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YOUNGEST, HEAVIEST, TALLEST

-- A LOOK AT 2002 NFL KICKOFF WEEKEND ROSTERS --

THREE SCHOOLS LEAD THE WAY:  Florida, Florida State and Notre Dame are the schools with the most players on NFL Kickoff 2002 Weekend rosters, with 39 each.  Florida State led all schools the past two years with 38 players in 2000 and 40 in 2001.  Michigan is fourth this year with 38, followed by Miami and Georgia (35), Tennessee (32), Nebraska (30) and Southern California (29).  A total of 249 colleges were represented on Kickoff Weekend rosters.  Following is a breakdown by position of schools with the most players on 2002 NFL rosters:

POS.

SCHOOL

PLAYERS

 

POS.

SCHOOL

PLAYERS

C

Wisconsin

4

 

DT

Notre Dame

6

G

Nebraska

6

 

DE

Florida State, Georgia

5

T

Florida, Michigan

5

 

LB

Florida State, Miami, North Carolina

7

TE

Michigan

5

 

CB

Ohio State

6

QB

Washington

5

 

S

Virginia Tech

5

RB

Tennessee

7

 

P

Colorado, Notre Dame

2

WR

Florida

8

 

K

California, Georgia, Michigan, Michigan St., Washington St.

2

HEAVYWEIGHTS ON THE LINE:  On NFL Kickoff 2002 rosters, there were 315 players weighing at least 300 pounds. There were 67 (34 in AFC; 33 in NFC) 300-pounders in 1992 according to the NFL Record & Fact Book.  The majority of this year’s 300-pounders (233 of 315, 74 percent) play on the offensive line.

The Dallas Cowboys have the NFL’s heaviest contingent of offensive linemen (averaging 331.8 pounds per man), including the NFL’s heaviest player – tackle AARON GIBSON (410). 

Following are the average weights of NFL offensive linemen based on 2002 Kickoff rosters:

 

AFC

 

 

 

NFC

 

Team

Avg. Weight

300-pounders

 

Team

Avg. Weight

300-pounders

Oakland

322.8

10

 

 
Dallas

331.8

10

 

Kansas City

320.6

8

 

 

Philadelphia

316.5

9

 

Buffalo

317.3

8

 

 

Detroit

311.6

7

 

Indianapolis

315.5

5

 

 

Green Bay

311.2

8

 

Houston

315.0

11

 

 

Arizona

310.2

5

 

Cincinnati

314.5

10

 

 

Seattle

308.5

8

 

Miami

308.8

7

 

 

Chicago

307.9

8

 

New England

305.8

10

 

 

New Orleans

307.2

7

 

Baltimore

305.3

7

 

 

Carolina

305.6

7

 

San Diego

304.6

7

 

 

NY Giants

305.6

6

 

Cleveland

304.2

8

 

 

San Francisco

305.1

5

 

Jacksonville

303.8

8

 

 

Washington

304.6

8

 

NY Jets

303.5

6

 

 

Minnesota

302.5

7

 

Pittsburgh

302.5

8

 

 

Atlanta

299.1

5

 

Tennessee

302.0

6

 

 

Tampa Bay

297.0

6

 

Denver

291.0

2

 

 

St. Louis

296.1

6

 


 

HEIGHT, WEIGHT & AGE AVERAGES FOR 2002 AFC ROSTERS
 

 

AVERAGE

AVERAGE

AVERAGE

AVERAGE

ROOKIE &

PLAYERS AGE

 
TEAM

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

AGE

EXPERIENCE

1ST YEAR

30 & OVER

 

 

BALTIMORE

6-1.1

 

242.0

 

25.2

+

2.8

+

22

*

7

 

 

BUFFALO

6-1.1

 

244.6

 

26.0

 

3.7

 

12

 

10

 

 

CINCINNATI

6-1.9

 

249.8

*

26.4

 

4.2

 

9

 

10

 

 

CLEVELAND

6-1.5

 

240.4

 

25.9

 

3.5

 

12

 

5

 

 

DENVER

6-1.7

 

241.1

 

27.0

 

4.7

 

10

 

12

 

 

HOUSTON

6-1.6

 

