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Top NFL draft prospects

Published: April 16, 2002 at 4:11 PM
By United Press International

Top prospects by position for the 2002 NFL draft.

Quarterbacks

1. x-David Carr, 6-3, 223, Fresno State

2. x-Joey Harrington, 6-4, 220, Oregon

3. y-Patrick Ramsey, 6-2, 224, Tulane

4. Kurt Kittner, 6-1 1/2, 219, Illinois

5. Rohan Davey, 6-1, 241, Louisiana State

6. Josh McCown, 6-3 1/2, 217, Sam Houston State

7. Randy Fasani, 6-3, 235, Stanford

8. David Garrard, 6-1 1/2, 235, East Carolina

9. Brandon Doman, 6-1 1/2, 210, Brigham Young

10. J.T. O'Sullivan, 6-2, 220, Cal-Davis

Running Backs

1. x-William Green, 6-0, 221, Boston College

2. x-T.J. Duckett, 6-0, 254, Michigan State

3. x-DeShaun Foster, 6-0 1/2, 222, UCLA

4. y-Clinton Portis, 5-10 1/2, 204, Miami

5. Lamar Gordon, 6-0 1/2, 211, North Dakota State

6. Luke Staley, 6-1, 227, Brigham Young

7. Jonathan Wells, 6-1, 233, Ohio State

8. Maurice Morris, 5-11 1/2, 202, Oregon

9. Brian Westbrook, 5-8, 200, Villanova

10. Josh Scobey, 5-11, 218, Kansas State

Fullbacks

1. Najeh Davenport, 6-0 1/2, 248, Miami

2. Jarrod Baxter, 6-0 1/2, 245, New Mexico

3. Omar Easy, 6-1, 244, Penn State

4. Will Bartholomew, 5-11 1/2, Tennessee

5. Rock Cartwright, 5-7 1/2, 237, Kansas State

Tight Ends

1. x-Jeremy Shockey, 6-4, 255, Miami

2. x-Daniel Graham, 6-3, 248, Colorado

3. y-Matt Schobel, 6-4, 263, Texas Christian

4. y-Doug Jolley, 6-4, 251, Brigham Young

5. y-Jerramy Stevens, 6-6 1/2, 265, Washington

6. Randy McMichael, 6-3, 247, Georgia

7. Justin Peelle, 6-4 1/2, 255, Oregon

8. Terry Jones Jr., 6-2 1/2, 263, Alabama

9. Tracey Wistrom, 6-4, 245, Nebraska

10. Chris Baker, 6-3, 258, Michigan State

Wide Receivers

1. x-Donte Stallworth, 6-0, 197, Tennessee

2. x-Ashley Lelie, 6-2 1/2, 197, Hawaii

3. x-Josh Reed, 5-10, 210, Louisiana State

4. x-Jabar Gaffney, 6-1 1/2, 193. Florida

5. y-Reche Caldwell, 5-11 1/2, 196, Florida

6. y-Javon Walker, 6-2 1/2, 210, Florida State

7. y-Andre Davis, 6-1 1/2, 195, Virginia Tech

8. y-Antonio Bryant, 6-1, 188, Pittsburgh

9. y-Cliff Russell, 5-11, 183, Utah

10. y-Marquise Walker, 6-2, 213, Michigan

11. Tim Carter, 5-11 1/2, 190, Auburn

12. Antwaan Randle El, 5-9, 190, Indiana

Offensive Linemen

Tackles

1. x-Mike Williams, 6-5 1/2, 375, Texas

2. x-Bryant McKinnie, 6-8. 343, Miami

3. x-Levi Jones, 6-5 1/2, 304, Arizona State

4. y-Mike Pearson, 6-6 1/2, 304, Florida

5. y-Marc Colombo, 6-7 1/2, 313, Boston College

6. Langston Walker, 6-8, 346, California

7. Victor Rogers, 6-5 1/2, 330, Colorado

8. Chester Pitts, 6-3 1/2, 320, San Diego State

9. Reggie Coleman, 6-5, 300, Tennessee

10. Joaquin Gonzalez, 6-4 1/2, 300, Miami

Guards

1. x-Toniu Fonoti, 6-3 1/2, 350, Nebraska

2. x-Kendall Simmons, 6-2 1/2, 311, Auburn

3. x-Andre Gurode, Colorado, 6-3 1/2, 316

4. y-Fred Weary, 6-4, 310, Tennessee

5. y-Terrence Metcalf, 6-3 1/2, 318, Mississippi

