Underclassmen who declared for the 2002 draft

Updated August 28, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Thirty-nine players forfeited the remainder of their college eligibility and declared for the NFL draft in 2002. NFL teams drafted 27 underclassmen. Players listed in alphabetical order; first round selections in bold type.

PosDrafted
by
Overall
pick
Terreal Bierria, GeorgiaSSeattle120
Antonio Bryant, PittsburghWRDallas63
Phillip Buchanon, Miami-FLCBOakland17
Joe Burns, Ga. TechRBNot Drafted
Reche Caldwell, FloridaWRSan Diego 48
T.J. Duckett, Mich. St.RBAtlanta18
Trev Faulk, LSULBNot Drafted
Toniu Fonoti, NebraskaGSan Diego 39
Jabar Gaffney, FloridaWRHouston 33
Charles Grant, GeorgiaDENew Orleans25
William Green, Boston Coll.RBCleveland16
Albert Haynesworth, Tenn.DTTennessee15
Gary Hobbs, ArkansasOTNot Drafted
Dennis Johnson, KentuckyDEArizona98
Ryan Johnson, MemphisWRNot Drafted
Michael Josiah, LouisvilleDENot Drafted
Ashley Lelie, HawaiiWRDenver19
Tavon Mason, VirginiaWRNot Drafted
Randy McMichael, GeorgiaTEMiami114
Michael Pearson, FloridaOTJacksonville40
Julius Peppers, N. CarolinaDECarolina2
Clinton Portis, Miami-FLRBDenver51
Saleem Rasheed, AlabamaLBSan Fran.69
Tellis Redmon, MinnesotaRBNot Drafted
Josh Reed, LSUWRBuffalo36
Derek Ross, Ohio St.CBDallas75
Darnell Sanders, Ohio St.TECleveland122
Lito Sheppard, FloridaCBPhiladelphia26
Jeremy Shockey, Miami-FLTENY Giants14
Bobby Sippio, Western Ky.DBNot Drafted
Akil Smith, ClemsonOTNot Drafted
Derek Smith, KentuckyTENot Drafted
Bo Springfield, TCUDBNot Drafted
Luke Staley, BYURBDetroit214
Donte Stallworth, Tenn.WRNew Orleans13
Jerramy Stevens, WashingtonTESeattle28
Glenn Sumter, MemphisDBNot Drafted
Ramon Walker, PittsburghSHouston153
Roy Williams, OklahomaSDallas8

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