247.8

 

25.5

 

3.3

 

18

 

2

+

 

INDIANAPOLIS

6-1.0

+

239.5

+

25.6

 

3.0

 

13

 

6

 

 

JACKSONVILLE

6-1.7

 

248.9

 

25.7

 

3.4

 

9

 

6

 

 

KANSAS CITY

6-1.7

 

249.5

 

27.7

*

5.5

 

7

+

16

*

 

MIAMI

6-1.3

 

243.7

 

26.9

 

4.5

 

7

+

12

 

 

NEW ENGLAND

6.1-4

 

246.1

 

27.2

 

5.1

 

7

+

14

 

 

NY JETS

6.1-6

 

245.6

 

26.6

 

4.3

 

11

 

8

 

 

OAKLAND

6.2-0

*

249.3

 

27.5

 

5.6

*

10

 

14

 

 

PITTSBURGH

6.1-4

 

247.6

 

26.3

 

4.3

 

10

 

9

 

 

SAN DIEGO

6.1-1

 

243.3

 

26.5

 

4.4

 

13

 

11

 

 

TENNESSEE

6.1-8

 

243.5

 

26.0

 

4.0

 

12

 

6

 

 

AFC AVERAGE

6-1.5

 

245.2

 

26.4

 

4.1

 

11.4

 

9.3

 

 

NFC AVERAGE

6-1.5

 

244.8

 

26.4

 

4.2

 

11.2

 

10.7

 

 

NFL AVERAGE

6-1.5

 

245.0

 

26.4

 

4.2

 

11.3

 

10.0

 
                                         

* AFC high; + AFC low           

HEIGHT, WEIGHT & AGE AVERAGES FOR 2002 NFC ROSTERS
 

 

AVERAGE

AVERAGE

AVERAGE

AVERAGE

ROOKIE &

PLAYERS AGE

 

TEAM

HEIGHT

WEIGHT

AGE

EXPERIENCE

1ST YEAR

30 & OVER

 

 

ARIZONA

6-1.6

 

247.0

 

25.2

+

3.2

+

10

 

3

+

 

ATLANTA

6.1-3

 

241.2

 

26.6

 

4.9

 

8

+

14

 

 

CAROLINA

6.1-5

 

243.7

 

26.7

 

4.2

 

11

 

13

 

 

CHICAGO

6.1-5

 

249.9

 

26.6

 

4.4

 

11

 

8

 

 

DALLAS

6-1.6

 

255.6

*

25.3

 

3.2

+

12

 

5

 

 

DETROIT

6.1-4

 

243.3

 

27.5

*

5.5

*

8

+

18

*

 

GREEN BAY

6.1-9

*

252.6

 

26.3

 

4.2

 

11

 

12

 

 

MINNESOTA

6.1-5

 

241.3

 

26.5

 

4.1

 

14

 

10

 

 

NEW ORLEANS

6.1-2

 

242.9

 

26.8

 

4.1

 

10

 

14

 

 

NY GIANTS

6.1-4

 

241.5

 

25.4

 

3.2

+

18

*

6

 

 

PHILADELPHIA

6.1-5

 

245.0

 

26.7

 

4.6

 

11

 

11

 

 

ST. LOUIS

6.1-5

 

242.5

 

26.1

 

3.8

 

9

 

16

 

 

SAN FRANCISCO

6.1-5

 

250.4

 

26.0

 

3.9

 

10

 

9

 

 

SEATTLE

6.1-1

+

237.7

+

26.9

 

4.6

 

13

 

11

 

 

TAMPA BAY

6.1-2

 

239.4

 

26.7

 

4.6

 

11

 

11

 

 

WASHINGTON

6-1.4

 

243.9

 

26.8

 

4.4

 

12

 

10

 

 

NFC AVERAGE

6-1.5

 

244.8

 

26.4

 

4.2

 

11.2

 

10.7

 

 

AFC AVERAGE

6-1.5

 

245.2

 

26.4

 

4.1

 

11.4

 

9.3

 

 

NFL AVERAGE

6-1.5

 

245.0

 

26.4

 

4.2

 

11.3

 

10.0

 
                                         

*  NFC high; + NFC low