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2002 Houston Texans
Record: 4-12-0, Finished 4th in AFC South Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 213 points (13.3/g), 32nd of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 356 points (22.2/g), 20th.
Differential of -143 points (-8.9/g), 29th.
Expected W-L: 3.7-12.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential -8 (-0.5/g), 26th.
Coached by Dom Capers (4-12-0)
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2002 Statistics / Starters & Roster / Games & Schedule / Team Draftees
Starters
Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE · Hide Non-primary Starters| Pos | Age | Yrs | GS | Summary of Player Stats | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| Offensive Starters | Complete Team Stats | |||||
| QB | David Carr | 23 | Rook | 16 | 233 for 444, 2,592 yards, 9 td, 15 int, & 59 rushes for 282 yards and 3 td | Houston Texans / 1st / 1st pick / 2002 |
| RB | Jonathan Wells | 23 | Rook | 11 | 197 rushes for 529 yards, 3 td, & 9 catches for 48 yards and 0 td | Houston Texans / 4th / 99th pick / 2002 |
| RB | James Allen | 27 | 4 | 5 | 155 rushes for 519 yards, 0 td, & 47 catches for 302 yards and 0 td | |
| FB | Jarrod Baxter | 23 | Rook | 10 | 7 rushes for 14 yards, 0 td, & 5 catches for 33 yards and 1 td | Houston Texans / 5th / 136th pick / 2002 |
| WR | Corey Bradford | 27 | 4 | 16 | 45 catches for 697 yards, 6 td, & 2 rushes for -11 yards and 0 td | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 150th pick / 1998 |
| WR | Jabar Gaffney | 22 | Rook | 14 | 41 catches for 483 yards, 1 td | Houston Texans / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2002 |
| TE | Jabari Holloway | 24 | Rook | 8 | 7 catches for 73 yards, 0 td | New England Patriots / 4th / 119th pick / 2001 |
| TE | Billy Miller | 25 | 3 | 7 | 51 catches for 613 yards, 3 td | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1999 |
| TE | Rod Rutledge | 27 | 4 | 5 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1998 |
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| LT | Chester Pitts | 23 | Rook | 16 | Houston Texans / 2nd / 50th pick / 2002 |
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| LG | DeMingo Graham | 29 | 3 | 11 | ||
| LG | Cameron Spikes | 26 | 3 | 5 | 1 fumble recovered | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 145th pick / 1999 |
| C | Steve McKinney | 27 | 4 | 16 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1998 |
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| RG | Fred E. Weary | 25 | Rook | 12 | 1 fumble recovered | Houston Texans / 3rd / 66th pick / 2002 |
| RT | Ryan Young | 26 | 3 | 8 | New York Jets / 7th / 223rd pick / 1999 |
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| RT | Jimmy Herndon | 29 | 5 | 7 | 1 fumble recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 146th pick / 1996 |
| Defensive Starters | ||||||
| LDE | Gary Walker* | 29 | 7 | 16 | 6.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 1 fumble recovered | Houston Oilers / 5th / 159th pick / 1995 |
| NT | Seth Payne | 27 | 5 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 114th pick / 1997 |
| RDE | Jerry DeLoach | 25 | 1 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LOLB | Kailee Wong | 26 | 4 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1998 |
| LILB | Jay Foreman | 26 | 3 | 16 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1999 |
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| RILB | Jamie Sharper | 28 | 5 | 16 | 5.5 sacks, 0 interceptions, 3 fumbles recovered | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 34th pick / 1997 |
| ROLB | Jeff Posey | 27 | 4 | 9 | 8.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| ROLB | Keith Mitchell | 28 | 5 | 7 | 1.0 sacks, 0 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | |
