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2002 NFL Draft: hits and busts

Every first-three-rounds pick in the 2002 NFL Draft, scored against what its slot usually produces at DraftLedger's default 40% bust line. 17 picks were hits and 25 were busts out of 98. Best pick for the slot: Julius Peppers. Biggest miss: Wendell Bryant.

Round
Player
Pick
Pos
Value vs slot
Status
Grade
Rd 1
David Carr
Texans · Fresno St.
#1
QB
55%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Julius Peppers
Panthers · North Carolina
#2
DE
262%
HIT
A
Rd 1
Joey Harrington
Lions · Oregon
#3
QB
63%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Mike Williams
Bills · Texas
#4
T
43%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Quentin Jammer
Chargers · Texas
#5
DB
117%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Ryan Sims
Chiefs · North Carolina
#6
DT
46%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Bryant McKinnie
Vikings · Miami (FL)
#7
T
135%
FAIR
B
Rd 1
Roy Williams
Cowboys · Oklahoma
#8
DB
120%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
John Henderson
Jaguars · Tennessee
#9
DT
111%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Levi Jones
Bengals · Arizona St.
#10
T
83%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Dwight Freeney
Colts · Syracuse
#11
DE
238%
HIT
A
Rd 1
Wendell Bryant
Cardinals · Wisconsin
#12
DT
6%
BUST
F
Rd 1
Donte' Stallworth
Saints · Tennessee
#13
WR
62%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Jeremy Shockey
Giants · Miami (FL)
#14
TE
161%
HIT
B
Rd 1
Albert Haynesworth
Titans · Tennessee
#15
DT
137%
FAIR
B
Rd 1
William Green
Browns · Boston Col.
#16
RB
43%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Phillip Buchanon
Raiders · Miami (FL)
#17
DB
84%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
T.J. Duckett
Falcons · Michigan St.
#18
RB
35%
BUST
D
Rd 1
Ashley Lelie
Broncos · Hawaii
#19
WR
70%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Javon Walker
Packers · Florida St.
#20
WR
59%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Daniel Graham
Patriots · Colorado
#21
TE
116%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Bryan Thomas
Jets · Ala-Birmingham
#22
DE
123%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Napoleon Harris
Raiders · Northwestern
#23
LB
99%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Ed Reed
Ravens · Miami (FL)
#24
DB
347%
HIT
A
Rd 1
Charles Grant
Saints · Georgia
#25
DE
116%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Lito Sheppard
Eagles · Florida
#26
DB
146%
FAIR
B
Rd 1
Mike Rumph
49ers · Miami (FL)
#27
DB
24%
BUST
D
Rd 1
Jerramy Stevens
Seahawks · Washington
#28
TE
59%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Marc Colombo
Bears · Boston Col.
#29
T
104%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Kendall Simmons
Steelers · Auburn
#30
G
85%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Robert Thomas
Rams · UCLA
#31
LB
85%
FAIR
C
Rd 1
Patrick Ramsey
Commanders · Tulane
#32
QB
23%
BUST
D
Rd 2
Jabar Gaffney
Texans · Florida
#33
WR
119%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
DeShaun Foster
Panthers · UCLA
#34
RB
60%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Kalimba Edwards
Lions · South Carolina
#35
DE
54%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Josh Reed
Bills · LSU
#36
WR
73%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Andre Gurode
Cowboys · Colorado
#37
G
192%
HIT
B
Rd 2
Raonall Smith
Vikings · Washington St.
#38
LB
17%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Toniu Fonoti
Chargers · Nebraska
#39
G
42%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Mike Pearson
Jaguars · Florida
#40
T
44%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Lamont Thompson
Bengals · Washington St.
#41
DB
75%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Larry Tripplett
Colts · Washington
#42
DT
94%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Eddie Freeman
Chiefs · Ala-Birmingham
#43
DE
7%
BUST
F
Rd 2
LeCharles Bentley
Saints · Ohio St.
#44
G
99%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Tank Williams
Titans · Stanford
#45
DB
86%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Tim Carter
Giants · Auburn
#46
WR
26%
BUST
D
Rd 2
