- David Carr
David Carr (born July 21, 1979, in Bakersfield, California) is an American football player in the National Football League. An accomplished alumnus of Fresno State, Carr entered the National Football League as the first overall pick of the 2002 NFL Draft. He spent five seasons as the Houston Texans' starting quarterback, but was later released from the team after the 2006 season. The Carolina Panthers subsequently acquired him through free agency.
- Mike Williams
Michael D. Williams (born January 11, 1980 in Dallas, Texas) is an offensive tackle in the National Football League, currently playing for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He was drafted by the Buffalo Bills out of the University of Texas with the fourth pick of the 2002 NFL Draft. Williams is considered by some to be the biggest bust of GM Tom Donahoe's tenure. While he provides good run blocking on the right side, …
- Charles Grant
Charles Gabriel Grant (born September 3, 1978) is an American Football player who currently plays Defensive End for the New Orleans Saints of the NFL. He got a six-year extension with the Saints on July 27, 2002. He was selected by the Saints in the first round (25th overall) of the 2002 NFL Draft.
- Phillip Buchanon
Phillip Darren Buchanon (born September 19, 1980 in Fort Myers, Florida) is an American football cornerback and kick returner for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. Buchanon was selected with the 17th overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Oakland Raiders out of the University of Miami. He was then traded to the Texans in the 2005 off-season. The Texans released him on October 16, 2006. Buchanon was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on October 17, 2006.
- Adrian Peterson
Adrian Peterson (born July 1, 1979 in Gainesville, Florida) is an American football running back. He currently plays for the Chicago Bears as the second string running back behind Cedric Benson. He has also served as a special teams standout for the Chicago Bears the past few years. Adrian Peterson was a two-time all-state, all-area selection and team MVP at Santa Fe High School in Alachua, …
- Deion Branch
Anthony Deion Branch, Jr. (born, July 18, 1979 in Albany, Georgia) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Seattle Seahawks of the NFL. He is 5'9" and 193 pounds. He was picked by New England in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft and out of the University of Louisville. Branch was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXXIX on February 6, 2005, …
- William Green
William Green (born December 17, 1979 in Atlantic City, New Jersey) is an American football running back who currently is a free agent of the NFL. He was drafted by the Cleveland Browns out of Boston College with the 16th pick in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft. During his career Green showed flashes of brilliance on the field. However, injuries and personal problems prevented Green from playing to his potential
- Ryan Sims
Ryan Sims (born May 4, 1980) is a current American Football defensive tackle for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sims' professional career began in 2002 with the Kansas City Chiefs, for whom he played through the end of the 2006 season. Sims played college football for the University of North Carolina and was the 6th overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. Sims was a college teammate of the Carolina Panthers defensive end Julius Peppers.
- Kendall Simmons
Henry Alexander Simmons (born March 11, 1979 in Ripley, Mississippi), known as Kendall Simmons, is an offensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers in the NFL. He played college football at Auburn University, and was selected 30th overall in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Steelers. Started the first two years of his career. After being hurt all of 2004 he came back in 2005, and started all 20 games and won the Super Bowl with the Steelers.
- Jabar Gaffney
Derrick Jabar Gaffney (born December 1, 1980 in San Antonio, Texas) is an American football wide receiver for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He was drafted with the 1st pick of the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Florida by the Houston Texans. He is the son of former New York Jets wide receiver Derrick Gaffney and the cousin of current Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Lito Sheppard.
- Napoleon Harris
Napoleon Harris nicknamed Napo (born February 25, 1979 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Football player who currently plays middle linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. Harris was the 23rd overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft, and was traded from the Oakland Raiders to Minnesota along with a first round draft pick for wide receiver Randy Moss.
- Brian Williams
Brian Williams (born July 2, 1979 in High Point, North Carolina) is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Jacksonville Jaguars. Williams attended Southwest Guilford High School as a running back and linebacker/safety.
- Bryan Thomas
Bryan Thomas (born June 7, 1979 in Birmingham, Alabama) is a linebacker for the New York Jets of the National Football League. The 6'4" lineman was selected out of the University of Alabama at Birmingham in the 2002 NFL Draft. Thomas had a monster combine performance that elevated him into the first round. He played his entire career as a defensive end until being converted to a linebacker for the Jets during the 2006 NFL season.
