2002 Atlanta Falcons Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 9-6-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Dan Reeves (9-6-1)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
2002 Atlanta Falcons StatisticsTeam Record: 9-6-1
Finishing 2nd in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Postseason: 1-1 Lost Division Playoff
Coach: Dan Reeves (9-6-1)
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
2002 Atlanta Falcons Results
The Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League ended the 2002 season with a record of 9 wins and 6 losses and 1 ties, finishing second in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference. The team compiled a postseason mark of 1-1.
The Falcons piled up points with 402 points, and the defensive unit surrendered 314. Michael Vick threw for 2,936 yards. Brian Finneran paced all receivers, hauling in 56 passes for 838 yards. Warrick Dunn contributed to the receiving game, too.
Warrick Dunn ran for a team-best 927 yards for Atlanta, and Michael Vick also aided the ground game.
The larcenous defense manufactured 39 turnovers. Keion Carpenter and Juran Bolden each picked off 4 errant tosses from the opposition. Patrick Kerney topped pass rushers with 10.5 quarterback sacks, topping a defense credited with 47 sacks.
Dan Reeves coached the team. The 2002 Atlanta Falcons lost in the Division Playoff.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 33 | Ashley Ambrose | RCB | September 17, 1970 | 5'11" | 190 | Miss. Valley St. | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 64 | Martin Bibla | G | October 4, 1979 | 6'3" | 306 | Miami (FL) | Mountaintop, PA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 21 | Juran Bolden | LCB | June 27, 1974 | 6'2" | 207 | Mississippi Delta CC | Tampa, FL USA | 14 | 6 |
| 56 | Keith Brooking | LILB | October 30, 1975 | 6'2" | 245 | Georgia Tech | Senoia, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 34 | Ray Buchanan | LCB | September 29, 1971 | 5'9" | 186 | Louisville | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 11 |
| 29 | Keion Carpenter | FS | October 31, 1977 | 5'11" | 205 | Virginia Tech | Baltimore, MD USA | 16 | 16 |
| 35 | Johndale Carty | DB | August 27, 1977 | 6'0" | 196 | Utah St. | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 1 |
| 82 | Darrin Chiaverini | WR | October 12, 1977 | 6'2" | 210 | Colorado | Orange County, CA USA | 7 | 0 |
| 44 | Bob Christian | FB | November 14, 1968 | 5'11" | 226 | Northwestern | St. Louis, MO USA | 15 | 10 |
| 71 | Travis Claridge | LG | March 23, 1978 | 6'5" | 300 | USC | Detroit, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 83 | Alge Crumpler | TE | December 23, 1977 | 6'2" | 262 | North Carolina | Wilmington, NC USA | 16 | 9 |
| 54 | Chris Draft | RILB | February 26, 1976 | 5'11" | 232 | Stanford | Anaheim, CA USA | 15 | 5 |
| 45 | T.J. Duckett | RB | February 17, 1981 | 6'0" | 254 | Michigan St. | Kalamazoo, MI USA | 11 | 3 |
| 28 | Warrick Dunn | RB | January 5, 1975 | 5'9" | 180 | Florida St. | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 15 | 14 |
| 4 | Jay Feely | K | May 23, 1976 | 5'10" | 206 | Michigan | Odessa, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Brian Finneran | WR | January 31, 1976 | 6'5" | 210 | Villanova | Mission Viejo, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 77 | Ronald Flemons | DE | October 20, 1979 | 6'5" | 265 | Texas A&M | San Antonio, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 65 | Kynan Forney | RG | September 8, 1978 | 6'3" | 307 | Hawaii | Nacogdoches, TX USA | 14 | 12 |
| 63 | Roberto Garza | G | March 26, 1979 | 6'2" | 296 | Texas A&M-Kingsville | Rio Hondo, TX USA | 6 | 4 |
| 81 | Trevor Gaylor | WR | November 3, 1977 | 6'3" | 195 | Miami (OH) | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 2 |
| 87 | Damon Gibson | WR | February 25, 1975 | 5'9" | 180 | Iowa | Houston, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 98 | Travis Hall | DT | August 3, 1972 | 6'5" | 295 | BYU | Kenai, AK USA | 11 | 1 |
| 25 | Rodney Heath | DB | October 29, 1974 | 5'10" | 175 | Minnesota | Cincinnati, OH USA | 1 | 0 |