Andre' Davis
Browns · Virginia Tech
#47
WR
54%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Reche Caldwell
Chargers · Florida
#48
WR
43%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Levar Fisher
Cardinals · North Carolina St.
#49
LB
25%
BUST
D
Rd 2
Chester Pitts
Texans · San Diego St.
#50
T
161%
HIT
B
Rd 2
Clinton Portis
Broncos · Miami (FL)
#51
RB
179%
HIT
B
Rd 2
Anthony Weaver
Ravens · Notre Dame
#52
DE
142%
FAIR
B
Rd 2
Langston Walker
Raiders · California
#53
T
116%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Maurice Morris
Seahawks · Oregon
#54
RB
77%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Doug Jolley
Raiders · BYU
#55
TE
64%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Ladell Betts
Commanders · Iowa
#56
RB
63%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Jon McGraw
Jets · Kansas St.
#57
DB
84%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Michael Lewis
Eagles · Colorado
#58
DB
164%
HIT
B
Rd 2
Sheldon Brown
Eagles · South Carolina
#59
DB
224%
HIT
A
Rd 2
Anton Palepoi
Seahawks · UNLV
#60
DE
15%
BUST
F
Rd 2
Ryan Denney
Bills · BYU
#61
DE
81%
FAIR
C
Rd 2
Antwaan Randle El
Steelers · Indiana
#62
WR
127%
FAIR
B
Rd 2
Antonio Bryant
Cowboys · Pittsburgh
#63
WR
145%
FAIR
B
Rd 2
Travis Fisher
Rams · Central Florida
#64
DB
139%
FAIR
B
Rd 2
Deion Branch
Patriots · Louisville
#65
WR
179%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Fred Weary
Texans · Tennessee
#66
G
79%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Matt Schobel
Bengals · TCU
#67
TE
60%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Andre' Goodman
Lions · South Carolina
#68
DB
144%
FAIR
B
Rd 3
Saleem Rasheed
49ers · Alabama
#69
LB
20%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Willie Offord
Vikings · South Carolina
#70
DB
22%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Ben Leber
Chargers · Kansas St.
#71
LB
217%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Roosevelt Williams
Bears · Tuskegee
#72
DB
10%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Will Witherspoon
Panthers · Georgia
#73
LB
247%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Joe Jefferson
Colts · Western Kentucky
#74
DB
13%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Derek Ross
Cowboys · Ohio St.
#75
DB
37%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Melvin Fowler
Browns · Maryland
#76
C
130%
FAIR
B
Rd 3
Rocky Calmus
Titans · Oklahoma
#77
LB
36%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Jeff Hatch
Giants · Pennsylvania
#78
T
2%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Rashad Bauman
Commanders · Oregon
#79
DB
24%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Will Overstreet
Falcons · Tennessee
#80
LB
3%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Josh McCown
Cardinals · Sam Houston St.
#81
QB
172%
HIT
B
Rd 3
James Allen
Saints · Oregon St.
#82
LB
51%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Charles Hill
Texans · Maryland
#83
DT
9%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Lamar Gordon
Rams · North Dakota St.
#84
RB
24%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Kris Richard
Seahawks · USC
#85
DB
23%
BUST
D
Rd 3
Marquis Walker
Buccaneers · Michigan
#86
WR
0%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Cliff Russell
Commanders · Utah
#87
WR
14%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Chris Baker
Jets · Michigan St.
#88
TE
194%
HIT
B
Rd 3
Akin Ayodele
Jaguars · Purdue
#89
LB
272%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Seth McKinney
Dolphins · Texas A&M
#90
C
126%
FAIR
B
Rd 3
Brian Westbrook
Eagles · Villanova
#91
RB
294%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Marques Anderson
Packers · UCLA
#92
DB
80%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Terrence Metcalf
Bears · Mississippi
#93
G
74%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Chris Hope
Steelers · Florida St.
#94
DB
279%
HIT
A
Rd 3
Eric Crouch
Rams · Nebraska
#95
WR
0%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Dorsett Davis
Broncos · Mississippi St.
#96
DE
8%
BUST
F
Rd 3
Coy Wire
Bills · Stanford
#97
DB
103%
FAIR
C
Rd 3
Dennis Johnson
Cardinals · Kentucky
#98
DE
43%
FAIR
C

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