| LCB | Aaron Glenn* | 30 | 8 | 16 | 1.0 sacks, 5 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1994 |
| RCB | Marcus Coleman | 28 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 2 fumbles recovered | New York Jets / 5th / 133rd pick / 1996 |
| SS | Eric Brown | 27 | 4 | 15 | 0.5 sacks, 2 interceptions, 0 fumbles recovered | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1998 |
| FS | Matt Stevens | 29 | 6 | 16 | 0.0 sacks, 1 interception, 0 fumbles recovered | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 87th pick / 1996 |
| Special Teams Starters | ||||||
| K | Kris Brown | 26 | 3 | 0 | 17 of 24 field goals & 20 of 20 extra points | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| P | Chad Stanley | 26 | 3 | 0 | 114 punts for a 41.4 average, 2 blocked | |
| PR | Jermaine Lewis | 28 | 6 | 1 | 36 punt returns for a 7.8 average and 0 td | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 153rd pick / 1996 |
| KR | Jermaine Lewis | 28 | 6 | 1 | 46 kick returns for a 20.9 average and 0 td | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 153rd pick / 1996 |
| Age | Pos | G | GS | Wt | Ht | College/Univ | BirthDate | Yrs | Drafted (tm/rnd/yr) | |
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| James Allen | 27 | RB | 16 | 5 | 212 | 5-10 | Oklahoma | 3/28/1975 | 4 | |
| Jarrod Baxter | 23 | FB | 16 | 10 | 245 | 6-1 | New Mexico | 3/9/1979 | Rook | Houston Texans / 5th / 136th pick / 2002 |
| Jason Bell | 24 | DB | 13 | 0 | 182 | 6-0 | UCLA | 4/1/1978 | 1 | |
| Avion Black | 25 | WR | 11 | 0 | 185 | 5-11 | Tennessee State | 4/24/1977 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 4th / 121st pick / 2000 |
| Corey Bradford | 27 | WR | 16 | 16 | 201 | 6-1 | Jackson State | 12/8/1975 | 4 | Green Bay Packers / 5th / 150th pick / 1998 |
| Eric Brown | 27 | DB | 15 | 15 | 210 | 6-1 | Mississippi State | 3/20/1975 | 4 | Denver Broncos / 2nd / 61st pick / 1998 |
| Kris Brown | 26 | K | 16 | 0 | 206 | 5-11 | Nebraska | 12/23/1976 | 3 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 7th / 228th pick / 1999 |
| David Carr | 23 | QB | 16 | 16 | 215 | 6-3 | Fresno State | 7/21/1979 | Rook | Houston Texans / 1st / 1st pick / 2002 |
| Chris Carter | 28 | DB | 13 | 0 | 201 | 6-1 | Texas | 9/27/1974 | 5 | New England Patriots / 3rd / 89th pick / 1997 |
| Marcus Coleman | 28 | DB | 16 | 16 | 210 | 6-2 | Texas Tech | 5/24/1974 | 6 | New York Jets / 5th / 133rd pick / 1996 |
| JaJuan Dawson | 25 | WR | 14 | 2 | 197 | 6-1 | Tulane | 11/5/1977 | 2 | Cleveland Browns / 3rd / 79th pick / 2000 |
| Jerry DeLoach | 25 | DE | 16 | 16 | 335 | 6-2 | California | 7/17/1977 | 1 | |
| Pat Dennis | 24 | DB | 3 | 0 | 207 | 6-0 | La-Monroe | 6/30/1978 | 2 | Kansas City Chiefs / 5th / 162nd pick / 2000 |
| Char-ron Dorsey | 24 | T | 2 | 1 | 367 | 6-6 | Florida State | 11/5/1978 | 1 | Dallas Cowboys / 7th / 242nd pick / 2001 |
| Troy Evans | 25 | LB | 1 | 0 | 238 | 6-1 | Cincinnati | 12/3/1977 | Rook | |
| Demarcus Faggins | 23 | DB | 2 | 0 | 178 | 5-10 | Kansas State | 6/13/1979 | Rook | Houston Texans / 6th / 173rd pick / 2002 |
| Erik Flowers | 24 | DE-LB | 14 | 0 | 273 | 6-4 | Arizona State | 3/1/1978 | 2 | Buffalo Bills / 1st / 26th pick / 2000 |
| Jay Foreman | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-1 | Nebraska | 2/18/1976 | 3 | Buffalo Bills / 5th / 156th pick / 1999 |
| Jabar Gaffney | 22 | WR | 16 | 14 | 205 | 6-1 | Florida | 12/1/1980 | Rook | Houston Texans / 2nd / 33rd pick / 2002 |
| Aaron Glenn* | 30 | DB | 16 | 16 | 185 | 5-9 | Texas A&M | 7/16/1972 | 8 | New York Jets / 1st / 12th pick / 1994 |
| DeMingo Graham | 29 | G | 14 | 11 | 310 | 6-3 | Hofstra | 9/10/1973 | 3 | |
| Atnaf Harris | 23 | WR | 1 | 1 | 182 | 6-1 | Cal State-Northridge,Fresno State | 2/27/1979 | Rook | |
