2002 Carolina Panthers Roster
National Football League (NFL)
Team Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John Fox (7-9)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
2002 Carolina Panthers StatisticsTeam Record: 7-9
Finishing 4th in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference
Coach: John Fox (7-9)
Location: Charlotte, North Carolina
2002 Carolina Panthers Results
The Carolina Panthers of the National Football League ended the 2002 season with a record of 7 wins and 9 losses, finishing fourth in the NFL's South Division of the National Football Conference.
Carolina floundered, tallying only 258 points, while the miserly defensive unit allowed 302. Rodney Peete tossed for 2,630 yards. Muhsin Muhammad snagged 63 passes, while Steve Smith accumulated 872 receiving yards.
Lamar Smith carried the ball for a team-best 737 yards for the Panthers.
The opportunistic defense led the way with 33 turnovers. Mike Minter picked off 4 opponent throws. Julius Peppers topped the defensive unit with 12 quarterback sacks, leading the way for a team which created 52 sacks.
John Fox coached the team.
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| # | Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | College | Hometown | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 52 | Brian Allen | RLB | April 1, 1978 | 6'0" | 232 | Florida St. | Lake City, FL USA | 16 | 5 |
| 18 | Nathan Black | WR | June 20, 1978 | 6'0" | 190 | NW State (LA) | Baton Rouge, LA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 81 | Anthony Bright | WR | March 28, 1977 | 6'1" | 170 | Valencia CC (FL) | Starke, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 22 | Dee Brown | RB | May 12, 1978 | 5'10" | 209 | Syracuse | Clearwater, FL USA | 14 | 3 |
| 99 | Brentson Buckner | LDT | September 30, 1971 | 6'2" | 305 | Clemson | Columbus, GA USA | 12 | 12 |
| 98 | Shane Burton | DE | January 18, 1974 | 6'6" | 305 | Tennessee | Logan, WV USA | 16 | 4 |
| 82 | Isaac Byrd | WR | November 16, 1974 | 6'1" | 188 | Kansas | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 3 |
| 35 | Deke Cooper | DB | October 18, 1977 | 6'3" | 215 | Notre Dame | Swainsboro, GA USA | 10 | 0 |
| 40 | Jarrod Cooper | DB | March 31, 1978 | 6'0" | 210 | Kansas St. | Akron, OH USA | 6 | 0 |
| 21 | Terry Cousin | LCB | April 11, 1975 | 5'9" | 181 | South Carolina | Miami, FL USA | 16 | 16 |
| 65 | Kevin Donnalley | RG | June 10, 1968 | 6'5" | 310 | Davidson | St. Louis, MO USA | 16 | 16 |
| 28 | Terry Fair | DB | July 20, 1976 | 5'9" | 185 | Tennessee | Phoenix, AZ USA | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | Randy Fasani | QB | September 18, 1978 | 6'3" | 234 | Stanford | Granite City, CA USA | 4 | 1 |
| 92 | Mario Fatafehi | DT | January 27, 1979 | 6'2" | 300 | Kansas St. | Chicago, IL USA | 6 | 0 |
| 58 | Mark Fields | LLB | November 9, 1972 | 6'2" | 244 | Washington St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 15 |
| 74 | Derrick Fletcher | T-G | September 9, 1975 | 6'6" | 348 | Baylor | Houston, TX USA | 5 | 0 |
| 94 | Sean Gilbert | DT-DE | April 10, 1970 | 6'5" | 318 | Pittsburgh | Aliquippa, PA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 36 | Nick Goings | RB | January 26, 1978 | 6'0" | 225 | Ohio St. | Columbus, OH USA | 14 | 2 |
| 11 | Shayne Graham | K | December 9, 1977 | 6'0" | 197 | Virginia Tech | Radford, VA USA | 11 | 0 |
| 27 | Deon Grant | FS | March 14, 1979 | 6'2" | 207 | Tennessee | Augusta, GA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 88 | Karl Hankton | WR | July 24, 1970 | 6'2" | 202 | LSU | New Orleans, LA USA | 16 | 1 |
| 80 | Keith Heinrich | TE | March 19, 1979 | 6'5" | 255 | Sam Houston St. | Houston, TX USA | 4 | 0 |
| 5 | Jon Hilbert | K | July 15, 1975 | 6'2" | 228 | Louisville | West Palm Beach, FL USA | 1 | 0 |