- Robert Thomas
Robert Thomas (born July 17, 1980 in El Centro, California) is a professional American football linebacker, who graduated from Imperial High School in Imperial Valley and UCLA. He is currently with the Oakland Raiders after being released by the Green Bay Packers. He started his career with the St. Louis Rams, as the 31st overall pick in the 2002 NFL Draft.
- Josh Reed
Joshua Blake Reed (born May 1, 1980 in Rayne, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills. He was a second round draft choice in the 2002 NFL Draft out of LSU. At LSU, Reed was awarded the Biletnikoff Award in 2001 as the best wide receiver in college football. Things started out hard for Josh Reed. He only played two years of high school ball and in 1996, he was hospitalized for a broken pelvic bone.
- Marc Colombo
Marc Colombo (b. October 8 1978, Bridgewater, Massachusetts) is an National Football League offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL.
- Ladell Betts
Ladell Betts (born August 27, 1979) is a National Football League running back currently with the Washington Redskins. He was picked in the 2nd round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Iowa.
- John Gilmore
John Henry Gilmore, Jr. (born September 21, 1979 in Marquette, Michigan) is an American football tight end for the Chicago Bears of the NFL. He was originally drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of Penn State University.
- Andre Gurode
Andre Gurode (born March 6, 1978 in Houston, Texas) is an American football center for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. He was selected with the fifth pick of the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Colorado. On October 1, 2006, in the third quarter of a game against the Tennessee Titans, Titans defensive tackle Albert Haynesworth stomped on Gurode's head, after removing Gurodes's helmet.
- Josh McCown
Joshua Treadwell McCown (born July 4, 1979 in Jacksonville, Texas) is an American football player in the National Football League at the quarterback position for the Oakland Raiders. The Arizona Cardinals selected McCown with the 16th pick of the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of Sam Houston State University. He is the older brother of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Luke McCown and younger brother of former Texas A&M quarterback Randy McCown.
- Lecharles Bentley
LeCharles Vernon Bentley (born November 7, 1979 in Cleveland, Ohio) is a National Football League center for the Cleveland Browns. He played high school football at St. Ignatius High School in Cleveland and went on to play college football for the Ohio State Buckeyes under head coach John Cooper. Bentley won the 2001 Rimington Trophy as college football's best center.
- Aaron Kampman
Aaron Allan Kampman (born November 30, 1979 in Cedar Falls, Iowa) is a professional American football defensive end for the Green Bay Packers. He played college football at the University of Iowa and was drafted by Green Bay Packers in the fifth round of the 2002 NFL Draft.
- Tim Carter
Timothy M. Carter (born September 21, 1979 in St. Petersburg, Florida) is a National Football League wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns. The New York Giants drafted Carter with the 14th pick in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He was traded on March 9, 2007 to the Browns for running back Reuben Droughns. Tim Carter played college football at Auburn University. Before attending Auburn, Carter attended Lakewood High School (Saint Petersburg, …
- Fred Weary
Fred Weary (Born:September 30, 1977 in Montgomery, Alabama) is an American football player who currently plays guard for the Houston Texans. He played his college career at the University of Tennessee. He was drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Texans and started 12 of the 16 games he played in as a rookie. Weary was tasered in 2006 by an officer of the Houston Police Department, leading to controversy
- Ronald Curry
Ronald Antonio Curry (born May 28, 1979 in Hampton, Virginia) is an American football wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders of the NFL. He was selected with the 24th pick of the seventh round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Although he was mainly a quarterback at North Carolina, he converted to a wide receiver to make the Oakland Raiders team. He was one of the star players for the Raiders in the 2004 NFL season, …
- Randy McMichael
Randy Montez McMichael (born June 28, 1979 in Griffin, Georgia) is an American football tight end who currently plays for the St Louis Rams. He played collegiately at Georgia.
- Kevin Curtis
Kevin Curtis (born July 28, 1980 in Frankfurt, Germany) is an American football safety for the Houston Texans of the NFL. Curtis was originally selected in the fourth round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the San Francisco 49ers. He was raised in Lubbock, Texas where he attended Coronado High School. He played college football with the Texas Tech Red Raiders.