| Jimmy Herndon | 29 | T | 12 | 7 | 318 | 6-8 | Houston | 8/30/1973 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 5th / 146th pick / 1996 |
| Charles Hill | 22 | DT | 16 | 0 | 293 | 6-2 | Maryland | 11/1/1980 | Rook | Houston Texans / 3rd / 83rd pick / 2002 |
| Jabari Holloway | 24 | TE | 11 | 8 | 260 | 6-2 | Notre Dame | 12/18/1978 | Rook | New England Patriots / 4th / 119th pick / 2001 |
| Jason Lamar | 24 | LB | 5 | 0 | 228 | 6-0 | Toledo | 11/10/1978 | Rook | |
| Jermaine Lewis | 28 | WR | 12 | 1 | 183 | 5-7 | Maryland | 10/16/1974 | 6 | Baltimore Ravens / 5th / 153rd pick / 1996 |
| Jimmy McClain | 22 | LB | 15 | 0 | 231 | 6-0 | Troy State | 7/23/1980 | Rook | |
| Sean McDermott | 26 | TE | 16 | 0 | 250 | 6-4 | Kansas | 12/5/1976 | 1 | |
| Steve McKinney | 27 | C-G | 16 | 16 | 300 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 10/15/1975 | 4 | Indianapolis Colts / 4th / 93rd pick / 1998 |
| Billy Miller | 25 | TE | 16 | 7 | 245 | 6-3 | USC | 4/24/1977 | 3 | Denver Broncos / 7th / 218th pick / 1999 |
| Keith Mitchell | 28 | LB | 11 | 7 | 236 | 6-2 | Texas A&M | 7/24/1974 | 5 | |
| Frank Murphy | 25 | WR | 5 | 0 | 206 | 6-0 | Kansas State | 2/11/1977 | 2 | Chicago Bears / 6th / 170th pick / 2000 |
| Moran Norris | 24 | FB | 13 | 0 | 250 | 6-1 | Kansas | 6/16/1978 | 1 | New Orleans Saints / 4th / 115th pick / 2001 |
| Chad Overhauser | 27 | T | 3 | 0 | 314 | 6-4 | UCLA | 6/17/1975 | Rook | Chicago Bears / 7th / 217th pick / 1998 |
| Seth Payne | 27 | DT-NT | 16 | 16 | 303 | 6-4 | Cornell | 2/12/1975 | 5 | Jacksonville Jaguars / 4th / 114th pick / 1997 |
| Chester Pitts | 23 | T-G | 16 | 16 | 323 | 6-4 | San Diego State | 6/26/1979 | Rook | Houston Texans / 2nd / 50th pick / 2002 |
| Jeff Posey | 27 | LB-DE | 16 | 9 | 241 | 6-4 | Southern Miss | 8/14/1975 | 4 | |
| Rod Rutledge | 27 | TE | 7 | 5 | 262 | 6-5 | Alabama | 8/12/1975 | 4 | New England Patriots / 2nd / 54th pick / 1998 |
| Ryan Schau | 27 | T-G | 4 | 4 | 300 | 6-6 | Illinois | 12/30/1975 | 3 | |
| Corey Sears | 29 | DE | 16 | 0 | 314 | 6-3 | Mississippi State | 4/15/1973 | 4 | |
| Jamie Sharper | 28 | LB | 16 | 16 | 240 | 6-3 | Virginia | 11/23/1974 | 5 | Baltimore Ravens / 2nd / 34th pick / 1997 |
| Jason Simmons | 26 | DB | 15 | 0 | 198 | 5-9 | Arizona State | 3/30/1976 | 4 | Pittsburgh Steelers / 5th / 137th pick / 1998 |
| Cameron Spikes | 26 | G | 12 | 5 | 325 | 6-4 | Texas A&M | 11/6/1976 | 3 | St. Louis Rams / 5th / 145th pick / 1999 |
| Chad Stanley | 26 | P | 16 | 0 | 210 | 6-3 | Stephen F. Austin | 1/29/1976 | 3 | |
| Ed Stansbury | 23 | RB | 1 | 0 | 257 | 6-0 | UCLA | 5/3/1979 | Rook | |
| Matt Stevens | 29 | DB | 16 | 16 | 205 | 6-0 | Appalachian State | 6/14/1973 | 6 | Buffalo Bills / 3rd / 87th pick / 1996 |
| Gary Walker* | 29 | DT-DE | 16 | 16 | 324 | 6-3 | Auburn | 2/28/1973 | 7 | Houston Oilers / 5th / 159th pick / 1995 |
| Ramon Walker | 23 | DB | 8 | 1 | 197 | 6-0 | Pittsburgh | 11/8/1979 | Rook | Houston Texans / 5th / 153rd pick / 2002 |
| Fred E. Weary | 25 | G | 16 | 12 | 308 | 6-4 | Tennessee | 9/30/1977 | Rook | Houston Texans / 3rd / 66th pick / 2002 |
| Jonathan Wells | 23 | RB | 16 | 11 | 252 | 6-1 | Ohio State | 7/21/1979 | Rook | Houston Texans / 4th / 99th pick / 2002 |
| Kevin Williams | 27 | DB | 13 | 0 | 190 | 6-0 | Oklahoma State | 8/4/1975 | 4 | New York Jets / 3rd / 87th pick / 1998 |
| Kailee Wong | 26 | LB | 16 | 16 | 250 | 6-2 | Stanford | 5/23/1976 | 4 | Minnesota Vikings / 2nd / 51st pick / 1998 |
| Kenny Wright | 25 | DB | 16 | 0 | 205 | 6-1 | Arkansas,Northwest State (LA) | 9/14/1977 | 3 | Minnesota Vikings / 4th / 120th pick / 1999 |
| Ryan Young | 26 | T | 10 | 8 | 320 | 6-5 | Kansas State | 6/28/1976 | 3 | New York Jets / 7th / 223rd pick / 1999 |
| Team Total | 25.7 | 16 | 245.9 | 6-1.7 | 2.5 |