| 45 | Brad Hoover | FB | November 11, 1976 | 6'0" | 242 | West. Carolina | High Point, NC USA | 16 | 10 |
| 23 | Reggie Howard | RCB | May 17, 1977 | 6'0" | 190 | Henderson St. | Memphis, TN USA | 14 | 14 |
| 50 | Brad Jackson | LB | January 11, 1975 | 6'0" | 230 | Cincinnati | Canton, OH USA | 11 | 0 |
| 78 | Jeno James | G | January 12, 1977 | 6'3" | 310 | Auburn | Montgomery, AL USA | 9 | 2 |
| 77 | Kris Jenkins | RDT | August 3, 1979 | 6'4" | 335 | Maryland | Ypsilanti, MI USA | 16 | 16 |
| 4 | John Kasay | K | October 27, 1969 | 5'10" | 198 | Georgia | Athens, GA USA | 2 | 0 |
| 56 | Jason Kyle | LB | May 12, 1972 | 6'3" | 242 | Arizona St. | Tempe, AZ USA | 16 | 0 |
| 86 | Kris Mangum | TE | August 15, 1973 | 6'4" | 249 | Alabama | Magee, MS USA | 16 | 8 |
| 25 | Emmanuel McDaniel | CB | July 27, 1972 | 5'9" | 180 | East Carolina | Griffin, GA USA | 16 | 5 |
| 59 | Kory Minor | LB | December 14, 1976 | 6'1" | 247 | Notre Dame | Inglewood, CA USA | 4 | 0 |
| 30 | Mike Minter | SS | January 15, 1974 | 5'10" | 195 | Nebraska | Cleveland, OH USA | 16 | 16 |
| 60 | Jeff Mitchell | C | January 29, 1974 | 6'4" | 300 | Florida | Dallas, TX USA | 16 | 16 |
| 33 | Joe Montgomery | RB | June 8, 1976 | 5'10" | 230 | Ohio St. | Robbins, IL USA | 3 | 0 |
| 55 | Dan Morgan | MLB | December 19, 1978 | 6'2" | 245 | Miami (FL) | Coral Springs, FL USA | 8 | 8 |
| 87 | Muhsin Muhammad | WR | May 5, 1973 | 6'2" | 217 | Michigan St. | Lansing, MI USA | 14 | 14 |
| 53 | Hannibal Navies | RLB | July 19, 1977 | 6'3" | 247 | Colorado | Chicago, IL USA | 12 | 9 |
| 63 | Jamar Nesbit | LG | December 17, 1976 | 6'4" | 329 | South Carolina | Heidelberg, Germany | 14 | 13 |
| 9 | Rodney Peete | QB | March 16, 1966 | 6'0" | 230 | USC | Mesa, AZ USA | 14 | 14 |
| 90 | Julius Peppers | LDE | January 18, 1980 | 6'6" | 283 | North Carolina | Wilson, NC USA | 12 | 12 |
| 97 | Kemp Rasmussen | DE | May 25, 1979 | 6'3" | 265 | Indiana | Rochester, MN USA | 10 | 0 |
| 39 | Damien Richardson | DB | April 3, 1976 | 6'1" | 210 | Arizona St. | Los Angeles, CA USA | 16 | 0 |
| 93 | Mike Rucker | RDE | February 28, 1975 | 6'5" | 275 | Nebraska | St. Joseph, MO USA | 16 | 15 |
| 10 | Todd Sauerbrun | P | January 4, 1973 | 5'10" | 211 | West Virginia | Setauket, NY USA | 16 | 0 |
| 59 | Terrance Simmons | DT | May 3, 1976 | 6'8" | 310 | Alabama St. | Moss Point, MS USA | 2 | 0 |
| 32 | Rod Smart | RB | January 9, 1977 | 5'11" | 201 | West. Kentucky | Lakeland, FL USA | 16 | 0 |
| 26 | Lamar Smith | RB | November 29, 1970 | 5'11" | 230 | Houston | Fort Wayne, IN USA | 11 | 11 |
| 89 | Steve Smith | KR | May 12, 1979 | 5'9" | 185 | Utah | Los Angeles, CA USA | 15 | 13 |
| 75 | Todd Steussie | LT | December 1, 1970 | 6'6" | 320 | California | Canoga Park, CA USA | 16 | 16 |
| 91 | Josh Taves | DE | May 13, 1972 | 6'7" | 280 | Northeastern | Truro, MA USA | 5 | 0 |
| 70 | Chris Terry | RT | August 8, 1975 | 6'5" | 295 | Georgia | Jacksonville, FL USA | 10 | 10 |
| 57 | Lester Towns | LB | August 28, 1977 | 6'1" | 252 | Washington | Los Angeles, CA USA | 8 | 0 |
| 73 | Melvin Tuten | RT | November 11, 1971 | 6'7" | 320 | Syracuse | Washington, DC USA | 14 | 7 |
| 96 | Al Wallace | DE | March 25, 1974 | 6'5" | 275 | Maryland | Delray Beach, FL USA | 16 | 4 |
| 85 | Wesley Walls | TE | February 26, 1966 | 6'5" | 240 | Mississippi | Batesville, MS USA | 15 | 14 |
| 16 | Chris Weinke | QB | July 31, 1972 | 6'4" | 232 | Florida St. | St. Paul, MN USA | 6 | 1 |
| 29 | Dante Wesley | DB | April 5, 1979 | 6'1" | 211 | Ark-Pine Bluff | St. Louis, MO USA | 13 | 1 |
| 84 | Jermaine Wiggins | TE | January 18, 1975 | 6'2" | 260 | Marshall | East Boston, MA USA | 11 | 1 |
| 66 | Louis Williams | C | April 11, 1979 | 6'4" | 291 | LSU | Fort Walton Beach, FL USA | 2 | 0 |
| 54 | Will Witherspoon | MLB | August 19, 1980 | 6'1" | 234 | Georgia | San Antonio, TX USA | 15 | 8 |