- Mike Pearson
Michael Wayne (Mike) Pearson (born August 22, 1980 in Tampa, Florida) is an gridiron football player, presently with the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League. He signed with the team on June 12, 2007, and made the starting line-up as Left Tackle, and previously played in the National Football League. He was drafted 40th (Second Round) in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Jacksonville Jaguars, where he played from 2002-2005.
- Jon McGraw
Jon McGraw (born April 2, 1979 in Manhattan, Kansas) is an American football player, currently playing safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the NFL. He was selected by the New York Jets with a second-round draft pick in the 2002 NFL Draft out of Kansas State University. Prior to the start of the 2005 season, McGraw was traded by the Jets to the Detroit Lions for a 7th round draft choice in the 2006 NFL Draft.
- Larry Tripplett
Larry Tripplett (born January 18, 1979 in Los Angeles, California) is a professional football player for the Buffalo Bills. He was drafted by the Indianapolis Colts in the 2002 NFL Draft, and was signed as a free agent on March 12, 2006 by the Bills.
- Coy Wire
Coy Wire (born November 7, 1978 in Camp Hill, Pennsylvania) is an American football safety who plays for the Buffalo Bills. He played high school football for Cedar Cliff High School. After his NCAA career with Stanford, Coy was drafted by the Bills in the 3rd round of the 2002 NFL Draft. Although he played multiple positions in college--running back and outside linebacker--the Bills converted Wire to strong safety. At 6'1, 217 lb., he doesn't have ideal linebacker size, …
- Maurice Morris
Maurice Autora Morris (born December 1, 1979 in Chester, South Carolina) is an American football running back for the NFL's Seattle Seahawks. He was drafted in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Oregon. Maurice was the 54th overall pick of that draft. He is currently the backup running back to Shaun Alexander, getting playing time when Shaun is resting, 3rd and long situations, and late in blowouts.
- Rocky Calmus
Rocky Calmus (born August 1, 1979 in Tulsa, Oklahoma) is an American football player who plays linebacker, but is on injury reserve, for the Indianapolis Colts. Calmus is one of few players to reach professional status from Jenks High School. Jerry Wisne, Sean Mahan, and Garrett Mills have also made it to the professional level. Jerry had a stint with the Packers and Sean continues to be an outstanding starter for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an offensive lineman.
- Larry Foote
Lawrence Edward Foote, Jr. (born June 12, 1980 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American football linebacker for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the NFL. He attended college at the University of Michigan and was a fourth round draft pick in the 2002 NFL Draft. Larry graduated from Pershing High School. Foote was a role player for much of his early career, but he had a breakout year in 2005. He started all 16 regular season games for the Steelers, …
- Sheldon Brown
Sheldon Dion Brown (born March 19, 1979 in Lancaster, South Carolina) is an American football cornerback who currently plays for the Philadelphia Eagles. He is an alumnus of the University of South Carolina.
- Travis Fisher
Travis Lamar Fisher (born September 12, 1979 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an National Football League defensive back for the Detroit Lions. He played college football at the University of Central Florida, and was selected in the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Rams.
- Marquand Manuel
Marquand Alexander Manuel (born July 11, 1979 in Miami, Florida) is an American football safety for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL. He was originally selected in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals out of the University of Florida. He has also played for the Seattle Seahawks.
- Jonathan Wells
Jonathan Wells is an American football player who currently plays for the Houston Texans. He started his career at Ohio State University. Despite starting only 15 of 45 career games, carried 479 times for 2,381 yards and 27 TDs, ranking 13th on the school’s all-time rushing yards list. He was drafted in the 2002 NFL Draft by Houston. He played high school football at the John Curtis Christian School in his native River Ridge, …
- Jarvis Green
Jarvis Green (born January 12, 1979 in Thibodaux, Louisiana) is an American football defensive end for the New England Patriots of the National Football League. He has an interactive web site at www.jarvisgreen.com
- Seth McKinney
Seth McKinney (born June 12, 1979 in Buffalo, Texas) is an American football offensive guard who currently plays for the Cleveland Browns. He was also a four-year starter at Texas A&M. He started 50 consecutive contests (including bowl games) during his time with the Aggies and is only the fifth center in NCAA Division I-A history to start every game in a career. McKinney earned consensus All-Big 12 Conference honors and was an Academic All-Big 12 first-team choice, …