Syracuse | New Britain, CT USA | 14 | 12 |
| 31 | Ben Kelly | DB | September 15, 1978 | 5'9" | 185 | Colorado | Cleveland, OH USA | 7 | 0 |
| 70 | Adrian Klemm | G | May 21, 1977 | 6'3" | 310 | Hawaii | Inglewood, CA USA | 16 | 3 |
| 24 | Ty Law | LCB | February 10, 1974 | 5'11" | 200 | Michigan | Aliquippa, PA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 72 | Matt Light | LT | June 23, 1978 | 6'4" | 305 | Purdue | Greenville, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 96 | Rick Lyle | DE | February 26, 1971 | 6'5" | 285 | Missouri | Monroe, LA USA | 13 | 2 |
| 90 | Steve Martin | LDT | May 31, 1974 | 6'4" | 320 | Missouri | St. Paul, MN USA | 14 | 6 |
| 55 | Willie McGinest | LDE | December 11, 1971 | 6'5" | 270 | USC | Long Beach, CA USA | 16 | 9 |
| 36 | Lawyer Milloy | SS | November 14, 1973 | 6'0" | 210 | Washington | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 25 | Leonard Myers | DB | December 18, 1978 | 5'10" | 196 | Miami (FL) | Fort Lauderdale, FL USA | 8 | 1 |
| 61 | Steve Neal | G | October 9, 1976 | 6'4" | 305 | Cal State-Bakersfield | San Diego, CA USA | 2 | 1 |
| 35 | Patrick Pass | FB | December 31, 1977 | 5'10" | 217 | Georgia | Scottsdale, GA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 86 | David Patten | WR | August 19, 1974 | 5'10" | 190 | West. Carolina | Columbia, SC USA | 16 | 14 |
| 66 | Lonie Paxton | C | March 13, 1978 | 6'2" | 260 | Sacramento St. | Anaheim, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 95 | Roman Phifer | RLB | March 5, 1968 | 6'2" | 248 | UCLA | Plattsburgh, NY USA | 14 | 14 |
| 98 | Anthony Pleasant | RDT | January 27, 1968 | 6'5" | 280 | Tennessee St. | Century, FL USA | 14 | 11 |
| 21 | J.R. Redmond | RB | September 28, 1977 | 5'11" | 215 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 64 | Greg Robinson-Randall | T | June 23, 1978 | 6'5" | 322 | Michigan St. | Galveston, TX USA | 7 | 3 |
| 67 | Grey Ruegamer | C | June 11, 1976 | 6'4" | 310 | Arizona St. | Las Vegas, NV USA | 13 | 2 |
| 93 | Richard Seymour | RDE | October 6, 1979 | 6'6" | 310 | Georgia | Gadsden, SC USA | 16 | 16 |
| 32 | Antowain Smith | RB | March 14, 1972 | 6'2" | 232 | Houston | Millbrook, AL USA | 16 | 15 |
| 45 | Otis Smith | RCB | October 22, 1965 | 5'11" | 198 | Southern | New Orleans, LA USA | 14 | 13 |
| 59 | Maugaula Tuitele | LB | May 26, 1978 | 6'2" | 255 | Colorado St. | Torrance, CA USA | 3 | 0 |
| 4 | Adam Vinatieri | K | December 28, 1972 | 6'0" | 202 | South Dakota St. | Yankton, SD USA | 16 | 0 |
| 50 | Mike Vrabel | LLB | August 14, 1975 | 6'4" | 261 | Ohio St. | Akron, OH USA | 16 | 13 |
| 13 | Ken Walter | P | August 15, 1972 | 6'1" | 207 | Kent St. | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 0 |
| 65 | Damien Woody | C | November 3, 1977 | 6'3" | 320 | Boston Col. | Beaverdam, VA USA | 16 | 15 |