6. Martin Bibla, 6-3, 306, Miami

7. Eric Heitman, 6-3 1/2, 305, Stanford

8. Qasim Mitchell, 6-5, 335, North Carolina A&T

Centers

1. x-LeCharles Bentley, 6-2, 299, Ohio State

2. y-Melvin Fowler, 6-2 1/2, 300, Maryland

3. Seth McKinney, 6-3, 300, Texas A&M

4. Scott Peters, 6-3, 300, Arizona State

5. P.J. Alexander, 6-3 1/2, 299, Syracuse

Defensive Linemen

Ends

1. x-Julius Peppers, 6-6, 283, North Carolina

2. x-Charles Grant, 6-3, 278, Georgia

3. x-Kalimba Edwards, 6-5, 265, South Carolina

4. x-Dwight Freeney, 6-0 1/2, 268, Syracuse

5. x-Bryan Thomas, 6-4, 263, Alabama-Birmingham

6. y-Ryan Denney, 6-7, 276, Brigham Young

7. y-Alex Brown, 6-3, 251, Florida

8. Will Overstreet, 6-2 1/2, 259, Tennessee

9. Dennis Johnson, 6-4 1/2, 256, Kentucky

10. Jarvis Green, 6-3, 273, Louisiana State

Tackles

1. x-Ryan Sims, 6-4, 311, North Carolina

2. x-Albert Haynesworth, 6-5 1/2, 320, Tennessee

3. x-Wendell Bryant, 6-4, 308, Wisconsin

4. x-John Henderson, 6-7, 306, Tennessee

5. x-Anthony Weaver, 6-3, 296, Notre Dame

6. y-Eddie Freeman, 6-5, 310, Alabama-Birmingham

7. y-Larry Tripplett, 6-1 1/2, 305, Washington

8. Dorsett Davis, 6-5, 304, Mississippi State

9. Justin Bannan, 6-2 1/2, 300, Colorado

10. Alan Harper, 6-1 1/2, 295, Fresno State

Linebackers

Outside

1. x-Napolean Harris, 6-2 1/2, 255, Northwestern

2. y-Saleem Rasheed, 6-2, 227, Alabama

3. y-Raonall Smith, 6-2, 242, Washington State

4. Ben Leber, 6-3, 244, Kansas State

5. Rocky Calmus, 6-3, 243, Oklahoma

6. Kevin Bentley, 6-0 1/2, 243, Northwestern

Inside

1. y-Robert Thomas, 6-0, 233, UCLA

2. y-Levar Fisher, 6-0 1/2, 233, NC State

3. y-Ben Taylor, 6-1 1/2, 238, Virginia Tech

4. Justin Ena, 6-2 1/2, 248, Brigham Young

5. Andra Davis, 6-0 1/2, 238, Florida

6. Treverance Faulk, 6-2 1/2, 241, Louisiana State

Defensive Backs

Cornerbacks

1. x-Quentin Jammer, 5-11 1/2, 204, Texas

2. x-Phillip Buchanon, 5-9 1/2, 186, Miami

3. x-Lito Sheppard, 5-10, 191, Florida

4. x-Mike Rumph, 6-2, 205, Miami

5. y-Derek Ross, 5-11, 192, Ohio State

6. y-Keyuo Craver, 5-10 1/2, 201, Nebraska

7. Roosevelt Williams, 5-11, 202, Tuskegee

8. Joseph Jefferson, 5-11, 205, Western Kentucky

9. Sheldon Brown, 5-9 1/2, 196, South Carolina

10. Kris Richard, 5-10 1/2, 186, Southern California

Safeties

1. x-Roy Williams, 6-0, 219, Oklahoma

2. x-Ed Reed, 5-11, 205, Miami

3. y-Lamont Thompson, 6-1, 220, Washington State

4. y-Jon McGraw, 6-3, 208, Kansas State

5. y-Clevan Williams, 6-2 1/2, 223, Stanford

6. y-Ramon Walker, 6-0, 194, Pittsburgh

7. y-Brian Williams, 5-11 1/2, 207, NC State

8. Michael Lewis, 6-1, 211, Colorado

Kickers/punters

Kickers

1. Travis Dorsch, 6-6, 220, Purdue

2. Jeff Chandler, 6-2, 212, Florida

Punters

1. Dave Zastudil, 6-3, 222, Ohio

2. Casey Roussel, 6-1, 220, Tulane

x-Projected first-round pick

y-Projected second-round pick

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