FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
            NFL-100                      1/8/02

 

HOUSTON HOLDS FIRST PICK IN 2002 DRAFT;
CAROLINA & DETROIT CHOOSE NEXT

 

The expansion Houston Texans will make the first choice of the 2002 National Football League Draft on April 20-21 in New York.  The order of the 2002 Draft was announced today by the NFL.

The Texans’ choice will be followed by the Carolina Panthers picking second and Detroit Lions third.

Draft-order ties are resolved by the cumulative record of each team’s opponents.  The team with the weaker opponents receives drafting priority.

Within a tied segment, non-playoff clubs are given priority over playoff clubs.  Priority of playoff clubs within a tied segment will be based on their advancement in the playoffs, but they will not drop out of their tied segment unless they participate in the Super Bowl.  The Super Bowl champion will select 32nd and the runner-up 31st.

2002 NFL DRAFT FIRST-ROUND ORDER

 

 

 

W- L

Opponents'

Record

 

Pct.

 1.

Houston

--

--

--

 

 

 

 

 

 2.

Carolina

1-15

147-109

.574

 

 

 

 

 

 3.

Detroit

2-14

149-107

.582

 

 

 

 

 

 4.

Buffalo

3-13

136-120

.531

 

 

 

 

 

 5.

San Diego

5-11

124-132

.484

 6.

Dallas

5-11

128-128

.500

 7.

Minnesota

5-11

134-122

.523

 

 

 

 

 

 8.

Kansas City

6-10

132-124

.516

 9.

Jacksonville

6-10

134-122

.523

10.

Cincinnati

6-10

136-120

.531

11.

Indianapolis

6-10

144-112

.563

 

 

 

 

 

12.

Arizona

7- 9

114-142

.445

13.

New Orleans

7- 9

127-129

.496

14.

New York Giants #

7- 9

133-123

.520

15.

Tennessee #

7- 9

133-123

.520

16.

Atlanta #

7- 9

136-120

.531

17.

Cleveland #

7- 9

136-120

.531

 

 

 

 

 

18.

Washington

8- 8

121-135

.473

19.

Denver

8- 8

125-131

.488

 

 

 

 

 

20.

Seattle

9- 7

116-140

.453

21.

Tampa Bay *

9- 7

137-119

.535

 

 

 

 

 

22.

Oakland *

10-6

120-136

.469

23.

Baltimore * #

10-6

131-125

.512

24.

New York Jets * #

10-6

131-125

.512

 

 

 

 

 

25.

New England *

11-5

115-141

.449

26.

Philadelphia *

11-5

124-132

.484

27.

Miami *

11-5

128-128

.500

 

 

 

 

 

28.

Green Bay *

12-4

111-145

.434

29.

San Francisco *

12-4

119-137

.465

 

 

 

 

 

30.

Pittsburgh *

13-3

107-149

.418

31.

Chicago *

13-3

119-137

.465

 

 

 

 

 

32.

St. Louis*

14-2

121-135

.473

   #  Subject to Coin Flip

   *  Subject to Playoffs