| 87 | Kahlil Hill | WR | March 18, 1979 | 6'2" | 200 | Iowa | Iowa City, IA USA | 1 | 0 |
| 59 | John Holecek | RILB | May 7, 1972 | 6'2" | 240 | Illinois | Steger, IL USA | 12 | 11 |
| 80 | Willie Jackson | WR | August 16, 1971 | 6'1" | 212 | Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 7 | 1 |
| 95 | Ed Jasper | NT | January 18, 1973 | 6'2" | 293 | Texas A&M | Tyler, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 84 | Shawn Jefferson | WR | February 22, 1969 | 5'11" | 185 | Central Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 13 | 7 |
| 36 | Travis Jervey | RB | May 5, 1972 | 6'0" | 222 | The Citadel | Columbia, SC USA | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | Doug Johnson | QB | October 27, 1977 | 6'2" | 225 | Florida | Gainesville, FL USA | 6 | 1 |
| 61 | Ellis Johnson | DT | October 30, 1973 | 6'2" | 288 | Florida | Wildwood, FL USA | 16 | 2 |
| 30 | Henry Jones | DB | December 29, 1967 | 5'11" | 197 | Illinois | St. Louis, MO USA | 9 | 0 |
| 51 | Jeff Kelly | LB | December 13, 1975 | 5'11" | 242 | S.F. Austin | La Grange, TX USA | 1 | 0 |
| 89 | Reggie Kelly | TE | February 22, 1977 | 6'4" | 255 | Mississippi St. | Aberdeen, MS USA | 16 | 16 |
| 97 | Patrick Kerney | LDE | December 30, 1976 | 6'5" | 273 | Virginia | Trenton, NJ USA | 16 | 16 |
| 85 | Brian Kozlowski | TE | October 4, 1970 | 6'3" | 250 | Connecticut | Rochester, NY USA | 16 | 2 |
| 38 | George Layne | RB | October 9, 1978 | 5'11" | 250 | TCU | Alvin, TX USA | 2 | 0 |
| 23 | Kevin Mathis | DB | April 29, 1974 | 5'9" | 185 | Texas A&M-Commerce | Gainesville, TX USA | 11 | 0 |
| 22 | Gerald McBurrows | SS | October 7, 1973 | 5'11" | 208 | Kansas | Detroit, MI USA | 15 | 14 |
| 47 | Kevin McCadam | DB | March 6, 1979 | 6'1" | 219 | Virginia Tech | La Mesa, CA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 62 | Todd McClure | C | February 16, 1977 | 6'1" | 286 | LSU | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Quentin McCord | WR | June 26, 1978 | 5'10" | 188 | Kentucky | La Grange, GA USA | 9 | 0 |
| 92 | Reggie McGrew | DT | December 16, 1976 | 6'1" | 310 | Florida | Mayo, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | Chris Mohr | P | May 11, 1966 | 6'5" | 215 | Alabama | Atlanta, GA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 90 | Will Overstreet | LB | October 7, 1979 | 6'2" | 259 | Tennessee | Jackson, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 48 | Derek Rackley | TE | July 18, 1977 | 6'4" | 250 | Minnesota | Apple Valley, MN USA | 16 | 0 |
| 51 | Karon Riley | LB | August 23, 1978 | 6'2" | 268 | SMU | Detroit, MI USA | 3 | 0 |
| 93 | Sam Rogers | LOLB | May 30, 1970 | 6'3" | 245 | Colorado | Pontiac, MI USA | 15 | 13 |
| 20 | Allen Rossum | KR | October 22, 1975 | 5'8" | 178 | Notre Dame | Dallas, TX USA | 14 | 0 |
| 76 | Kevin Shaffer | T | March 2, 1980 | 6'5" | 290 | Tulsa | Salisbury, MD USA | 6 | 0 |
| 53 | Mark Simoneau | LB | January 16, 1977 | 6'0" | 245 | Kansas St. | Phillipsburg, KS USA | 15 | 0 |
| 91 | Brady Smith | RDE | June 5, 1973 | 6'5" | 274 | Colorado St. | Royal Oak, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 43 | Maurice Smith | RB | September 7, 1976 | 6'0" | 235 | North Carolina A&T | Palmyra, NC USA | 2 | 0 |
| 52 | Matt Stewart | ROLB | August 31, 1979 | 6'3" | 232 | Vanderbilt | Columbus, OH USA | 16 | 13 |
| 55 | John Thierry | DE | September 4, 1971 | 6'4" | 265 | Alcorn St. | Opelousas, LA USA | 14 | 4 |
| 66 | Michael Thompson | T | February 11, 1977 | 6'4" | 295 | Tennessee St. | Savannah, GA USA | 8 | 1 |
| 50 | Artie Ulmer | LB | July 30, 1973 | 6'3" | 247 | Georgia Southern | Rincon, GA USA | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | Michael Vick | QB | June 26, 1980 | 6'0" | 215 | Virginia Tech | Newport News, VA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 24 | Fred Weary | DB | April 12, 1974 | 5'10" | 181 | Florida | Jacksonville, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 74 | Todd Weiner | RT | September 16, 1975 | 6'4" | 297 | Kansas St. | Bristol, PA USA | 16 | 15 |
| 70 | Bob Whitfield | LT | October 18, 1971 | 6'5" | 310 | Stanford | Carson, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
